Wakeboarding and Faceplanting

We have a boat on Lake Grapevine that we share with my brother and his family. Since the hubbie and I love the water, we are on the boat every weekend. My latest adventure is to learn to wakeboard. It's trendy, looks like more fun in rough water than skiing, and I'm hoping it will help me snowboard in the future. My 7-year-old nephew has mastered this sport and is already jumping two feet in the air. So...I assume I can figure it out.

I was able to get out of the water last year, but usually fell the second my body felt more air than water. This year I seem to be on the same track with a far worse effect...the faceplant. Ugh. Misery. After getting out of the water, I seem to catch the edge of the board in the water causing my body to eject from the board and land flat on the water. Although it tends to knock the wind out of me and cause mysterious muscle strains, I'm not terribly injured. So next weekend I will try again and hopefully find a small amount of success with each try. Who knows..... by the end of the summer I could be tackling the two foot jump. For now, I'll settle for falling gracefully.

The Anniversary View

Out of many things in my life, including numerous cars and jobs, the hubbie is the one thing that has stuck through it all. On Saturday June 10th, we celebrated our 6th anniversary. It was the first anniversary we celebrated in Dallas, so we created a day full of things we don't normally do. We started with a doggie day benefit for Operation Kindness (a no-kill shelter). Then we saw the movie Cars, which was very fun despite the tot birthday party behind us at the theater. To end the day, we had a great dinner at Antares. Yes....all the Dallas-ites know it as "the restaurant in the Reunion Tower Ball". Out of all the things we did that day, the food at Antares was the most disappointing. My fish was not cooked well and tasted bland. The hubbie's steak left much to be desired. However, the view from Antares was magical and made the night. In the future, hit Antares for drinks in the bar since it rotates just like the restaurant. Then head to one of the many great dinner spots near downtown for a fantastic meal.