Chitty chitty Chautauqua!

During the month of July, we, my two roommates and I, were able to go up to Chautauqua, New York and spend time with a lot of the guys on the team and also my host family. It was a quality time to spend with the guys and just develop those relationships even further! We were up there for a week. I wasn't able to spend the whole week up there as there was training but the time that was spent up there was incredible. We got to go Tubing, Wake-boarding, Skiing, and Swimming. See the thing is, there is no way, with the guys we have on our team, not have fun! We have guys on the team that love God and love each other and while having a good time, don't put the first two aside. We bought a new tube for the boat because the one we had just wasn't cutting it. However, the one we bought is an island... almost. We fit 5 grown men on there while being towed by the boat. My friend, Jason (Jcheek for those who read the blog), was driving the boat and he is ruthless. It isn't a good boat ride unless someone falls out of the boat or gets flipped 50 ft in the air. He would whip us at about 40 mph! The key was teamwork. If one person failed, then the team failed... and it hurt! We had a formation of 3 and 2! 3 on the bottom and 2 on top and we had to keep the weight down because if we didn't, the tube would catch air and go 50 ft in the air! If anyone ever wants to see some sick wipeouts, just ask!

The moral of the story is, don't let Jason drive!