Monday, January 26, 2009

Another Fun Adventure


After the dolphin feeding last weekend. We decided to rent a boat to drive around the bay in. It was such a nice day and I was feeling up to it and they have good rates for military. So we hopped in a teeny little boat and set out among all the yachts and cargo ships out there. The water was pretty rough that day even though we stayed in the bay. It was fun and Lane thought it was great! Reese let him help drive which Lane thought was so cool. We drove around and looked at all the sights and saw places we'd never seen before. Now I am not much of a water person so I don't like getting wet, I especially don't like the salt water. Not one for swimming in the ocean! So we were coming out of a little cove and met a large yacht. We somehow got in their wake the wrong way and a wave came over the front of the boat directly onto me and Lane. I got the worst of it, got soaked and got mouth full of salt water. I was not happy for a little while. Thankfully I tried to have a good attitude and got over it. It just looked like I had peed my pants when I got out of the boat.

We drove into a little inlet (or whatever you call it) and found the spot where we had Reese's D.I. Dinner when he graduated boot camp almost 8 years ago. They have a dinner out on the lawn by those yellow buildings the night before graduation for all the families of the guys to see them for a couple hours. I remember that day very well. I hadn't seen Reese in over 3 months (the longest I had ever been away from him, wow that's nothing now :) My mom had passed away just 2 months before, we were about to get married the next week and he came marching up on that lawn. Imagine all the emotions running through me! It was fun to go by that spot and have those memories come back to me. Can't believe that was almost 8 years ago. How time flies and how things change! We've definitely been blessed throughout those years and have both grown and changed for the better.

5 comments:

michele said...

Fun pictures!! Have I mentioned lately that it is 20 degrees here and I can't remember the last time it was above freezing!? If you can't come in March -- I need to get there before June!! Also, I can't imagine all of the emotions you experienced that day when you and Reese were reunited after 3 months... wow. Miss you!

Lindsey said...

Fun Fun!! I am with you on not being much of a water person and not liking salt water. I probably would have been a little crabby tooo!

Anonymous said...

That looks like so much fun! I'm sorry you got wet! Icky! But how neat to go back to that same place with Reese and reflect on that time in your lives.

MOPS said...

WOW ! what a great boat driver you are lane! will you take me for a ride ? looks like alot of fun! ya mean if you went to hawaii, you wouldn't go swimming? :-) nice pictures.

Lesha said...

What memories that must have brought back. Time flies. Lane looks like Kai on this picture. miss you. Lesha