My favorite place

There's something about the cottage that no one other then a cottager would actually understand. I don't even know how to explain it. Everyone lets go up here and it's all just a relaxing environment. You become best friends with people who you normally wouldn't be friends with. That's just the way it is. Look at Maddie and Jen, they've been friends forever but if you put them in the same school they probably would never talk to each other. The same went for me and Nicole.
I love it up here, good old Stephens Bay Association, it's a family. Practically everyone knows each other and if they don't you they know your family name.
Today was practically the best day of my summer and it's kind of sad. I had a barbeque for all of my swimming kids and we had a blast. We ate, played capture the flag, swam, had a sand fight (I've still got sand in my hair) pushed each other in the water, played frozen tag and built a kick ass sand castle. It was awesome and just reminded me of what it was like to actually be young again. I had no worries for those 3 hours, it was a trip to the past. I miss being a kid and being worry free.
I love my cottage and it's probably one of my favorite places to be. I love the water and I love the forest and I love the way that it makes me feel. It's the one thing that is steady in my life, the one thing I'll always have. Everytime I walk in the doors I'm walking into a place full of happy memories with my friends and family. Having a connection with the cottage makes me feel like I have a connection with my dad.