Labor Day in Lake Powell

Joey and I were invited to spend Labor Day weekend (actually 6 days over Labor Day) in Lake Powell with a bunch of friends. Joey had never been and I hadn't been since I was about 10, so it was almost like my first time too. We all rented a houseboat that was straight out of the 70's and rode lower on the left side, and found a cozy little cove to stay in for the week. My sister, mother-in-law, and parents kept the kids for us, so it was just adults with nothing to worry about! We had a fantastic time!!! Really, for about 99% of the time we just layed around or rode on the boat, I don't think I've been able to relax that much since before I had kids, maybe even before I was married and had a job! You know, sometimes you go on vacation and have so much to do that you never really relax? This was NOT that type of vacation, all I had to worry about was not getting too sunburned and hanging onto the tube for dear life.
We had only met 3 of the 10 people before we went, so I have to admit I was a little nervous that we might not all mesh and we were all sleeping in the same small space, kind of like a reality show! Everyone was so friendly and fun!!! We are all looking forward to next year's trip already!
To sum up the week: there was wakeboarding (a bunch of nasty wipeouts), tubing (5 girls on one tube!), fishing, swimming, eating great, campfires, dance parties, sightseeing, laughing (lots and lots of laughing), studying, nicknaming, eyebrow plucking (Joey included), sunbathing, hiking, photo ops, shaving of heads, bruising, and a whole lot of doing nothing!
Thanks so much to Justin (aka Dagger) for inviting us, our family for keeping the kids, and Jessie (Keg), Emi (Poca), Lynny (Iron Fist), Laura (Delta), Nate (Ham Fried Ri), Jonny (Muscle Hamster), & Malina(D.I.) for making it such a great week!