On The Road Again - Life Lessons

So this weekend I decided to spend some much-needed relaxation time back "home" in Cashiers. Chase took the trip with me, and we not only learned quite a bit about ourselves, but about life in general. Check out our weekend adventures below!

Chase was a great passenger on the way home! He sat up front, kept me awake, and amused people driving next to us with his funny faces.

 Lesson #1: Dogs make great travel companions. 

This is Chase on Grandma's new couch...

Lesson #2: When your grandma buys new furniture, your dog will test it out and make sure that it meets his high standards. 

Verdict: The couch passed. 

My Uncle Kap just bought a lake house in Glenville. It's absolutely gorgeous, and we took advantage of the fall weather on Saturday and ventured out to see it. Here is Chase on a dock for the first time! Lesson #3: If your dog doesn't know what a lake is, chances are he will try to jump in it. 

Here is Cooper and Kap's legs. Kap is looking at the water, and Cooper is looking at me. What a goober. 

The view from Kap's new dock. It was absolutely gorgeous. 

Saturday night, a few friends from high school got together for a bonfire and cookout at Michael's house. It was so much fun, and Michael graduated from CIA (the Culinary Institute of America) so the ribs were incredible, and so was the vodka-soaked watermelon! 

Lesson #4: If the fire isn't burning fast enough for you, use a leaf blower to speed things up. 

As you can see, the ride back wasn't quite as exciting for chase as the ride there. He took advantage of not being a human and having to drive and curled up behind my papasan cushion to take a nap. 

Lesson #5: Dogs really aren't great driving companions, especially when they snore. 

Thank goodness for Starbucks.