A very long weekend.

        My goal was to write a blog post every day but I am ashamed that I have only had this for a week or so and I have missed an entire weekend! In my defense, I had a lot going on.

        My best friend, Victoria goes to college at Columbia International University and so all time spent with her is precious. Molly, Tori, Honey, and I decided to take advantage of the blissful afternoon friday for a canoe excursion. We took two canoes and tried a couple times to latch them together and sail as one but this failed drastically as the boats obviously didn't want to move together. I love canoe rides with the wind and the sun and the bright blue sky above. Definitely one of my all-time favorites.

        Friday night was the Senior Night Soccer game for the boys and I went to the first half hour of that to support the team. They had a glorious victory winning 7-0 and that was exciting. I opted out early to go turtle fishing with an old friend Lucas and some other friends, Shawn and Drew. We were going to just do simple night fishing but it kinda turned into a canoe adventure as we all accidentally splashed each other with yucky lake water. But when we got of the canoes, we were just looking around in a canal when we spied a little turtle about the size of a golf ball. Lucas had told me earlier about how they enjoyed turtle fishing and it intrigued me as I had never even heard of such a random hobby. So we became determined to catch the little guy. Putting some raw chicken on a hook, we positioned the trap right above and he immediately took a bite and was hanging by the hook out of the water. I know, this sounds horrible the poor little! But he got away anyway, so he won that fight.

        The next day, Kaley and I visited our dear friend at Dr. Phillips Hospital. Two nights earlier, she had had a random seizure at a wrestling tournament and was taken to the hospital right away to make sure she was going to be okay and to run some tests. She's so strong, she could get through anything. When we visited her, she said, "it could've been worse" a couple times and despite the overwhelming incident was thankful and cheery. I love Ms. Sarah. She's just one of the most divine people you'll ever meet.

        After the hospital visit, I was still craving to catch a turtle. So we made it happen. The same group from Friday plus Kaley journeyed to the same little canal and caught him! We used a net instead of a hook. He was such a cutie and stretched out all his limbs when being held. I'll upload a photo of him. I'm now naming him Bo.