Fun in the Sun

This past weekend I had the opportunity to take some time off from work and go on a little vacation with my family and my sister's in-laws. Here's how it went:

After work on Wednesday I was picked up by my mother and little sister ("Steenie"). We got home, had a quick bite of dinner, and then hooked up the trailer and headed for one of our many Camperworld campgrounds which is located near Starvation Reservoir. (Oh! On the way there we saw the biggest elk I have ever seen. It looked almost like a moose, it was that big.) Anyway, we got to Starvation at about 8:00-ish and we set up camp. It was very windy and the mosquitoes were eating us alive, but we finally managed it. After we got set up we went down to the reservoir to skip rocks. That was fun. Then we went to bed.

The next morning we had a quick breakfast and then we broke up camp and headed to yet another of our Camperworld campgrounds, this time located near Flaming Gorge. That afternoon after lunch we went to a little beach (I think it was called "Sunny Cove") and went swimming. We had dinner, had a small campfire, and then watched "Enchanted" on our tiny little TV in the trailer.

On Friday it was rafting day!!!! Erachamay and her in-laws drove up to meet us at the raft rental place (which happened to be right next door to our campground), and then we headed down to the Green River for some rafting fun! We all went down the river the first time (there were eleven of us including my little one-year-old nephew). It took us about 2 hours to reach the bottom end. (Heh. My two sisters and I jumped out of the raft when we got in sight of the landing dock area. Boy, it was COLD! But I'd rather jump out than get thrown out.) Oh, it was so pretty! I recommend it to anyone who couldn't come. We had lunch at the bottom end of the river, and then we drove back up to the top to go it again (this time minus one nephew and his two grandmas). It took us about 1.5 hours the last time. And yes, I didn't put on nearly enough sunscreen. I was toasted by the end of the day. We had a fun hot dog roast after we took the raft back, and then it was time to call it a day.

Saturday was our "drive home and get everything unpacked" day. On Sunday I was a visitor in my own singles ward. And now it's Monday.

If you hadn't already noticed.... I had so much fun and I would so do it again although next time I have to put on more sunscreen!!