Awesome Things Happen.

Every once in a while awesome things happen. Awesome things like marrying a super great guy whose extended family regularly rents houseboats for a family vacation.

SIGH.

I don't think any amount of words can do justice to the awesomeness that is living on a houseboat on Shuswap Lake for a week. Close your eyes (actually that won't work because you need to be able to read this description to imagine it...), imagine gracefully floating down the warm, clear, calm waters as the sun beats down on your body from a gorgeous bright blue sky punctuated only by an occasional eagle or pure white cloud. Imagine that sun makes you too hot, so you simply stop your floating house (complete with tv, fire place, bbq, dishwasher, double fridge, two bathrooms, 2 state rooms, 2 bunk rooms, and stereo system), and jump off the side. Or slide down the slide that is attached to the second floor of your floating house. After cooling off in the warm, calm waters of the lake, perhaps you take a spin on the speed boat that has been graciously brought by Uncle Richard, go for a tube ride, or try your hand at water skiing or knee boarding. If you are like my husband, perhaps the size and speed of the speed boat is not fast enough, so you rent a seado and rip around the lake. Its realistic to suggest that after all of this time in the water you may be feeling hungry, so you enjoy some snacks, some beer, a bbq dinner, and some fresh corn on the cob. As the sun sets, and your hair slowly dries in a stringy mess, and your bathing suit becomes damp, the air cools down and you become chilled. You climb one of the two staircases to the second floor and joyfully lower yourself into the hot tub that has been warming on the roof. You watch the stars come out, the bats swoop around, and you look down across the lake to the twinkling lights of others just like you enjoying their houseboat vacation.

Can you imagine it?
Perhaps some pictures would help.

second story hot tub. 

Selfie! (Arron want's a selfie stick for Christmas)

One of the many, many, many, gorgeous views as we travelled. It looked like this (or similar landscapes) no matter where we went or which direction we travelled.

Nicer than my own kitchen...... 

MMMM. BBQ. So much BBQing happened. 

Relaxing with my awesome birthday present.

There were great places for adventuring. Hiking, cliff jumping, kayaking, exploring. 

A little bit of cliff jumping.
"By taking a video of this, I am in no way supporting your decision. I'm just taking evidence so search and rescue knows where to start looking!" 

Arron teaching Grandma how to drive the sea-do. 

CONSTANT lovely views. All the time. 

My favourite photo from the trip. It perfectly sums up our week. Boats, water, mountains, beach, relaxing.