A sure cure for stress is a weekend trip to a lake up north.  Add in a group of wonderful friends and a cabin on a lake and everyone comes away in better spirits.  It was ladies weekend on Lake Mary, south of Alexandria.  We got out of our cars on Friday night, walked into the cabin and left our stress behind.  From then on it was relaxing, laughing, resting, and sharing — it was decompression of the best kind.  Throw in a beautiful sunset with the slightest of water ripple near the shore, a sky full of twinkling stars, a deck overlooking the lake with the warmth of the sun on our backs, and wonderful conversation; five friends found it hard to pull ourselves away today to return to the cities and our upcoming Monday.