Hey kids! Sorry its
been so long! Things have been so crazy
here!! It has been fun though of
course. Lot of work, some fun mixed in
:)
Not too many things have transpired--but I'll tell the
exciting things.
*Our cook wasn't
feeling well on Monday so I had the opportunity to grill the chicken. I have never grilled before...so I found some
BBQ sauce that I know is good because Brian is a champ at knowing sauces and
what is good and what is not--so I knew it had to be good. He set out chicken for us to use and it was
these chicken breast/leg things. I don't
even know what to correctly call them!! It was just an interesting experience...I
didn't know what to do when the grill caught fire because it was burning off
the residue of stuff and it caused me to panic and then Caitlin had to come
rescue me so I didn't burn the place down.
We did good though :) The chicken didn't poison anyone. I will gladly allow Brian to continue to cook
:) He makes awesome food. It was fun to cook again though..I am
learning so much from Brian though--so cooking when I get home will hopefully
be awesome due to everything he is teaching me :)
*I attempted to wake board after my chicken making. :) I say attempted because I didn't actually
make it up at all. I merely face planted
a gadjillion times in the freezing water.
Thank goodness I was wearing a wet suit so it wasn't too bad...but I did
find where it had holes :) haha. It was
a good time. They sure had fun watching
me get dragged by the boat time and time again.
I have been told that the trick is to lean back, get the board at the
right angle, push up and the list goes on and on of things I need to be aware
of. hahaha I will figure it out someday
:) I am determined to do it before I leave.
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| The anticipation......ahhhh!!! I promptly face planted off of the dock moments after this was taken :) |
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| My little baby yellow eye--Jordan is the guy on the roof :) My other yellow eye was way bigger- but no one had seen a baby yellow eye in person before! |
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Dave the Lingcod--Frank is the guy next to me..supporting the weight :) |
*Caitlin and I went on the boat on Tuesday all day
long. We went with our clients who got
here on Sunday. --Side note about our
clients. We have 3 that are from Texas
(they were referred here by our first guests that were here last month) and
then a single lady who is a lawyer in New York.
This is her second time here and she comes to get away from the
craziness. They are all really cool
people and we really love them. So
anyway, Luke wanted to take Caitlin and I out one last time before July and all
the craziness hit. Frank and Jordan came
too so we had a nice crowd on the one boat!
It was sooo much fun!! We
basically fished all day long. We caught
a TON of bass, but I also caught 4 Lingcod, 2 yellow eyes, and a quillback
bass. I'll tell you what, it was nothing
like fishing at Moon Lake for trout!! I do *love* fishing at Moon Lake and I
will for my whole life because I have such awesome memories there that cannot
be replaced--but man, this is something entirely different!!! You barely get your line down and BAM! You
have a giant fish!! It is a workout
every time to pull those suckers in!!
The Lingcod were the most fun. They
are monsters and they fight! Definitely
getting some arm muscles :) It is a little pathetic to watch me reel those guys
in...good entertainment for sure! I am
pleased to announce that I caught the biggest fish of the day. I named him "Dave" in my father's
honor (I know I already named one Dave, but this one needed to be Dave too--so
we will have to make due :) ).
"Dave" weighed a total of 53 pounds!!! Yes, he made it in the boat!! I am becoming an Alaskan Woman after-all--kind
of! :)
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| Our catch of the day!!! Super awesome! :) |
*Today (Wednesday) was an interesting day. We had people from the National Geographic
cast come on Tuesday night on a boat.
There are about 15 of them. They
are here just taking a break before they have to go back out and be filmed
again for their show. The craziness for
the show doesn't really start until next week.
We will have the whole crew here sometime next week--that will be about
40 people total. Plus we will have clients
too. It is going to be INSANE!!! It will definitely help the month go by fast! I think it will fly--this whole time has
already! The people in the cast seem to
be really nice. Very accomplished, cool
people. They are all very nice. Back to today--it was a crazy morning trying
to figure out logistics and everything.
Caitlin and I needed a break and it was just a beautiful day. So we went on a hike and took our books. We found a nice set of big rocks on the coast
and read our books in the sun. There was
a perfect light, summer breeze, and it was just beautiful. It was very relaxing. We stayed there for awhile but then had to
head back to the lodge because...wait for it....we were going to do YOGA!! One of the women in the cast for the Nat Geo thing
asked us if we wanted to do yoga with some of them. We said "sure, why not?!" So we met them at 4 and set up on the
dock. As we were doing our yoga, with
our nice music and everything going on, Frank runs down the ramp as fast as
possible and jumps in the little Boston Whaler that we have. I got up really quick and asked what was
up. He said that there was a plane that
went down and he went to help. It turns
out that a guy was flying and didn't check his gas. He ran out and miraculously was able to land. It could have been a really nasty situation,
but he was OK and so was his airplane.
Frank pulled him in (as we were still doing yoga...haha..it must have
been a sight to see). Then we decided to
end our little yoga session. It was
really fun actually. I think we might do
it tomorrow too :) We had a great time
doing it. There were 4 other people
besides Caitlin and I doing it. The
things we get into here...:) Its awesome.
*OK--so one more funny thing that happened today
(Wednesday)--Caitlin and I were in charge of making the homemade ice cream
tonight. We discovered something very
crucial. No matter how many Oreo cookies
you put in, it won't taste right unless you put in the SUGAR. :) Needless to say, we ended up using the ice
cream that Brian made earlier. They just
didn't have options. Oops :)
Well, that's about all folks! I am sure there is more, but it is time for
me to get to sleep! Remember, I love you
all and miss you!! Thanks for staying up
with me!! Stay tuned for more!!!!!!!
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