a day of rest

the past few weeks have felt a bit overwhelming and stressful as i've been finishing up my current job and starting planning for my summer job. today i decided to take a day and do nothing work related, and it was wonderful

i spent some time reading my Dad's book that was recently published- it's excellent!i then went over to visit my dad (my mom's in CA) and he grilled some amazing chicken. he had marinated it in buttermilk and put some emeril's seasoning on it- he is quite the grill master

then i went fishing in "Lake Redfields" (the development my parents live in) with my brother. first he caught this little whipper snapper

and then i caught this one

and then he caught this bite-sized one! we're still trying to catch the elusive "Big Pappy"- which is a giant (prob 2 feet) bass we've seen in the lake. matt got it on the line last time we went but it broke the line. this time his rubber worm was eaten....big pappy??

it's been very hot and thunderstormy here recently, but tonight was beautiful. here is a picture of "Lake Redfields"- although this picture is much prettier than it actually is!i have one more week at my current job and next week will start full time on the next adventure. i'm looking forward to being able to focus on one job, but today it was nice to just take a day and relax!