lake arrowhead

Lake Arrowhead holds a special place in the hearts of the Sheranian Family.

My great-grandfather owned a cabin up at the lake for years and years.

My grandfather grew up going to the lake for a couple months every summer.

And then my dad went up to the cabin for a few weeks every summer.

So when we were talking about venues for a family reunion,

we decided it was about time to go back to the lake...

We had to wait before we could check-in to our cabin for the weekend, so we killed some time by eating lunch at Lake Arrowhead's very own Malt Shop.. 

it's been here a long time... ;D

i loved the authentic retro decor. amazing. i felt like i was stepping back into the 1950s. 

which was the point. i was.

right?

Bryan with his pineapple shake. I think he got it only because it reminded him of Shawn and Gus. ;D

Afterwards, we went straight to our cabin (aka mansion...WOW!)

view of the "cabin" from the dock area...

the pathway up to the house...

the gathering area on the second floor...

the gorgeous windows in the gathering area... great view, right?

our very own dock!! ... which included two kayaks...

the view of the lake from one of the decks...

me lounging in the coveted hammock... perfect bliss *sigh* i miss it already.

Saturday morning, a few people took the kayaks out...

uncle Steve just getting back from kayaking out to "the island"...

"the island" was just across from the dock where my dad and his brothers grew up vacationing. so they used to swim to the island and play there all day. most of us made it onto the island at one point or another during the trip... including me. although i cheated by taking a speed boat during a tour around the lake... haha

right around this time is when Bryan lost his glasses... so my dad (deciding it was worth it to risk the cold for $200), jumped in the lake to dive for them.... unsuccessfully...

(disregard my nerdy-ness)... *facepalm*


my lovely family (and the t-shirt i designed...)

Steve and Shari sportin the family shirt. While I was walking through the village to the dock where our family was water skiing, a guy walked past Sarah and I and said, "You guys are everywhere!"
We were both confused for a second before we looked down and remembered that we were wearing the reunion t-shirts. ;D Hah. Glad we stood out of the crowd. Go Sheranians!


lake tour by speedboat...


me and Bry...


Bry and Harrison...

Alex, Scott and Bryan after water skiing
(i wasn't on that boat, so i don't have the awesome photos...)


Bry's wound from water skiing...


our tour--as you can tell, it was almost too much for Harrison to handle... ;D

We had a blast.
It should have lasted a week, instead of four-ish days. Just wasn't enough.

So here's something you might enjoy:

Grandma lounging on the dock with a friend (i think when she was dating my grandpa)...
she's on the left...

and grandma lounging on the dock at our reunion...


i ♥ it.