Emily’s been off work all this week, so this afternoon we went slalom skiing and wake boarding with Sommer, Dorry, and Cassie. Let me just say, I love water sports. I’ve tried water and slalom skiing 3 times before in Louisiana at Emily’s lake house and have had a great time — and today was no exception.

My fourth time ever skiing (and having tried slalom skiing a couple times before), I felt comfortable enough to give up on the two ski thing and go slalom. I finally made it up out of the water on my first start (yeah!) but fell after just a few seconds. Second try, I got up and stayed up for a good long run. That was my first time ever doing so and quite exciting.

Round two came along and I opted to wake board. Having never done it before, I wondered what it’d be like. It’s definitely easier than slalom skiing. I’m not sure if it was more fun or not. The idea of jumping off the wake is cool but I had a hard time keeping my balance enough to even move through the wake, much less try and jump. I did face-plant a few times. Sommer and the others laughed at me but as I told her, if I’m going to hurt, I might as well hurt and give everyone else a little entertainment.

What fun! I can’t wait to go again.