Since the age of 3 years old, I have spent every weekend in the summer and most weekends throughout the rest of the year at Grand Lake in Oklahoma. This place is special to me in so many ways. From every Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, to countless family reunions and gals' weekends, Grand Lake has been home for me. Over the past 18 years I have spent at Grand Lake, I've learned so much about living a "lake life" on the water, as well as life skills that I use when I'm not even at the lake. My parents taught me all of the water sports imaginable, how to generously and lovingly host others by sharing things and places we love and know well, and encouraged me to not be afraid of the unknown or of new things that come with time on the lake. Not only is this lake absolutely beautiful and vast, but it carries sentimental value that is unmatchable in my book.
Grand Lake Oklahoma- Photo by JDMcGreg
I come here with my family and friends from home, but we also have an entire community of more family and friends that call this place home away from home. We meet up in Party Cove, we boat together, and we make memories together. It's not often that someone can find a lifelong, lasting community in a vacation town, but I feel lucky to have found that and to continue to find that as the years go on. It's hard to really put into words how much Grand Lake means to me, but I can assure you that it's really something special. Life is Grand on Grand Lake! Thanks for reading :)
My own photo of Honey Creek on Grand Lake
That for this wonderful post and picture, Piper! People have favorite places all over the world, but it is especially fun when people have an Oklahoma place that is really special to them. And the Honey Creek picture is gorgeous: I included that in today's announcements! I put something from the blog stream in each day's announcements, and as soon as I saw that lovely picture, I knew I wanted to include it. Thank you for sharing it here! :-)
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