raging river weekend

Great freaking weekend indeed! Holy crap! I can't even begin to say how much fun we had! Mostly I'll be relaying my adventure to you through  pictures, because honestly, they do speak 1,000 words.

Our adventure began in Maupin, OR, a huge mecca for rafting adventures. Its great to know river guides and people who own their own gear, so this weekend basically cost us about $40 each. Awesome I know!! We (after 2 hours) found a place to camp, and I was finally able to crack my first beer at 3pm on Friday. I was hoping for a noon-time starting, but it didn't happen, c'est la vie.

Saturday morning bright an early we got up and got geared up. We headed down to the launch site and then proceeded to wait and wait and wait, since there were a ton of other boats waiting to launch. But once we got going, it was amazing!! Mr. Man and I were in a boat with my friend's brother T*, joined by two other boats, 11 people in all.

A beautiful day on the Deschutes!

During a slow part of the river, T* let me steer our boat. I am an excellent guide! Forward Paddle Bitches!!!

Dominating this guide thing... a new calling?!

Box Car, Class III rapids

 Oak Springs, Class IV rapids

Of course of all the pics Oak Springs looks like no big deal, however here's a video (not mine) that shows you how bad ass it is! Oak Springs Video

  Wapinitia, Class III

Saturday night the boys decided last minute to head into Washington to raft the White Salmon River (on the way home, and only 40 minutes out of our way). Its a totally different river and more technically difficult. The best way to describe it is to say the Deschutes (in the high desert) has larger falls with more "downtime" and the White Salmon (in the woods) is consistantly rough, narrower and tougher to maneuver. Both were insanely awesome but in totally different ways. I didn't get any pics of us on the White Salmon... however there is a Class V rapid that was "voluntary" for us, and only a brave 4 volunteered, Mr. Man included. Heres some pics of the boys on the Husum Falls.

Going...

...going...

... GONE!!

And he's OKAY!!

Hahahaa, yeah, they didn't quite make it. There's video on facebook, which I of course can't download to show you kids here. But here's a video of some other crazies who actually made it!

Oh... and the best part?

My super awesome rafting booties!!

will & grace

Fabulousssssss!

The first time I met my Will I knew we'd be BFF's.

We were working together at Hollywood Video (my 4th tenure there). We had an initial introduction, but my manager quickly left and we were together for the evening. We didn't talk too much at first, just general video store chit chat.

Later in the evening, I was out on the floor straightening. Out of nowhere,  Will came running up and scared the SHIT out of me.

Will: "Hey! Do you ever wear pea coats?"

Me: "Umm, sometimes." (I thinks, where the fuck is this going?)

Will:" You should get one in Burgundy!! It would look great on you!"

And then he ran off. I was left standing there, dumbfounded. And then I thought to myself, "Hmmmm... What a weirdo! I love him!!"

Drinking before work. Oh yeah.

Will:
The first time I met my Grace we were working at that shit-tastic job of mine, at Hollywood Video. My retarded boss Travis was leaving (as usual) early, and barely said two words to either of us as he ran out the door. She said something totally bitchy about Travis and I thought, "Wow! She's so bitchy! We are sooo going to be best friends."

On our way to drink after work. Oh yeah.

And now my bestest is coming for a visit!

"Hey, lets get some Wine Coolers!!"

FINALLY!! Its been 14 months since he moved his ass to Arizona, and almost 10 months since I've seen him!!!

Yes, that is indeed a women's shirt.

He's my Will Truman and I'm his Grace Adler (literally he's in my phone as Will Truman) Me, the sassy red head (strawberry blonde, whatevs) and he, the witty and hilarious gay man (although not an attorney, he's incredibly smart)

It literally took us 37 times to get a good pic. And there's still a thumb in the shot.

And he'll be here Labor Day Weekend!!

I Can't wait!!