This past weekend, Matthew & I made the journey to Laughlin, NV for a semi family reunion. Haha! Most of my family was there and some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was nice to see them all since it had been months and even years since I'd seen some of them. We arrived on Friday night around 10 pm and were too tired to go out and about. Plus we knew we had a long day at the lake tomorrow. So we hit the hay early.
Saturday morning, my mom texted me around 6 am....I know right?! Me, up at 6 am on a weekend...she must be crazy. It's safe to say that we didn't make the first boat trip out on the lake haha! We woke up around 9 am to catch the 10 boat to the other side where my family was hanging out. Little did we know that my family was pretty strict on what time we were suppose to be there. Ha! We got to the lake around 10ish but still had to find parking. After driving around for 5 mins, we finally found a spot. We parked and made our way down to the dock. We looked around for any signs of my family and I couldn't see anyone. We waited and waited until finally I saw two of my aunts walking up. We walked over and they said we had just missed the boat. Grr! haha! We were pretty frustrated because we had been standing there the whole time. They then told us that nobody would be coming back until 1! Just then, my brother Chris walked down to the dock and we told him the same story.My aunts decided that they would recruit Matthew & I to go back into town and get jet skis. I figured since no one was coming back until 1 we might as well. Boy was I wrong! haha! We drove back into town and every place was sold out of jet skis. And I later found out, my family had made several trips back to find us. Too late for that!We got back to the dock around 11:30 and decided to grab a bite to eat. Matthew & I were both starving because we had skipped breakfast. We ate at the restaurant on the dock and enjoyed some interesting conversations with my aunts.
Finally 1 o'clock rolled around and someone came and picked us all up. We made the VERY short journey across the lake where my mom & sister were waiting. I was excited to see everyone. We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and playing.That night we went out to eat with my family at Chili's. Our waitress looked like she pretty much hated life. haha! My order was correct but I think pretty much everyone else had something wrong with it. After dinner, my brother & sister decided to go back to their hotel rooms because their kids were pretty worn out from the whole day. Matthew & I made our way to the Casino that the majority of my family was staying out. We played a few slot machines but didn't really win anything.
The next day, we went to lunch with my brother & sister-in-law at Outback. I got some potato soup that was so delicious! After lunch we decided that we better make the 4 hr journey back home. I told Matthew he could drive because I was a little sleepy. I'm so glad he did because on our way home we got a flat tire! Luckily he was able to pull over before there was too much damage done. The only bad thing was we were in the middle of no where and still 2 hours away from home. Thankfully, he has triple A! Since I have the worlds crappiest jack set for my car, we were unable to get the tire off. We had to wait about 40 mins before someone came out and put my spare on. We were able to make it all the way back to Phoenix with out any problems.
All in all it was a great trip! I'm so glad that Matthew came with me and that I was able to see my family. I didn't take a lot of pictures but here are a few.
xoxo
Megs
Keira & I
Gavin
Aeris & her stuffed thing named Ice Cream
Aeris, Ice Cream, Keira, Angela
Matthew & I
Keira & Gavin
Aeris after a long day at the lake
Matthew walking on the wobbly dock
The fish I was pretty certain was going to eat Matthew's hand off!
Just a couple of Ducks waiting for a boat ride!
Finally 1 o'clock rolled around and someone came and picked us all up. We made the VERY short journey across the lake where my mom & sister were waiting. I was excited to see everyone. We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and playing.That night we went out to eat with my family at Chili's. Our waitress looked like she pretty much hated life. haha! My order was correct but I think pretty much everyone else had something wrong with it. After dinner, my brother & sister decided to go back to their hotel rooms because their kids were pretty worn out from the whole day. Matthew & I made our way to the Casino that the majority of my family was staying out. We played a few slot machines but didn't really win anything.
The next day, we went to lunch with my brother & sister-in-law at Outback. I got some potato soup that was so delicious! After lunch we decided that we better make the 4 hr journey back home. I told Matthew he could drive because I was a little sleepy. I'm so glad he did because on our way home we got a flat tire! Luckily he was able to pull over before there was too much damage done. The only bad thing was we were in the middle of no where and still 2 hours away from home. Thankfully, he has triple A! Since I have the worlds crappiest jack set for my car, we were unable to get the tire off. We had to wait about 40 mins before someone came out and put my spare on. We were able to make it all the way back to Phoenix with out any problems.
All in all it was a great trip! I'm so glad that Matthew came with me and that I was able to see my family. I didn't take a lot of pictures but here are a few.
xoxo
Megs
Keira & I
Gavin
Aeris & her stuffed thing named Ice Cream
Aeris, Ice Cream, Keira, Angela
Matthew & I
Keira & Gavin
Aeris after a long day at the lake
Matthew walking on the wobbly dock
Aeris
The fish I was pretty certain was going to eat Matthew's hand off!
Just a couple of Ducks waiting for a boat ride!
