I hate to go N'Sync on you but...

So yesterday was awesome. We went white water rafting way early. We had to meet in the lobby at 6:45 for the buses. So we meet and waited and waited. Finally around 8 they let us know that there was not going to be enough transportation for everyone. So Mike and Trilla Noland drove Lindsey, Rustie, and Lyrray. Since Mommie Eli and Auntie Becca were chaperoning Mahaley, we all had to stick together. We caught a ride with a family from Oregon. They were nice and their daughters, Sarah and Cassie, ended up on our raft at Echo Canyon along with this guy Mike from...somewhere that Becca will have to tell me.

The rafting was amazing and we were amazing. We dominated. And contrary to the stories Rustie tells, Mahaley feel off the boat. Rustie wasn't even on the boat. I had to watch in sheer horror as Mahaley struggled to return to the safety of the boat. Mike, being the hero that he is, grabbed both her and Cassie and pulled them to safety. He had some difficulty pulling Mahaley back because she had unbuckled her top strap on her life jacket to conveniently remove the camera before tumbling into the level 4 waters. I anchored Mike, thus saving both of their lives. And while I hate to call myself a hero...

We got back to the hotel and grabbed some food. Then Becca and I laid out by the pool. Success! It got really cloudy and we knew that people were probably judging us because we would be judging someone laying out in an impending storm. (My mom's 2 cents: "Though I think you were laying out in an actual storm...I heard the thunder.") Either way, we kept checking and as long as you can see a shadow over your skin when you hold your hand between it and the sky...you're getting light. And we did. I figured with a 50% cloud cover, we're still 1 mile closer to the sun so it's like 30% more sun than we'd have in the same conditions in Indiana. Can't fight science. I fell asleep early last night and woke up early this morning for ritual contest.

I've spent the entire day as a ritual judge for 3rd Messengers, Senior Princesses and Novices. We just got finished and now I would be looking forward to laying out but it's thundering and cloudy. But if there's a shadow...