The Lake

I had an awesome experience at Lake Blue Ridge this weekend. It was a nice escape from some long days spent at work and school. The lake is located just outside of Ellijay about an hour and twenty minutes from my home. My next door neighbor invited me with a couple of her high school friends. She and I attended different schools so I was a little nervous being the "outsider". As it turned out, I had no reason for concern and quickly felt like one of the gang. We could not have asked for a more perfect lake day. We actually woke up early contrary to our natural talent to sleep all day, so as to take advantage of the weather. The main event was of course tubing. Although tubing can at times be very relaxing, some boat drivers strive to make the ride a bit more interesting. These types take it as a personal challenge to seperate you from your tube. My friend's mom is one of these people and she has a special skill at taking the boat in one direction while sending us careening in another direction. Later, we collapsed on the dock, baked in the sun and nursed some bruises and sore muscles. All in all, the weekend was a relaxing and quiet change of pace from my daily grind. Despite my near death experience of tubing with a "crazy driving" mom, I look forward to the next time I can get away to Lake Blue Ridge. The aches and pains are always worth it!