Well, I'm back. I did finally make it to Georgia, my sister did graduate from Toccoa Falls College (B.S., Cross-Cultural Communications; magna cum laude), and I did manage to go waterskiing. I got the flu on Tuesday, which knocked me out for two days. When I came back to life yesterday, it was time to leave (my vacation allotment was through Wednesday). I wish I could have spent more not-vomiting time at the lake with my family.
I decided to take back with me the stray kitten my sister found a few weeks ago. Carrie named her Scout after the heroine of To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout didn't like the cat carrier ("Meow. Meow. Meow. MEOW. MEOW. Meowmeow."), but we managed to make the 1200-mile trip without too much trouble.
Anyway, some photos of the trip and the cat are in the Gallery.