DELIVERANCE, NEW RIVER STYLE

So we had a wonderful opportunity to go up to the mountains with our good friend Jonathan and, despite the terrible music he made us listen to on the way up the mountain, we had an amazing time.  All together there were 7 people and we had an absolute blast.  David's allergies got to him, so we didn't spend as much time outside in the evenings as we would have liked.  Everyone treated me like I was carrying the Hope Diamond instead of a baby, so I didn't carry anything or really get to do much crazy stuff like I normally would.

David is so protective of me and the baby, it's kind of hilarious but so so sweet.  We went kayaking, canoeing and tubing down the New River and it was pretty fun.  Until my arms starting hurting like I'd stuck pokers in them.  I should have rethought the whole "kayak will be easier" thing.  It's not.  I had to paddle the whole time by myself!

Everyone drank and had massive good times.  I did a shot of Gatorade.  Can't stop my party.  We grilled out two nights and everything was just so awesome.  We can't wait to go back up, but hopefully after the baby comes out and I can indulge in some river drinkin.

We strapped a beer cooler to a lifejacket that we strapped to one of the tubes.  Floating and drinking.  It's easy to pee in the river too, when you're sitting in a tube.  Not as easy in a kayak, but I found a log in a stream nearby and it worked JUST FINE!  David kept falling out of his kayak when he was getting in, or getting out.  I'm pretty sure I wet my pants, but I couldn't tell, since there was river water in my seat.  We got Karen's car stuck on a road up the mountain.  The thing just wouldn't make it.  So of course I panicked since I was driving it!  Thought we were going to slide back down the mountain and that me and baby would perish.  But, after I ground the tires into the gravel and burned (literally) some rubber, Dancy came and saved the day with his 4x4 Explorer.  He towed us out and we went about our day.  Everyone acted like it was nothing.  THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN DURHAM!  It was not nothing.

Survive and advance.  And we didn't get shot or, worse, violated by locals. :)