calm before the storm

DAY OFF!!!!

oh and it was a much needed one. I'm at Susan and Marion's house. Will be sleeping here for at least 5 night because the lodge will be full. I have today off because I'll have to be in top form for the next 9 days. I'm kind of dreading them but will try to make it fun. We have a huge wedding party coming in for 3 days and then we are fully booked with lots of families and others.
Got to talk to mom and dad today and that was also well needed. I'm much better now and ready for tomorrow.

soooo there is literally a big storm coming in tonight and they say there will be losts of rain. Enough rain for us to pull the kayaks and take one of our bridges down. It's always fun to see how high the river will rise. Oh hahaha, we had a guest come a week ago and he brought a metal detector with him. I had no idea what he was going to do until he walked out to the river and started looking for gold. The river that runs right beside us use to be a main panning river back in the old days. People didn't stick around not because the gold was gone but because the conditions were too harsh, to many deaths. Well, this guy ended up finding a pretty decent sized nugget and took it with him.... I wasn't to impressed because he cheated but maybe when I have another day off I'll go out and pan for gold!now back to the beach. It's gorgeous. The blue and green colors shift constantly. The clouds were racing across the sky. It was like the sky and sea were just one big blue/green/white panting.

Zena is the female Odie. It's sooooo funny. As you can see she will pose for you, she pounces on toys JUST like Odie. Mainly they are both lazy but if you say the "w.a.l.k." word they jump up ready to go. It's almost weired, but I like her a lot. I sadly didn't see any seals, dolphins, or penguins at all today. boooo....I'll just have to come back another day.
For the most part the sun was out but the tide was all the way in. It was a lovely walk where I could just unwind and be at peace. Now I'll fix some dinner and go to bed early. I think it's another 5:30 kind of morning... wish me luck.

miss you all and send my love. xoxo