My family does not do weekends like the rest of the world. This particular weekend spanned Sunday through Tuesday. It was fantastic. We went to Hardy with the ambitious plan to both canoe and tube, but ended up opting for a four mile tube run and no canoe. Best. Decision. Ever. Floating for four miles in a cool river on a Monday was super relaxing. We were the only ones on the river all day. P.S., the chaco's performed amazingly well. The rest of the family were in flip flops which were no match for the slippery riverbed (My step mom's broke two steps in). Chaco's for the win.
The trip down the river was amazing (cool but not cold AND a rope swing-- couldn't have been better) but the sleeping arrangements were the opposite. The cabin was a little awkward; only one room with a full sized bed, a twin day bed, and a pull out couch. I convinced myself that it would be neat for the whole family to sleep together-- for two nights anyway. The awkwardness was replaced with discomfort by bed time. The pull out couch Henry and I were going to sleep on was worthless. It was so painful we decided to sleep on the floor. To our benefit, there is an "oldest get the mattress" rule in our family. We kicked my little sister off the twin bed and moved her to the floor. After a few hours of Henry and I in a twin bed, I also moved the the floor. My little sisters may not have known it, but they had the best sleeping spot in the cabin.
After lunch/dinner, we went to visit the spring that feeds Spring River. When I was little little, my family camped a lot (from what I gather from pictures anyway) and Hardy was a place we frequented. Mammoth spring does not look all that impressive-- it's a lake with some eddies-- but that joker pumps out 9 million gallons of water an hour at a cool 58 degrees year round. I put my feet in it-- my toes went numb in two seconds. The water is also amazingly clear. This observation prompted me to ask my dad if it was drinkable. His response was yes, while my step mom's was no. Well, I weighed my options and decided that I would regret not taking the opportunity to have a sip of water straight from a cold mountain spring. Thus, I decided to have a sip. Two seconds later we found a plaque that informed us that although the water looks clear and clean, it isn't. Don't drink it. I still have no regrets.
The trip home was also fun. We visited Henry's mom, step dad, and grandmother and had lunch at Olive Garden. Yummm. After lunch, Henry took the car to have an oil change and left me at the mall. : ))))))) I love bargain hunting. Before we left town, Henry's mom sent us with food from the garden, a cake, and the top of our wedding cake. I can't believe it has almost been a year!
In other news, we move next Thursday!!! I. Can't. Wait.
In other other news, Henry's mom also sent us home with a dog kennel... I'm getting excited. Henry wants to wait until our school things are sorted out, but I'm being pretty impatient. : )
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