McGee's Maiden Voyage

Tonight, the adventures in Bekahland expanded yet again.

I've been blessed with some great friends who have taken me in as part of their family. I'm not related by blood at all but I feel as loved and welcomed as if I'd always been there. They've been so kind as to include me in all sorts of things, and tonight was another moment I got to share with them.

Tonight was the maiden voyage of their boat - McGee. This is Jonathan, who was thrilled to get McGee in the water. I received hourly update messages from him today, letting me know how close to the end of work we were getting. He was ready to go about 8:15 this morning!

We had a great night for a boat launch! I'd never seen such a thing before. We all climbed in McGee and the guy who hauled the boat for them backed right up to the water and Jonathan got us going! This picture was taken when we were still in the parking lot and he was "driving" us toward the water. Such a funny guy.

Side note...one of the things I get to do during this journey is work on some of my fears. This week, God has seen fit to present me with numerous hands-on opportunities for this task. After the boat was in the water, we had to get it to the other side of the road, and our path was through this enormous pipe tunnel. Jonathan drove and his mom and I tried to "steer" the front of the boat through the pipe by pushing against the top of it.

Y'all, there were spiders everywhere in that thing. Not grandaddy longlegs (which I scream at anyway) but actual fat spiders in webs. You have no idea how much I'm petrified of spiders. But I couldn't crash McGee on the maiden voyage, so I had to suck it up and survive the spiders. Mission ACCOMPLISHED.

Jonathan, once out on the lake, was quite thrilled with the adventure.

I found it hysterical that I wore my "Pray" shirt. It wasn't a reflection on his driving skills. Really!

Anytime I'm invited to be a Bekah-razzi, I'm thrilled. So when Jonathan and his cousin, Evan, wanted pictures of their kneeboarding adventures, I was a pretty happy girl. Isn't this just the best sight? Sunset, water, joy.

And of course, what water sporting night is complete unless tricks are involved? They did some 360's on the boards...I was just impressed that I caught it!

Goodnight, sweet lake! I will miss you, but I'll be back to visit soon.

After McGee rested safely and cleanly in his bed, we packed up the SUV and headed home. But the adventure was not done yet! We (all eight of us) pulled into a Taco Bell drive-thru that had an actual path carved out for driving. It wrapped tightly around the building and was not much wider than the vehicle...which, by the way, was still hauling a boat trailer. It's a wonder we made it out of there without taking a good chunk of the landscaping!

We also made it out of there without a spork. And what had I ordered? Cheesy fiesta potatoes. No worries. God gave me two good hands! So it was my first time to eat cheesy fiesta potatoes as finger food - but so much fun!