After my wonderful send-off in St. Louis with lots of friends, wine and tearful goodbyes, I traveled to my hometown of Memphis, MO to spend a week and a half with family before heading abroad.

It just so happened that my entire family (3 brothers and myself) were all able to be home for the week which hardly ever happens. So my mom loaded us all into two cars and we headed to Lake Rathbun in Iowa. My cousins were also there so we camped right on the water. The water was like glass so we skiied and tubed with the lake to ourselves.

We brought my dog Marge along for the ride; she has become a seasoned camper with me this summer. She even got to ride along in the boat! She did have to be tied down because evertime she heard someone in the water she tried to jump in. Her little legs can't hold her up so I'm pretty sure she would sink like a rock if she actually got over the railing.

Until my next excursion...

xoxo

Amy