Sunday, June 22, 2008

My Summer Solstice (aka Litha)

This weekend was a holiday for people of the pagan persuasion.  It is my second Litha in Las Vegas, and once again, I am not the responsible Priestess hosting and leading the ritual celebration.

Instead, I celebrated Litha honoring the people and things that are special to me. 

On Friday night, after recovering from my devastating fall in the shower, I spent the evening with some really wonderful friends at a really fun party.

Saturday was fun at CostCo and a fabulous dinner with my best friends.  We went on our walk around Desert Shores - where they live - and we played our traditional game of dominoes.  I forgot how much I love the lake and that walk.  When I first landed in Las Vegas, it was Erik & Sherry who made me feel welcome and who I bonded with.  Our weekly dinners and walks were the corner stone of my first summer in Vegas.

Paul came with us on our walk.  It's funny how I seemed to have forgotten life before Paul.  I forgot that my walks with Erik & Sherry came well before Paul.  It was a lovely Litha on Saturday.

On Sunday, Paul and I spent some time with a great friend out on Lake Mead.  We took his boat on the lake and had a picnic out on the water.  I made chicken salad and mixed fruits and crusty bread.  We sipped tea and water and sodas and floated.  We jumped off the stern and swam in the most refreshing water!  It was so blissful!  I got the best picture of Paul!