Just to follow up on lafmom's comment, no crying or feeling sorry here. Gratitude is the word but good things seems to go by too quickly.
Fungo - we drive right through Lake Norman when we travel from Cleveland to Myrtle Beach. itsinthegame lives near there. It looks like one of the nicest areas in the country. I have always said it looks like the ideal water-skiing area. I can't recall a time we have driven by there and not seen several people out water-skiing. Also, FYI, it looks like a GREAT BASS fishing lake!