A Day on the River

Saturday started out looking kind of cloudy with a chance of rain. But by mid-afternoon, the clouds cleared and the temperatures soared! A perfect day to be on the river!

We met Jesse's younger brother, his girlfriend and Jesse's aunt and uncle for a day of sun and fun.

I even engraved coozies for everyone so they have a coozie to match their boat :) Jesse loves this little mascot for the cam we have in our boat. And since our new boat doesn't have a name yet, I used this for our coozies. Everyone else got their boat's name engraved on one side with "I'd rather be air boating" on the other side along with an air boat graphic.

 

 I'm definitely glad we got out Saturday, because we tried to boat again on Sunday, but the river was much higher just over night! Apparently they got the rain up north that we thought we were going to get early Saturday. Good reason to enjoy life as you can :)

Friday Features - For the Birthday Boy

Today is Jesse's birthday! We don't have any special plans for the day, but I do have a really great gift picked out for him (but I don't want to ruin the surprise). So for now, I've put together a list of things from Etsy that Jesse would love. Give him anything with a motor or some Budweiser and he's one happy guy :)

ON SALE Old School Classic 1969 Camaro Z/28 Muscle Car Vinyl Wall art

by Pillboxdesigns 

Budweiser Draft Tasting Glasses Set of 8

 by NOLAdrift

I'd Rather be Snowmobiling Car Decal

 by huckleberrycreation

 Airboat Charm Sterling Silver Fanboat Vacation Water Florida Themes

by jewelbecharmed

great shape vintage 1989 budweiser BUD MAN lidded STEIN ceramarte

 by score571

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Weekend Wrap Up

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Jesse and I had a wonderful time filled with family and friends! Our celebrations actually kicked off on Wednesday and lasted all weekend :)

On Wednesday afternoon we celebrated Jesse's dad's retirement. We grilled out during lunch with all his coworkers, then had a celebration after work as well. I also went to my aunt's that night to watch fireworks.

Thursday and Friday were both filled with family cookouts and fireworks as well. 

Heading Out...Over 30 boats total!

Shooting Potato Canons

 Saturday was a big day. We floated down the river with around 30 other canoes and kayaks. It's an annual trip and more and more boats join every year. Jesse's dad and brother were there with us as well.

Sunday we got to go air boating. A great way to end the weekend. I love being on the river because it's so relaxing!

I even got festive and painted my nails and made some fun star earrings! I don't normally paint my nails because I can't keep from picking at the polish, but I wanted to have fun nails for the weekend. I painted my thumbs blue and cut out little stars from vinyl with my laser. I painted the rest of my nails red. And I made the earrings from red acrylic :)

I hope all my readers had a great weekend as well!

Thunder on the Loup 2012

Over the weekend, Jesse and I went on an air boat trip with some friends. We had such a great time! We got to go boating on a beautiful river, watch the races and get away for a while :)

We got there on Friday and set up camp. That afternoon we took a nice long boat ride. It was so cool to be on a different river. Our river is much more narrow (and very shallow right now!) compared to the Loup River. The boat ride was great, but the storm that night wasn't! We ended up sleeping in the truck since our tent was trying to blow in on us!

But Saturday was beautiful again. The sun was shining and our stuff all dried out in no time. Saturday was the start of the races. It's so cool to see the boats all lined up! All the different paint jobs, graphics and setups are so cool to see!

I even found my dream boat :)

Sunday we went boating again for a while. We actually missed the races on Sunday because we were out doing our own thing and we wanted to get home at a descent time that night. But it worked out great. It was a nice relaxing weekend and we're already planning our trip for next year!

  I'll be catching up with blog posts that I missed over the weekend. And I'll do a double dose of Treasury Thanks on Sunday since I missed it this past weekend!

Friday Features - Thunder on the Loup

This weekend, Jesse and I are headed to the Loup River with some of our friends for an event called Thunder on the Loup! It's a huge air boat get-together coined the "Sturgis of Air Boats". There will be drag races, figure 8 races, a party Saturday night and air boats from all over the US! We're so excited to see the huge, fancy boats!

So with the trip on my mind, today's features all have to do with the river...and I even found a photo of the river we'll be on!

Canoe by the Loup River - Fine Art Photograph

by  NebraskaSky

The Best Memories Are Made At The River Primitive Wooden Sign

by kshopa

River Life with Catfish in Center Decal

by  lilbitolove 

Life Is Good On The River-Wood Sign

 by MagnoliaMarket 

 Have a great weekend!