I was very happy when my parents told my sister, Ashley and me, Chuck, that we were going to the cabin getaway for two weeks. I really enjoy the lake and wonder freshness of the woods. Ashley was eighteen and I was a year older. We had been going to the cabin in the summer for three years, ever since dad bought the place.
The trip to the cabin took five hours and we were glad to finally arrive just before noon. When we saw the cabin it was obvious that we would have a little repairing to do. Winter snow had taken its toll on the roof and it was in need of repair. Inspecting inside the cabin we found water had come thru the roof and left a mess, but not a lot of damage. Mom and dad said we would have to rough it tonight, but mom and he would leave in the morning to get some supplies. Ashley and I would be cleaning up the inside as best we could.
After clearing out some of the mess, we unloaded the car and used what we could from the cabin to make us comfortable. After dinner we sat out front till the mosquitoes made that impossible. Once inside, we realized how tired we were and laid out our sleeping bags that we had, just in case. The cool night air made us fall asleep very quickly and deeply.
Early the next morning mom made breakfast and they gave us some chores that we could get done while they were gone. The roof was a project for my dad and me. Ashley was to clean up inside and I would get firewood and clear away some of the weeds and debris that was around the cabin. Mom and dad would try to be back before dark, but we could talk using our cell phones, if anything came up.
Ashley and I watched them drive off, and then went to do our work. I was getting the area outside cleared up nicely, when Ashley yelled, "Lunch." I suddenly realized I was hungry. Going into the cabin I saw that Ashley had done a very nice job of cleaning. A few piles of trash were waiting to be picked up, but a fine cleaning job anyway.
"Ashley, the lunch looks good enough to eat. I wonder what it would look like with a good cleaning in here." Ashley and I laughed at the silly remark. We were still teasing each other and probably would keep it up till were old people. After we ate, I took out the trash and sat on the porch. I wasn't going to do much more work; maybe a little nap would be good.
Ashley came out and sat next to me. "Let's go for a walk in the woods, down to the lake. "Ashley suggested. "I think that would be a well deserved break for us."
I agreed and we got up and headed to a path we used last year. The path would take us to a place by the lake that had several large rocks that were great to sit on. As we were making our way we found a lot of overgrowth had covered some of the path. Ashley and I had to work our way thru a jungle like overgrowth in some places. Arriving at our destination we sat and talked about anything and everything for an hour.
On our return we still had to fight the brush and vines before getting to the cabin. My cell phone had a message on it. I listened to my mom's voice as she said they were staying in town as some of the supplies would not come in until the next morning. That was not a problem as we had food and supplies and one night without our parent there was not going to hurt our feelings.
Ashley made us dinner and it was very nice to sit and eat, not being,"The kids," We went outside and sat, not saying much, just enjoying the moment, before there mosquitoes came.
"Ashley you have something on the back of your neck!" I shouted... "It's a tick!"
