Farewell, Lake House

Farewell old blue lake house! We had a good run since 1991. We had a lot of fun. Three kids learned how to ski, tube, kneeboard, and wake board. We had a lot of stitches, too. Clarendon Memorial ER probably had us as regulars for a while there.

We definitely grew up as a family in the little blue 1100 square feet of wonderfulness. We definitely had to get along during the summers, because you didn't really have anywhere to go to "get away!" As the family grew, the porch became a fourth bedroom. When the grand babies came, it got especially tight when it had to accommodate the toys that came with the children.

By the end, the vinyl was falling off and the carpet had more than one burn in it the shape of an iron. Something seemed broken all the time. But, it still felt as much like home as the far nicer home we actually grew up in down the road in Sumter.

This house has seen countless friends come and go. Many after-prom parties, and later gatherings of friends from Clemson, and later engagement parties in the yard for sweet friends. It seemed like this tiny house could sleep 20 easily when required.

So, it was no less than bittersweet when the time came to empty it out and begin the next chapter of lakefront living for the Eaves-Smith crew! We had a great weekend moving out. A few tears shed, perhaps. But overall, we know that this next chapter, and the next house, will be so much better for this growing family!

Here's to many fun summers with far less maintenance and just as much fun as the old house!