without a paddle.

this is me. before. the river.
i was so pumped.
i had been before. but it was a horrible experience.
now i was older, wiser. and i thought i could make up for it.
boy was i wrong.
but i do look excited, don't i?

well. here is my story.
i like the outdoors. right? right. so i decided i would make my family walk to where we would get into the river to float. you know have the time of our lives? Haa. good idea miss mandi. it was hot. we were sweating. everyone was complaining. we saw a snake and had to walk on the railroad tracks. my sisters, in flip flops. awesome. well after about a 2 mile walk, we were to the bridge. and were pumped to go.
the dad tied two tubes together. my little sister's and his. and we set out. i stepped into the water. and my feet immediately went numb. oh. awesome. and then, i sat. water rushed up my back and i felt as if i was in some type of acupuncture therapy. as if there were thousands of tiny needles wanting to take away my life. so cool. i hate being cold. so i began to complain. the mother got upset. we set off. i was freezing. could not get on my tube. and my knees were scraping the bottom. awesome. i was in pain. and cold. let me tell you one more time, i hate being cold. despise it actually. well, after a few seconds. my shoes came off. i ventured into deeper water. couldn't seem to steer my tube in the right direction. and suddenly capsized. words came out of my mouth. words i have never even seen before. and for that, i am ashamed. but. i was angry. and scared. and not to mention down right miserable.
soon. i pulled over. caught my shoes. and switched tubes with the mom. thinking all would be better. but you see, i hate the unknown. and the provo river is full of that. i was not having fun. and honey, if miss mandi isn't having any fun, neither can the fam.
well. here i am, 17, panicking, because i don't know what is going to happen. here i am, 17, holding the mom's hand. because i am panicking. so cute. i was yelling. things i probably shouldn't have. and the mom pushed me away. she was angry. i was more than angry. i was chapped.
soon. i saw the rapids. they were small. tiny actually. probably not even in the class of 1. but still. miss mandi did not like this. so. she bailed. that's right. jumped off the tube. and high tailed it to the side. screaming all the while about how much she hated this. and how the world was out to get her. she was mad. yeah man. so fresh.
when i got to the bank. i jumped out. grabbed my tube. and walked back to the park. to meet the fam.
yeah. to put it lightly. floating the river was not my cup of tea.
so. if you go, i probably will not go with you.
and that is all i have to say about that.
i hated it. can't you see it in my face? i still feel like that. now.^
i had been again. and it was still a horrible experience.
miss mandi is a wuss. and is okay with it.
word.