Mother/Daughter Cruise 2008

"Just when I began to miss my "little girl", I realized I have a new best friend"

For the past year, I have been so looking forward to five days with just my oldest daughter, her friend & mom (who is also my friend) and my "other" MIL & her daughter. We had the MOST excellent time! We laughed so hard and will have some VERY funny stories to tell for a long time. :D One of my favorite things we did was rent a jet ski on Para*dise Island. I don't think I have ever driven a jet ski so fast!!! It was just Mandi & I, flying across the ocean, out to sea, when all of the sudden, the thing CONKS OUT!!! It just shut down and would NOT crank up. We were in deep, deep water, WAY off shore. The people on the beach were no bigger than little ants. Of course all we could think about were sharks, and since the water was so amazingly clear, we would have seen it coming a mile away. Plenty of time to beg mercy and see our lives flash before us in slow motion. Eventually, the guy we rented them from realized something was wrong and rescued us. I don't know what he did, but it started right up and we took off again. Each time I would go full throttle ahead, Mandi & I screamed and screamed as we flew across the water - until we smashed a wave. Once we caught our breath from laughing so hard, we would do it again and again. I think we caught some air several times too! Exhilerating is all I can think of to describe the feeling. I loved sharing that with my oldest daughter - the exhileration, not the break down. :-) That night, I was soooo sore from slamming the waves so hard, and a little sick from all the salt water I inhaled. But it was so very worth it! I put together a quick slideshow - it is nothing fancy, just some of my favorite shots and some Bob Ma*rley music.