An Adventurous Weekend

This past weekend was fairly adventurous. Jordan goes back to school next week so we decided we needed one last HOO-RAH before he was slaving away at school. Plus, I quit my awful job at the bank and am starting at a doctors office Monday, so we decided a celebration weekend was in order. Friday after work, we headed down to Denver and ate some delicious food, and stayed at an awesome hotel with a king sized bed. We were both quite thrilled to have the king sized bed. We both woke up at different times in the night and were reaching out trying to feel where the other one was. It was fabulous. We woke up Saturday and went to the temple. It was perfect. Just what we needed to rejuvenate us. Such a great place to start off your weekend!!

Funny story about this picture....we were standing at the bottom of the hill waiting for someone to come along so we could have them take a picture. A few people passed us by that were rushing to get to one of the 800 wededings that were taking place. Seriously, brides everywhere. We had to come out of the temple smiling because we knew we would be in someone's picture. There was just no getting around it. Anyway, we finally found someone to take our picture; a friendly looking man who was more than happy to do it. You might be able to tell from our squinty eyes that the sun was a tad bright. It literally brought tears to my eyes. The man thought I was crying because I was moved at being at the temple or something. He instantly became semi-creepy when he reached in and wiped the tears off my cheek. Don't get me wrong, I was thankful that he took the picture, but wiping the tears off my cheek was not needed......

After the temple we headed out of the city and into the beautiful mountains. We had both been wanting to go river rafting all summer. I had gone a few summers earlier with my sisters and had a blast and I wanted Jordan to see what it was all about. The trip defintely did not disappoint. We had tried to book an advanced trip, which is the one my sisters and I had done before, but they told us at this water level it would be more along the lines of an intermediate level. I was a little sad, but once we got on the water I realized there was nothing to be sad about! Our trip started out nice and slow, like this......

But then it suddenly became like this!!!!

Don't waste time trying to find us in the photos. I got them off their website. The place we went wanted $30 for ONE picutre on a CD. But I promise you I am not exaggerating on the intensity level. It was AWESOME! Our group was pretty interesting as well. We started out with Jordan and another strong looking boy up front, with me and the boys brother in the middle. About 5 seconds into the trip we realized it wasn't working out. The two brothers were impossible. They didn't stop arguing the entire time. Plus they stunk at rowing. When we reached a calm spot, the guide had me go in front with Jordan and the two brothers went to the middle. They were mad I was in front, but really, it might have saved our lives. There were many times the guide would get so mad at them for not following his instructions that he yelled and cursed at them. It was hilarious. Next time we hope to have enough people to fill our own raft so as not to chance it with another pair of weirdos.

We absolutely LOVE rafting and plan to make it an annual trip. And THAT, my friends, was our adventurous weekend.