Our Lake Powell Get-Away

Since this past year has been like a run-away train for us, we decided that we needed to get away from it all. We needed a break, some time to breath, to think, to rejuvenate, to escape.

Nothing like a week in Lake Powell!

We went June 14-20 with some of our long-time friends:

Chris & Cindy Merrill, Ryan & Becca Nelson and Vince & Angie Byram.

Beautiful Lake Powell-the scenery is amazing there!

The guys- some things never change, they've been friends forever & haven't changed much.

Our group at Rainbow Bridge (all of us plus Ryan & Becca's kids & their babysitters who came along).

Lake Powell in a nutshell:

Reading, lounging, riding the banana, laying out, wake boarding, water skiing, lots of good company, hot weather, tons of yummy food (thanks to Chris & Cindy), boating, that darn tube-scares me to death, water trampoline, jet skiing, baths in the lake, nice house boat accommodations, cards or movies @ night, lots of pictures, some good wipe outs, a small storm & some rain, a fun road trip there and one packed Suburban.

-------------------------------------------------

Of course, nothing is without complication in our life.

We were lucky that we actually ended up even getting there. The weekend we were scheduled to leave, Rylee of course ran a fever. What? We thought we were out of the danger zone? Wishful thinking- she ended up with a 3 day stay in the hospital instead for low counts. She was discharged on the Sunday that we had planned on leaving- after a firm recommendation from her Dr. that we'd be okay to still go, we did just that. A few hours behind schedule, but we still went.

Then.....

We get to St. George where we were staying the first night and 5 minutes from where we were staying, the Suburban (yes, our new one we got for Christmas) suddenly dies. WHAT? It was midnight, we were on the on-ramp of the freeway, everything was closed, we were pulling the boat- which was full of food and everything else, the OnStar diagnostic center was closed, so we weren't sure what the problem even was. We had heard a drop when it stalled, so the guys suspected the transmission, but it would only go in reverse or in low gear. Anyways, to make a long story short- we ended up being able to drive it in low gear to where we were staying and got it in the shop the next day. Thankfully, it was still under warranty- it ended up being the sprag? which is a part of the transmission. Apparently they've had some trouble with this- good to know. Now it's fixed. {Thank you to our St. George life lines that we called way past a respectable hour to help us.} Wouldn't be a road trip if something didn't happen right- you've got to come back with a good story.

And...

A huge, huge thanks to Justin's mom & family and my sister Jennifer, niece McKell & my family who were willing to take on our responsibilities for a week. We're in a difficult position and know that it is no small task.

Despite it all, we had a Good Time!