Lake Okoboji

This last weekend, some of my family members and I headed up to Lake Okoboji! We camped at a really nice state park on Big Spirit Lake!! I don't know if any of you know, but I LOVE TO CAMP...in a tent!!! We had so much fun just hanging and checking out the area. Saturday my cousin and unlce set out for a round of golf, while my aunt, my cousin's fiancee, my mom and I headed to Arnold's Park!! Then plan for us girls was to get me up and parasailing...that didn't happen as is was too windy:( So instead my cousin's fiancee and I shopped the little stores they have there while my mom and aunt sat and talked it up!! Then, we stopped at this clothing shop on the way back. All the clothes in it were $100-$700!!! Holy Buckets! Needless to say, no cool clothes were bought there. We went back to the camp ground and picked up the boys to go to our family reunion. I LOVE FAMILY REUNIONS!!!! Love to see family I haven't seen in the last year or more...see who's new and who's married, engaged, etc.

It was a quick weekend but I had fun!!

Day 4- Canon City

Today we woke up before the crack of dawn, put on our swim suits and shorts, and headed out to go white water rafting!! I was so nervous about this, I has huge butterflies in my stomach the whole morning. After some office complications at the rafting place, we loaded a school bus that took us out to the Arkansas River. When we got to the river, I got even more nervous/excited/intimidated. It was not until we were in the boat on the water that I lost those feelings. White water rafting is SO FUN!! I loved the mystery of not knowing if the rapids were going to go under or over the boat. We were with a family who possibly had done this before, they wanted to go all out (like flip the boat). I was not so keen on this...but we did it about half way down our 9 mile trip and I actually enjoyed it!!! This is by far the best venture I have ever been on! I would go again in a heartbeat!

We then went to Buckskin Joes Frontier Town to check out the old city and take the train ride up to a look out point for the Royal Gorge! Very cool place!! We even got out Old Time Photo taken as outlaws breaking free from jail!!

After that train ride, I really felt the need to actually be on the suspension bridge over the Royal Gorge!! So we did it!! We paid the money and enjoyed ourselves some Aerial Tram, walking the bridge, and Jess and I did the incline plain!!

God's land out here is so beautiful and majestic!!

Love ya'll

Day 4- Canon

Beautiful!

God is so good! Shan, Jess and I visited Seven Falls and the Garden of the Gods today!! It was amazing...I can't even fully take in the greatness!! I just want to pitch a tent and stay here...maybe I will!!!

Outta Here

So small update: Nothing new has occurred...I just work and chill. My summer has been spent on the go. I really haven't had a chillax weekend in I can't tell you how long...and it's not going to end anytime soon. That's alright though, I am getting to see lots of friends and family!!!

Tonight after work I am headed to J's house! J, S and I are going to Colorado Springs tomorrow!! I can not even wait!! I am so excited I barely slept last night.

After that it's weddings and family reunions, the Iowa State Fair, and then Labor Day Weekend...wooo.

I will try to update some during my vacation!!

love ya'll

Houston we've got...

A kitchen table finally!! I am super excited! It needs a little repair, but aside from that I can start doing lots of things! First on the list, making a new Renaissance dress!! A much lighter weight dress then the old. I have to start soon though, it has to be done by Labor Day weekend. I can also start baking more things!! I have longed for the day when I can just have a baking day. It hasn't happened since I lived in college. With little counter space, I can only bake one thing right now. With this table I can bake as much as I want!! I can also have friends over for dinner now!!! Who wants to come first??? What do you want me to make??

Aside from that, I am going to start a book study with a group of ladies!! We are reading the book, Jesus 90 Days With the One and Only!! I am really excited to start this!!

My (maybe crazy) Dream

I don't dream often. So, when I do it usually sticks in my head for awhile. Last night, I dreamt that my cousin had the very cool bike. This wasn't any old bike either! This bike was pedaled with your hands! Try to imagine this: this is a contraption you sit in, the pedals/brakes are above the head, you pedal like normal but with your hands. In my mind this a very sweet contraption!!