Congrats to both of you, and Welcome to the lakes. I hope all goes well, buying a lake property can be interesting; especially if it is an older property. Deeds and lot lines are not always what they seem at first
During this first summer don't bother counting how many times:
you say "what a view"

you say "what a great decision"

you say "what were they thinking" when they built this place

you say "no not that switch, the other one"

You go to "Orange store" (Home Depot)
you go to "Blue store" (The other one)
> Unless you are lucky to have a good local hardware store near by
>
Occasionally you may say "WHAT WERE WE THINKING"

> But that only last as long as it takes to sit on the deck, patio, dock, in the water or in a boat.
oh and one more... you say "is it time for drinks"