Two weeks and counting. And I can't wait. This is just about my favorite place in the whole world. Branson, Missouri and Table Rock Lake. This is our family's favorite vacation getaway. The little town in the Ozark Mountains is less than six hours away from our home. Branson is like a little Las Vegas. A little cheesy and a lot touristy. But Table Rock Lake is beautiful. This picture hardly does it justice at all. It's lush and green - usually pretty temperate. We like to stay on the lake and then venture into Branson during the evening for dinner and a show or during the afternoon for a little shopping when we're tired of being out on the water. It's a great family spot because there is a lot to do - with healthy, kid-friendly activities. We missed our annual sojourn last summer because we went back East to explore DC and visit some family. But my kids are so excited they can hardly stand it. And I feel the same way. I had ancestors who helped settle Missouri and then moved on to the Plains. And I wish they would have just stayed put. But I probably appreciate it more because I don't get to live it year-round. Something about it sure brings out a hillbilly spirit that I imagine is loitering around in my ancestral blood. It does my heart good. (That's me and my crew two years ago in a teeny little fishing troller we took with us to skip around the lake.)
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