Wakeboarding weekend!
We decided to go with Steve and Miggie to the lake this weekend with them on their boat. It was way fun. There were 4 of us, just enough to fit in the boat and wakeboard. I brought the wakeboard and we found a calm area on the lake where another kid was learning to wakeboard and Josh yelled to me that I have pressure now I need to get up the first time! It was my first time out this summer. I surprised myself and totally got up the first time and stayed up! I guess I underestimated myself. It’s much like riding bike.. you know how to get up and you just do it. Staying up can get complicated with waves, cross waves, wake and the boat turning. That’s my challenge at this point. But I’m totally proud of myself and have way more confidence now for next time.
Unfortunately when we were riding out to find calm waters, Steve’s boat’s bimini shade (I think it’s called) cracked off the track and whacked me in my boney shoulder. It was one of those things where you like stub your toe on something or bang your knee on something really hard.. there’s an instance of no feeling then the pounding pain comes… just like that. I wasn’t gonna wakeboard after that but I iced my shoulder and like Steve said “be a man!” and I went out and did it anyway for a few times. There’s a bump on my left soulder now and it’s surprisingly only red no black and blue mark… yet anyway.
It was a really nice relaxing trip aside from that. I love that. Just sitting and chatting with friends at the lake can be just as much fun without the wakeboarding, etc. The sound of the water is so calming. It was really cool because there were not many boats on the water and we slept in an extra hour leaving the house at 6am instead of 5am and we still got in before the jetski limit.
The best part was probably that we shared our cove area with some really awesome people. They had 4 dogs. Two golden retrievers - Pepper and Mocha, a shnauzer - Thistle and a little black dog that I forget his name. Mocha reminded me of Kelsey back home. They were so much fun running into the water like crazy as soon as they got a little bit dry they were back in the water and they loved their boat too.
Made Josh and I really ponder this whole boat thing… I would prefer a boat to the seados. But I know Josh loves the seados and won’t get rid of them for a boat.. he’d just add a boat to his collection of toys. We decided if we can ever find storage for free on our own property or for much cheaper than we pay now… that storage fee is equivalent to a boat payment.
Last weekend on the lake?
We went to the lake Saturday probably the last time for summer. Brought the seadoos and met Steve and his wife with their boat again and their friends Mimo (sp?) and Christine. Amritz showed up a bit later in the morning but it was cool because we couldn’t launch right away anyhow. The fancy new battery Josh got for his yellow jetski was dead! It was new as of this summer! We had jumper cables so Josh charged it off of the truck for a long time then when Amritz showed up we charged it off his car. By like 11am we got it started and launched.
The lake was super choppy but the launch was nice and empty at 11am 
We had yummy food. Steve and his wife brought all kinds of good stuff. Big sandwiches from Ralph’s, whole big shrimp and cocktail sauce platter, tostadas, and more! It was crazy. I can’t eat that much at the lake though. Something about knowing I’m gonna wipe out on the wakeboard or tube later… and I’d rather not do it on a full stomach. I drink tons of gatorade and water instead.
Amritz rode the war chariot for the first time and had a blast. I took some cool pics this time, more air shots But took them on Sarah’s camera, so I gotta wait to post them. Steve again rocked the tube. Not sure how he can almost surf on it at the speeds we’re going but yeah… Steve and Mimo tried wakeboarding and couldn’t get up. I got up for a little while. It was waaaaay easier off the boat. For some reason I can stay up much longer while crouching down. Something throws off my balance when I stand fully up. The rope gets slack so I pull it in closer and then it gets slack again and I have nothing to do now but fall… I think there’s another solution involving positioning the board and my body, just gotta figure it out though.
The rope got caught in one of Steve’s jets in his boat when it was Mimo’s last try. Good thing he has 2 jets! As soon as we pulled the boat out, we got it cut out no problem. So, it was fine Everytime we go out something happens, just part of the good time! 
Summer is almost over! I think we might have a barbeque next weekend to celebrate the end of summer. That’s what labor day is for, right?
now playing: Biz Markie - Just a Friend
Jetskiing!
Jetskiing was super fun. I was nervous because on Thursday the weather channel said there was a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday. But on Friday it changed to partly cloudy. On Saturday it was actually sunny blue skies though!
Tarrah and Lawreen came this time (and Tarrah had a wedding to go to the night before! She’s a trooper). It was lots of fun. I tried to teach them how to wakeboard/wakeskate but it’s very tough. Reminded me of my first time. I probably looked just like that. I couldn’t manage to get up long enough to stand on the wake skate so I decided to try the wakeboard because I haven’t tried it in 2 summers. The wakeboard seemed way easier somehow. I got up and stayed up until the rope got some slack (jetski pull is not consistent like a prop boat). So I think I went in 20 ft increments or so.
Josh and Ryan are crazy on the tube and driving the jetski with the tube. They like to go 30-35mph and swerving to fling the tube out all over the place. I, on the contrary prefer a 20-25mph tube ride, but can’t have one with them driving 
I gotta have Tarrah or Lawreen drive the jetski next time. At one point they were going so fast with me on the tube that Ryan fell off the back of the jetski! See?! way too fast/swervy.
The highlight was definitely when Ryan flew off the tube and his water shoe went flinging off into the air. It was like a mini explosion tube went up, Ryan went up and shoe went up and all fell. Totally reminded me of Dane Cook’s joke- “The guy goes flying into the air, his shoes flew off. When you get hit by a car, sometimes your shoes will fly off.”
The tube popped again. I guess we didn’t have a fun time unless it pops heh.We gotta repair it again when we get home.
Good times. I’m very sore today but it was worth it
now playing: The Blow - True Affection
I got a wake skate!
I bought one locally at Billy’s board shop. It’s a Liquid Force instead of CWB and it’s wooden. It’s 44cm, 1cm shorter than what I’ve ridden before. They said it’s easier to pop out of the water on a wooden board than a fiberglass board.. so we will see. Our Hyperlite wakeboard is fiber glass.
I canceled my order with wake-space.com, though they still haven’t replied to all my previous e-mails.
now playing: Morrissey - The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
ooooohhhh…
I just learned Jona Bechtolt from Yacht that I saw open for LCD Soundsystem is same Jona from The Blow! I love the Blow
I got both albums now and listen to em constantly right now.
On another note, we’re going jetskiing/tubing/wakeboarding this weekend! I ordered my own wake skate so I don’t have to keep relying on JDH bringing his. I ordered it 6 days ago and upon completion of the order it said “This order will ship in 1 business day”. Fed Ex ground from Reno, NV. So duh, I figured it’d be here by now… Reno is less than a day away. So I call and email them and finally get a response 3 days later that they don’t have it in stock, but they’ll send me an email as soon as they get it. What is that?! It said it would ship in 1 business day! Ugh. I emailed them back to be a little more clear (can they be any more vague on a shipping estimate??) on when they expect to get it. I kind of want it before summer is over. I’ll cancel my order if they don’t respond. Oh yea and I ordered it from www.wake-space.com. So buyers beware!!
now playing: Yacht - See a Penny (Pick it Up)
Jetskiing!
We went jetskiing yesterday with Charlie, Jonathan and Tarrah. It was so much fun. We tailgated for the first 2 hours or so because the big 3 seater jetski had battery/spark plug issues. But after that we went out and Jonathan started wake skating in the very choppy water and somehow managed to stay up for longer than I could imagine staying up for. Charlie got up first try on the wake skate too. Typical Charlie. Then we took Tarrah out tubing and she did a triple barrel roll dismount, it looked intentional! Then I went out tubing and during my 180 degree turn around the jetski i couldn’t hold on any longer and decided to let go and I myself did a spin of sorts while falling off.. must be the centrifical force. My head and neck still are sore today from that one.
I taught Tarrah how to ride the jetski and she did fine. It’s really easy as long as you don’t have to dock the thing ugh. Then Josh and I went to try the wake skate. Josh couldn’t get up at all, though he gets up on the wakeboard and skis no problem. I tried and I got up the first time then didn’t know how to balance my weight and wobbled down. After 4 or 5 tries I realized I wasn’t putting weight on my front foot on the board.. Once I did that i stayed up crouched down skiing for something like 10 seconds and then lost balance and my ankle slapped the water really hard so I took a break.
I wanna go again next weekend!
