Lake Powell

About the second week of October, Tyson and I went with his family to Lake Powell! We stayed at his Aunt and Uncle's brand-new house boat, and it was so much fun! Before I get into any of those stories, there is one that I have to tell about the trip there. DISCLAIMER: The story I'm about to tell may have way too much information! Read ahead with caution.... Well, after a long, crazy day of work, bombing a test, and hurried packing- we were finally on our way down to Lake Powell! It was a long drive- but that was ok. The only thing that made this drive simply AWFUL for me was my stupid bladder infection. For any of you who have had a bladder infection, you can empathize. For those who can't; let me elaborate. I was told to stay hydrated and increase my water intake- so I did. If you have a bladder infection and have to pee- there is NO waiting. None. Zip. Zilch. Zero!
So we had stopped at a little gas station along the way, and me trying to stay hydrated, got a bottle of water. It was gone within minutes. I fell asleep soon after that and when I woke it was approximately five minutes after we had passed a town, and I had to pee like no other person on this earth has to pee. The whole water bottle had wooshed right through me! So I'm whispering to Tyson, "When is the next gas station till we get there?" To my horror, I found out we had passed the last town and gas station and bathrooms until our final destination. I'm thinking, "Maybe I can hold it for ten minutes..." two seconds later- "Nope. Not going to happen." So Tyson asks his dad to pull the car over so I can do my duty. I get out (thankfully it was dark!) and I head over to some sage brush. I'm remembering the techniques I used in Kenya and pray I don't get my pants.(This is SOOO much easier for guys- it's not fair!) I complete my business and get back in the car. I'm inspecting and find out that I didn't manage to stay completely dry. My pant leg got it. Thank goodness urine is sterile. A few minutes later, my butt starts kind of hurting, and I remember when I was out by the sage brush, it felt like I had "rear-ended" a branch of the bush...do a little inspecting and oh great! It wasn't a branch, but a bug. A bug had bit my butt! And this whole episode had taken place in front of my in-laws! I was off to a great start for this trip!
Thankfully things only went up from there! We had a fun time cliff jumping, riding wave-runners, going out on the boat, and soaking up some sun! Hopefully our next trip down there won't be as dramatic!

It took Sto awhile to build up some courage-
but after a couple hours he jumped!

Cliff Jumping!

Playing cards

Shower time!

Lori and I soakin up some sun!

L-R: A friend, A friend- Cousin Abby, Sto, Dan!

Top of the house boat

Fishin' off the back of the boat!

Inside the house boat

Tyson inside our room; we had our own

flat screen tv- so we didn't miss any

football games!