The Best Weekend Ever!

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I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend at the cottage.  Thank you Russ and Rhetha Genzink. 

Dusty and I had a great night by ourselves Friday night.  We went out for dinner to Hearth Stone.  We laughed later because we realized it’s a gas station restaurant.  That’s right, we celebrated our 12 year anniversary dining at a restaurant hooked to a BP gas station.  In all fairness, you wouldn’t know it was a gas station restaurant until you go down the hill and see the BP is hooked to it.  It was good food and we couldn’t complain. 

We were given a couple presents from friends to take along.  Knowing my enormous sweet tooth, my friend Jill smuggled a Zeeland Bakery Cake (white cake, chocolate frosting on top and cream in the middle - there is no other way) and fake bubbly (I can’t drink on my drugs).  Susan Bakker made an awesome appetizer platter for us. 

                                               

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Susan also made a cute little bucket of sparklers, rice krispie treats and fun things for the kids.  Brooklyn decided to try selling the Rice Krispie treats.  What a little entrepreneur!  Wonder where she gets that from? 

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We did everything we hoped to do.  We played in the water, went on a boat ride, rode the Sea Doos (Brooklyn’s new favorite), caught a fish, watched a sunset, roasted s’mores, ran around with sparklers, ate too much food and had a great time with the entire family. 

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It was so hard to leave on Sunday because it meant coming back to reality.  I am so thankful that for one weekend I could focus on something other than brain tumors. 

I watched my kids play in the water.  Discovered Brooklyn cannot go fast enough on a Sea Doo with her Uncle Clair.  Realized Max thinks he’s a big boy and wants to drive a Sea Doo too (just like Uncle Clair).  Samantha loves the water.  Brynn (my beautiful newborn niece) is such a sweet and awesome baby.  Although…word in the cottage was that she didn’t sleep well and gave her parents and grandparents a rough night.  Somehow my family slept through the whole thing! 

I’ll write a new posting to fill you in on what’s to come with me from a medical standpoint. 

I wanted this posting to be all awesomeness. 

68 Responses to “The Best Weekend Ever!”

  1. jim t. says:

    that is truely awesomeness, and i see the boyscout still knows how to build a fire, way to go mel!!!
    jim t

  2. Amy Sluiter says:

    So glad you guys had a great time away to laugh and have fun together as a family! Great pictures… thanks for sharing!!

  3. Barb Dannenberg says:

    If I thought of you once, I thought of you countless times - I’m SO thankful it was a great weekend for you and for your family!

  4. Dani says:

    I am so thankful you guys had a great time! Thinking of you this week and praying for you always.

  5. Kathy says:

    I love awesomness!!!

  6. Dad Ver Beek says:

    Wow… Glad you had such a nice time. Many of us prayed that you would have nice weather. God answered that prayer. Many of us prayed that you, Lindy, would feel good enough to have a good time. God answered that prayer too. And many of us prayed that you and your family would be safe and kept from harm all weekend. God was very good to you and your loved ones….We praise Him for His goodness. Dad

  7. Michelle says:

    Whenever you mention the Open Hearth restaurant, only awesomeness can ensue! We go there ALL the time. And I must confess, I always get the same thing… Glad to hear Silver Lake was all you wanted it to be and more!!! Blessings!

  8. Jenna says:

    Glad to hear you had so much fun! We love it up there! We continue to pray for you and your family.

  9. Megan Van Kampen says:

    Awesome! I’m so happy you guys had a great time!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful memories. You are in my prayers everyday!

  10. Anita says:

    I am so glad that your family had an awesome weekend. There is nothing like getting away from life at home and just being together.

  11. Tiffany says:

    I am SO HAPPY that you all had such a great time!! I was thinking about you guys!! In fact, just last night my parents and I were all out to dinner, and my mom and I started talking about you Lindy, and saying how we couldn’t wait to hear about how things went, and that we had been praying that you were feeling good throughout the entire weekend! :) What a blessing!! It sounds like a fun filled weekend with the most loved ones in your life! Wow, that is so neat!! I am glad you had fun, and made it back home safely!! Oh, and by the way, you look just as beautiful with that scarf on your head, as you did with a head full of curls!! :)

  12. Aunt Carole says:

    Yes, that’s right Lindy. We were talking about you - which is something we do quite often these days. We are so glad that it was a great weekend for you. It was another example of God’s answers to so many prayers on your behalf. Tuck this away in your memory when you need some extra faith to trust God for more answered prayers. And yes, you truly do look beautiful in your scarf. The only thing missing is for Dusty to wear one too! It’s only fair, right?! Continued Love & Prayers for you all!

  13. Julie Meyers says:

    Oh, it was so fun reading about this!! I’m so glad you had a good weekend and that you were able to get your mind off what’s going on and just enjoy yourselves!!! The pictures are beautiful - they will be cherished! Isn’t it great that God puts people in our lives that do these kinds of things for us! The whole family needed that! Still praying for your miracle!!! Lots of love, Nels, Julie, Elsie & Samuel

  14. Susan Weisenfeld says:

    Ahhh…sounds sooooo nice! I LOVE smores, and have not had them in years.

  15. julie meyaard says:

    Awesome Lindy!! So happy to hear that the weekend was fabulous! You all deserve it and many many more like it!

  16. Julie Shoemaker says:

    we saw you on saturday morning at the breakfast place. not sure what it is called. anyway, we didn’t realize it was you guys until after we had sat down. but, you were done and on your way out. so glad to hear that you had a great weekend!

    Julie(Geerlings)Shoemaker

  17. Kim says:

    Yeah!!! Glad you had such a wonderful time… your pics totally show it:) Tell Clair he better slow down on that Seadoo or he will earn the nickname “Clairbad:)”.. he can explain that one..haha!

  18. Rachel DeYoung says:

    Awesome! so glad you had fun! how the heck did that cake make it all the way to the cabin in one piece!

  19. Elaine Lucas says:

    So glad you had a wonderful weekend. God does answer prayers. We will continue to keep you in our prayers.

  20. Claudia Navarro says:

    Lindy, I am so happy to hear you had a wonderful time and that God provided for you and your family everything that you needed to make it a memorable time together. I know you have no idea who I am but I want you to know that I open your blog every single day as if I had known you in person for a long time. After all, we are of the same family of Christ. I continue to pray for you everyday and my prayer is that God gives you the greatest and most important desire of your heart and that is to: STAY ALIVE AND RAISE YOUR CHILDREN. That is my heart’s desire for you as well.

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