Lake house trip #2

On Wednesday the husband and I returned from our second working trip to the lake house. The two movers with their truck did a great job loading, driving and then unloading some miscellaneous furniture and boxes for us. I'd like to say things are well under way at the lake house. However, I feel like it won't be close to "company ready" until the beds are delivered. I ordered five custom iron beds in early February that should deliver in 8-12 weeks. And so we're still playing the waiting game with them. Until those arrive and are put together with all of the bedding I've purchased, I can't hang artwork in the bedrooms. 

Then there are the common areas, all of which need curtains. I gave that my best shot with the box full of drapery panels I purchased at Pottery Barn, but it was all a bust. The neutral oatmeal linen I chose just didn't look right with the wall color, plus the panels weren't long enough in the dining room or living area. Then there was the husband factor, him frustrated by the process of trying to help me hang them. After about an hour or so of curtain wrangling, punctuated with some swear words thrown around by the husband in fits of frustration, he threw in the towel. I was then given the green light to call in the custom drapery cavalry, woo-hoo. Thankfully, a couple of their designers were able to hustle out the very next day to take measurements and bring samples so I could make selects to get a bid in the works. Decisions, decisions, y'all - so many pretty options!

In other lake house news, the husband and I ordered a gorgeous 22' tritoon boat that should arrive in about six weeks after it's built and trailered to Texas. I went with a very patriotic exterior color scheme of pacific blue (think light navy), crimson and pearl white, with seats, flooring and power bimini in silver dove gray with pops of pacific blue. We chose a 200 horse power motor, so we'll be able to cruise around the lake with eight other folks onboard. We also purchased this sweet little golf cart below. We really wanted the green one, but our golf community dictates only white carts on the course.

I'm already looking forward to my next trip to the lake later this month because I'll get to check out progress made on the neighbor's boathouse that's being remodeled. One afternoon I noticed something sitting on our dock's walkway and went out to take a look. Lo and behold, some duck laid an egg right there on the trex decking. I didn't touch the egg because I hoped the mama duck might return to it. However, I'm afraid there's a good chance it became a midnight snack for some of our local nocturnal critters.