Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Lake Bryan, The ULTIMATE Honeymoon Destination

After our long flight and drive, we finally arrived at our honeyoon destination. My husband and I were exhausted from the wedding, but we sure were excited to be together, and away from everyone. We had heard so much about the infamous "Lake Bryan", and were ready to start our married lives off great. We drove up and were greeted by a sign which assured us that we were at the right place. My husband smiled at me, while I thought to myself, "That's an odd looking sign, I sure do hope what's to come is better looking".

So we slowly drove and attempted to look for the check-in lobby, but to our surprise it was right before out eyes! When I beheld the small wooden booth, I almost got a fit, but then I thought it was a joke! The car came to a complete stop, as we watched the "shack" in disbelief. Is this really it? Is this the place in which we were told is the "ultimate honeymoon destination"?
Nevertheless, we proceeded in hopes of it being a practical joke. As we drove, we observed the very clean environment and the desolate lands. Then we came to the booth, and found no one in there, only a vault for payment.

My husband and I chuckled to see the method of payment or rather the voluntary payment to enter Lake Bryan. This really must be a joke, I thought. I attempted to tell my husband not to pay anything, but then we had saved so much money for our honeymoon, so in all respects and being the kind-hearted people that we are, we placed some money into the slot. We then continued and attempted to locate our room. There around the corner we saw the lake, which was absolutely beautiful, but at the moment we were more concerned about our room.


In our endeavor to find our room, it was very hard and due to the fact that no one else seemed to be there, we were helpless. However, I spotted a sign and we drove right up to it, hoping it would direct us to the room.

Unfortunately, it was just a bunch of rules for the present site we were on. I could see that my husband was getting very frustrated, as this wasn't what we had in mind. However, we took note of the rules since we were going to be on site for a few days. As I read, I thought to myself that this must be a camp site, but that thought was negated by my remembrance of the enlightening stories of Lake Bryan that were told by our friends. We continued and searched for our room. Then at last we spotted a square looking structure that could pass for a room. We drove closer...


...and noticed that this structured was unfinished. This definitely could not be our room and so we carried on the path. Then I stared, I could not believe my eyes, it wasn't the beautiful cabin that I prayed for. It was my childhood memories coming back to haunt me!


I starred at the trailer in total shock, then I looked at me husband, then at the trailer again. Was this the start of a bad marriage? I felt as if my life was retreating, instead of advancing. My husband and I got out the car, as if we were in a dream and walked up to the trailer. At the foot of the stairs, there lied an object that instantly put a smile on my face.


It was a plaque with congratulatory remarks on our wedding. This probably was arranged by our friends back home. My husband and I hugged and gave each other a peck on the lips. This thoughtful gift minimized some of the anger that we felt ever since we got to the site. We then decided to take a walk around the site. On our paths, we came upon what we termed our eating area.


Just when we thought it would get better. We had to gather food and cook for ourselves, rather than being served as we initially thought. At this point we realized that Lake Bryan wasn't the place that we expected at all, and we just had to deal with it for the couple of days that we would be here.


As we continued on our journey, my husband stopped and held my hand. We stood there and observed this beautiful scenery. We reminisced on the love that we shared and the tranquility that we desperately needed. My husband then suggested that we take a swim during one of the days that we were here. However...


...there was a sign that prohibited that! So much for a little fun around here! Nonetheless, we walked some more and to our amusement we noticed that there were other people!


Yipee!! We had never been so excited to see complete strangers. We proceeded to talk to them, but from the look of things they acted like were weren't even there, and one of them even starred at us as if we were not suppose to be on the site.


WE decided to pass them and just give a little "howdy", and continued on our paths. We then came along another beautiful scene, but this time we sat on the sand, and observed the horizon. The sun had already set, and it was just the sounds of the birds flapping their wings and the quietness of the lake. We then conversed about how we needed to appreciate the more important things in life, such as our love for each other, rather than the material stuff. Life's too short to stress about the small stuff. In the end, I was glad that my friends sent us to Lake Bryan, for it made us celebrate our love for each other in a deeper way, and it taught me to be grateful in whatever condition I may find myself.

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