This 4th of July, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of my family cabin. My grandparents, Micheal and Virginia Gooley, built this wonderful place in 1959 and it has been enjoyed and appreciated by so many people. My grandfather and his family and friends built the log cabin, pooling their strength and resources. So much love and care has been put into it through the years. My grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends, cousins and now my nieces and nephews and cousins' children have all stayed here and felt the peace of the cabin and the lake. It's hard to describe just how much this place has meant to all of us. Our lives have been made better by having a home away from home to go to: a place where we can get to know each other better, to witness nature's soft touch, and to feel the love that our big family shares. We are all eternally grateful.
Here's the cabin before everyone arrived:
50 years of awesome!
Some overview shots of all the people that came to the big party! (click on photo to enlarge)
Chicken, anyone?? Watermelon? 14 different kinds of desserts? Yes, please!
We got matching t-shirts for the event. :) Here is me, my Godmother and Mom.
Karaoke time!
fishing. ;)
Here is my wonderful, loving Grandmother with one of the youngest additions to our family, sweet Sophia:
Now it's fireworks time!! :) What a show!
Thanks for a great celebration! :)
I went for quite a few long walks while I was there. It was great to be so close to nature. I watched the little creatures do their thing, smelled the fresh air, noticed little things, and got some exercise. It really cleared my head.
Kitty enjoyed her time up there also.
In case anyone was curious, our garden was doing great (hopefully it still is!)
This is called "Chase on the Lake" and it's where we enjoyed a dinner full of Minnesota wild rice and delicious seafood.
Fun drinks on the patio!
Reed's:
We drove around a bit and found a great view of Leech Lake.
Are candy cigarettes still legal?!?
This 4th of July, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of my family cabin. My grandparents, Micheal and Virginia Gooley, built this wonderful place in 1959 and it has been enjoyed and appreciated by so many people. My grandfather and his family and friends built the log cabin, pooling their strength and resources. So much love and care has been put into it through the years. My grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends, cousins and now my nieces and nephews and cousins' children have all stayed here and felt the peace of the cabin and the lake. It's hard to describe just how much this place has meant to all of us. Our lives have been made better by having a home away from home to go to: a place where we can get to know each other better, to witness nature's soft touch, and to feel the love that our big family shares. We are all eternally grateful.
50 years of awesome!
Some overview shots of all the people that came to the big party! (click on photo to enlarge)
Chicken, anyone?? Watermelon? 14 different kinds of desserts? Yes, please!
We got matching t-shirts for the event. :) Here is me, my Godmother and Mom.
Karaoke time!
fishing. ;)
Here is my wonderful, loving Grandmother with one of the youngest additions to our family, sweet Sophia:
Now it's fireworks time!! :) What a show!
Thanks for a great celebration! :)
