WEEKEND WARRIOR FUN!

Just to inform everyone, this weekend has been stellar! After a week of feeling stressed, and a bit lonely I am having a fun weekend. Why may you ask? 

1.) I was finally able to get outside in LCC (Little Cottonwood Canyon) and do some rock climbing with my friend Chris. I did not lead any routes today however, I worked and improved my anchoring abilities. I cannot lead any routes until I successfully am able to anchor myself at the top of a route. I am getting better with setting anchors, now I just need to practice a bit more and get a bit faster setting them. 

2.) Not only am I getting used to being a head swim coach, but I am also starting to have the club run my way and with my ideas! 

3.) I was able to meet up with two girlfriends whom I had been disconnected with for a long time... and I went out to breakfast with my good girlfriend Shauna. The french toast was absolutely delicious. 

4.) I GOT some rollerblades, which I have been wanting for a while now thanks to my friend Tonya! I love to rollerblade :) 

5. I also am showing my love for the LGBT community of Utah and Salt Lake City by attending Salt Lake City's Gay Pride Parade tomorrow with two friends. 

Oh I love fun weekends, especially fun weekends in the summer. I feel blessed this weekend! 

Other photos from the Christie Lee adventure

Some of the fundamentals to run the Christie Lee around the Captain's seat 

Capitans are not the only one's to drive the boat....
I ended up being a pretty decent driver! 

Luke hard at work doing some maintenance on his boat. You know he has some serious work to do when he has on the maintenance suit. 

Just one of the standard uniforms when fishing!

Lastly, here is myself washing off the fish after I helped Luke get the fish ready to go on some ice



Well I can officially say that I have been a deckhand on a commerical fishing boat now.
I also can say that I have trolled for and caught a King Salmon.
I also can say that I have learned a lot about the commerical fishing industry and I have seen some of the ups and some of the downs within the industry as well. One thing that I really took from my experience is that the commerical fishing industry is very tough, requires a lot of patiences, requires a lot of trust and communication and really brings people together.  I feel like this experience/adventure brought Luke and I closer together. Things weren't always easy for us within the 3 week period, but we got through every bump and we celebrated every good moment together. I am so glad that I decided to submerge myself in this new experience and really step outside my comfort zone. While the commerical fishing lifestyle may not be for me 24/7, I know that I can handle it and be apart of it for smaller amounts of time! I am so glad I was able to share something with Luke that he not only does for a living, but also loves. I think relationships work best when both people are willing to at least try to participate and take interest in the other person's hobbies, interests or employment. I feel like I have learned so much more about who he is, and what he values based from this experience. Overall I am so happy to have not only survived this experience, but also learned a lot and have gotten closer with Luke. I also had more fun than I thought I was going to have so to me that is the icing on the cake!

Salmon fishing

Here I am holding my first caught wild Oregon King Salmon ever! This one was very small (still legal) King Salmon at 28.5 inches long. In order to keep salmon in Oregon they must be at LEAST 28 inches long, so this guy was barely legal. It was pretty awesome to have finally caught one especially after a long day of throwing up, and feeling very sea sick thanks to the sloppy sea.

Another look at the beautiful King Salmon that I caught! These fish are so beautiful and so much bigger than I ever imagined they would look in person. The scales on these salmon glow so brightly in the water!