Speculations

Sometimes I wonder how the intricacies of life work. The world we live in, the people we meet, the paths we take, the choices that lead us to where we are.

"If I never did this, would this have happened?"

"If I didn't go here at that precise moment, would I have met that person?"

"If I had said this instead of that, would things be any different?"

Perpetual questions that we ask ourselves, and sometimes we find flickers of answers here and there. But most often, they are not truths. Nothing is true for long.

And yet they are questions that never fail to vanish either. They only settle quietly into the dark crevices of our mind and linger there for another melancholy day when our thoughts are full to the brim with the what-ifs of life.

Mysteries.

Speculations.



This tells me I'm human, I suppose.

Just The Girls

Every year, a group of us girls have our annual girl's trip where we gather from all over the state and meet together in one location for a few days of fun. This group consists of my sisters, cousins, nieces, and friends.

This year, we chose to go the slower-paced route. We drove up to Door County in Wisconsin and took the ferry over to Washington Island. Four days and three nights we spent in a vacation home on the lakeshore with the Lake Michigan waves lapping up the shore.

So serene.

That's all I can think of to describe the trip. One of the best girls' trip we've taken, because it was so relaxing and the scenery was beyond spectacular. I had no idea such beauty existed in Wisconsin.

One of the places we stopped at during our bike ride around the island.

Baby smooth stones on one of the beaches. A rarity.

Like a ball of fire. Gorgeous, gorgeous sunsets right in the backyard of our vacation home.

Picking up seashells.

Taking a dip in the water.

Watching the horizon spread its brilliant colors.

Another view of the sunset from our backyard.

Cars taking the ferry over to Washington Island.

Jello shots slices I made for our dart games.

The food, biking, drinking, stories, games, and view of the lake and sun was unbelievable. Best of all, I shared it with some great ladies. Nothing beats that.