Wild Weekend...

So it's Monday afternoon, and I'm still doing my darndest to recover from the weekend. It was a busy one (and a great one!) for sure, but I think I need a weekend to recuperate from my weekend (kinda like needing a vacation to recover from your vacation?).

The big news--we bought a boat on eBay. Yay! So Mark drove up to BFE Kentucky Friday to pick the thing up, and that was an adventure all of its own. Seriously...there were points where he was getting a mind-blowing 6 mpg on the way back, pulling that thing. Meanwhile, I'm home alone with the kids, which is probably not a big deal for most moms, but I'm used to having Superdad around to help shoulder the burden. He got home in time for us to hang out in our new toy for awhile (Dan squealed when he saw it--he was mad at us for selling the bass boat). Kate was already in bed, so we were able to chill in the new ride without worrying too much about her.

Saturday we picked up our friends Tim and Sherry (or Shim and Terry, as we like to call them) and headed north to Knoxville for the UT-Florida "game." The term "game" has to be used loosely here, because it was more of a bloodbath than a game. We tailgated for about five minutes (literally) before heading into Neyland Stadium to watch the destruction. And y'all...it was ugly. No, it was even worse than that--it was fugly. At least we were entertained by the guy in front of us brushing his teeth the whole time. (Seriously).

We left in the fourth quarter and went to eat at Calhoun's on the Marina, where we had a blast feeding the fattest ducks and carp you've ever seen in your life. Then we headed home, where Mark and I had the wondrous pleasure of spending the night in our house with NO CHILDREN! Laura had both kids spending the night at her house, and all I can say is that it was just seven kinds of bliss to sleep all night and then even sleep in a bit.

Sunday we took the boat out for its inaugural trip. We put in at Highway 58, and Mark realized his trailer lock was too small. He was worried someone would steal our trailer, so he suggested I drive the trailer over to the Buckners' cabin and leave it there. I couldn't get Kathy on the phone to ask her if it was okay, so I just headed that way, figuring they'd probably be there. So I get over there and yep, they're there, but the boat is gone, meaning...they're out and are gonna wonder who the hell has parked in their yard when they get back!

Dan and Mark came to pick Kate and me up on the Buckners' dock, and off we headed (thankfully, we ran into Kathy on her JetSki on the way out, and we explained the situation). We stayed out for several hours, and Dan had a total blast. He saw Mommy wearing her sunglasses, so he decided he needed his, as well.

Kate was easy as pie, of course. She just chilled in the captain's chair. She didn't even mind her life jacket!

The only downside to the weekend was almost breaking my elbow when the crank on the trailer flew back and slammed into it. But, um, lesson learned. I won't do that again. I'm just disappoined that it's almost too cool to be on the water. We'll try to wear it out for the next few weekends, I'm sure, and then of course, we'll take it to Destin. But I'm really looking forward to next summer!