Day 17

Something You Are Looking Forward To

Our annual fishing trip to Sekiu. A place I talked about and photographed too many times to count. BUT one time a year we play host to my family and attempt to help my father get his fishing fix for the year. Oh the stories I could tell,some good..some bad..but I guess that's fishing for ya. Last year wasn't the best year for fishing....honestly it was a stressful catastrophe. I planned elaborate meals that flopped one night after the next,it rained ALL DAY and made our camp a muddy mess,the boats weren't working properly and very few fish were caught. So you may be asking yourself..what does this have to do with what I am looking forward to?
I have a hard time with failure. I love being given another chance to make things right by applying the lessons I have learned by my previous failures. So this year I am ready! I am ready to wake up the crack of dawn to assist on the boat anyway I can.I have learned to tie a "hoochie" and apparently that is a valuable skill. Basically it means tying 2 hooks on fishing line all wound up and tied in fancy knots. I need more practice but I am determined to be a good "hoochie maker" someday! ha ha I will plan and cook simple food. Take what you want,wrap it in foil and throw it on the campfire...waaaLA!I will spend a few afternoons trying to help Vern to get the boat running properly. This may mean spending a few hours circling around Lake Tapps until we run all the bad gas etc out...it's a rough life,I know :p And last but not least,there is one more thing I am looking forward to..having a good time! I have learned that it is not my responsibility to make sure that EVERYONE is happy ALL the time! I stress out trying to be "the hostess with the mostest" and forget to enjoy my vacation.
Three more weeks...and I am definitely looking forward to it :)