AH HA! I know you are all thinking I am going to come home from my hike and say I am glad I went!

Ask me next week. For now I am on my death bed. I had no idea the hike would be so hard. It was only like 2 1/2 miles one way, and I can walk that, so what is the big deal. Apparently hiking is HUGELY, MASSIVELY, MONSTROUSLY, GINORMOUSLY, different. And I was slowing the rest of our group down every 15 steps because I was dying. And that was embarrassing. Especially because my mother in law was kicking my can during the whole hike. And my sister in law, who had a cortisone shot in her foot for arthritis two days ago, was kicking my can too.. All the way up and back. Kick Kick Kick.

I thought up was hard, down was hard in a whole different dynamic. I would have quit on the way up but I just can't not finish a challenge. So during my hardest moments when I was going to cry, (truly, and just as Corey predicted, because it has happened before) I plugged in my MP3 player and my friends Celine, Jewell, and Rob helped me through it.

At this point....It's just not even funny anymore.

Also, I had this sweetie pie boy, who I am trying to raise as a gentlemen in every sense possible, sticking by me, holding my hand, pulling me, literally pushing me a few times, helping me, encouraging me, eating lunch with me, etc... and I wasn't going to let him down, that is for sure!

My main desire was to stand under the water fall, that we have video of Corey doing last year. I really wanted to do that. Apparently it is freezing and pelts you with hard water drops. Of course I had to experience that. While I don't love the mountains, I do love the water aspect of it. ( don't get me started on the water fountain I want from a local store in our town. It is to die for. It is like a large blue ceramic barrel type thing, and the water just dribbles out the top and down the sides. It is so cool. And peaceful. I love water. But of course, not anything deep or swift. )

Why are there no pictures of ME under the water fall when Corey had me stand under it TWICE to get a good shot???? I don't know. Ugh. But he did get a video, but I can't decide if I dare share it. It is a tad jiggly in spots. Okay, I will. But to all my high school friends, and people who haven't see me in a while, Please refer to my post "I'm fat get over it" Link . (Look, I made a link! WAHOO! Thanks, Texas Blu! It was easy!)

It really felt like I was way under the water fall. Disappointing. I really was getting pelted. It also felt like you were standing under there for a very long time.

Okay, anyways, stood under the water fall. Screamed my head off and got brain freeze from the outside in. But I did it, and I showed up that other cute little mom that was by us. She could hike better, but would not stand under the water fall. So I redeemed my self.

On the way down my knees where dying and I was getting so mad again so I had to put on music. The rest of our group was long gone but Corey stayed with me. He got me into this mess, he's getting me out! Finally I said I have to listen to my music to get me moving more. He made a joke about listening to "America". The best "get you butt moving" song ever. So I plugged in my ear phones and skipped the first song and randomly, "America" comes on by the astonishing, fabulous, Glenn Beck of music... Neil Diamond. LOVE him. Have danced with many a baby, in the kitchen to him. So "America" put a little pep in my step and I was shouting down the hill to Corey about how amazing it was that "America" just came on after we talked about it. He, of course, was his usual super impressed self. Ppppff.

Corey just adores the scenery

Me and my mom in law

Getting ready to begin

Kick my can Sis in Law, Sherri, and her studly, sweet husband, Uncle Frank!

Now I am hobbling around the house injured. I think my knee is inflamed.