for the last several years we've hosted a little get together on the lake and each year it gets a little more refined. this year was no exception. here's the past few years' group pics.
we call it Brock on the dock and it started as a little birthday celebration. it's now turned into one of the weekends so many of our lake friends and neighbors look forward to each year. it started when we lived in cincinnati ohio and we would watch our friend, Brock + Jon
play music at local bars.
one st. patty's day during their gig, I thought, man that would be fun to have them play for my birthday. since my birthday is in august we are typically on the lake when it happens. so I smashed the two situations together and asked Brock if they would play on the lake for my birthday. since Brock and dock rhymed it seemed like such a fitting name...I love a good catchy title/name. Brock said heck yeah and so Brock on the dock [BOTD] was born.
for whatever reason Bob and I are kinda the worst at party planning. not sure Bob's excuse because he seems to be built for that kind of thing but I know my brain doesn't process timelines, logistics or 'what if' scenarios very well. so this little shindig wouldn't be possible without the help of our friends.
we live on a lake but we're not lakefront. our house is up on a hill so we have about 90ish stairs to walk to the water. we had people helping carrying the music equipment down to the dock, we had a lakefront neighbor supply us electricity and then the whole neighborhood chipped in to make the day such a blast.
this year it was a bit windy for the umbrellas so Brock and Jon played in the sun but that didn't change how great they sounded. they've been playing together for years and can make stuff up on the fly and feed off of each other effortlessly. all the while everyone has front row seats right in the water or from their boat. I don't know if we could have made it any better...and then...
Ron, Ellyn and Lauren showed up with a floating shot bar, complete with dry ice party vibes
Nick and Kara passed out homemade banana pudding ice cream [my fav!] and lake sandwiches
we had a few lake babes rockin' the interchangeable hats I make with a custom BOTD button
Cindy surprise visited from Colorado
all of us huddled together for a group pic in our custom tie dyed shirts,
people invited their friends and family to experience the lake party day. so many people dancing and hanging and just being so appreciative of the awesome talent and energy Brock and Jon were giving us. then afterwards the whole party continued back at our cottage where we had the biggest, most delicious potluck of my life.
it was so much fun and I just love to see how music and food can bring people together. I loved being able to step back and see how many people were connecting and chatting and finding things in common. this is what a beautiful life is all about.
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