Thats it, folks. Our beautiful oasis at Kinasao is packed up for the season. While I welcome the simplification of having one less place to pack and prepare for every weekend, I will deeply miss our regular getaways to the lake to sit around a fire, swim, see our friends, eat easy food, and maintain no deadlines whatsoever. Kinasao campground is such a gift from the Lord, and I find myself thanking Him for it literally every single day. And you’d think the kids would forget, but they don’t. At least they didn’t last year. We constantly discussed when we’d be back 💜 I have to say, though, we had a beautiful last weekend.
First, I’ll show you the last sunset we enjoyed. Last night. It was gorgeous. The weather and the view simply couldn’t have been better.
Today was a day of working our butts off. After our final smorning, of course. Once we had eaten our body weight in cookies and marshmallows, we visited way too long before getting to our work. That meant stripping beds, packing up all the stuff that had gathered over the summer – outdoor toys, books, pantry food, etc etc etc. We emptied out the fridge and put away all the mattresses. We swept and put in the bump out. We took the golf cart batteries out to charge them over winter. Though we are less than hopeful they’ll see another summer. But we’ll sure try!! We cleaned off the deck, and chopped a massive amount of wood to age in our bin over winter. Brady flushed out the lines, dealt with all the inside stuff I don’t know about, and braced the deck. We did a TON.
As time allowed, I took some sneaks around the campground and down to the water. I love the fall colors so much. It felt so extra special to be at Kinasao at such a beautiful time. I LOVE the trees.I lo
I love the path down to the lake.
I love the water. I love the water SO much.
We expected to see our dear friends, the Dahlsjos, this Sunday, when they came for their last load and wipe down. We were SO happy that half of the family joined us a day early, and we spent all day Saturday together! But today, the rest of the group showed up, and we all enjoyed each others company! There were treats to be had, lots to talk about and plan for, and LOTS of hugs and “I love yous.” This is our first group selfie where we had everyone, and I have to say, it turned out beautifully.Â
We will DEEPLY miss our people 💜 They are some of the best people we know, and we are already anticipating trying to find windows of time where we can share air and be together 💜 We sure love you, Dahlsjos!
This is my happy place. My home away from home. Sometimes, my home feels like my home away from home, if you can follow that. Kinasao feels like home. I’m so grateful to already have such a special place already so soon in my life. We only dreamed of such a setup, maybe in retirement, maybe someday.
As we pulled out of the grounds, the kids bellowed “Byyyyye Kinasao!” and that was it 💜
Until next time, Kinasao 💜 Thank you for the most beautiful summer.