Pineview

If it weren't for this list of ours, we would have missed a beautiful day at Pineview Reservoir.  The kids make fun of my list and ask me why we have to do everything on the list right now.  I say why wait?  I'm really conscious of not saying, "If we can just get through this, then..."  As if our lives can start at some later date.  Not true.  This is it!  Life is not a dress rehearsal, as they say.

So we spent most of the day at a quiet little beach with Nikki, Grandma, some cousins and a little lobster with one claw.  Who knew there were little lobsters in Pineview Reservoir?  We brought a bag of sandwiches and some cheese puffs for lunch.  Grandma and Nikki brought chicken salad, croissants, a fruit salad, a cooler full of drinks and a chocolate cake.  We could have stayed for three days! 

Marlene told us stories about her youth, spent at the lake waterskiing and meeting up with friends and cousins.  She said she and her cousin Norma would hitch rides on boats, or ride on Uncle Elmer's boat.  The lake is a great way to spend a day.  Our mountains are full of wonders.

By the way, Pineview was where Scott and I got engaged in 1995.  Well, it's where Scott found out that I had the wedding date set, the temple reserved and the rest of our lives planned out.  Scott was in shock, but I knew where we were going in life.

See, I had a list.

Sitting in the shade today with Scott's mom and his little sister, it struck me how utterly thrilled I would have felt, fifteen or twenty years ago, if I had known that my future included a day at the lake, with Scott Dopp's mom and his seven kids!  All my dreams came true.  I just didn't realize back then how amazing it would all be.