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February Prompt #11

11. Is there something that you now enjoy (a thing or an activity) that you never thought you would?

As I have said before, I lived a VERY sheltered life growing up and was not introduced to very many things. I have never been a outdoor type of gal...skeeters seem to eat me up..BUT...about 6 or 7 years ago me and a few friend went on what was supposed to be canoeing but we ended up having to take single person kayaks because the river was high...so we all decided we would try it. I was scared to death at first..thinking I will tip..I have a dumb fear of floaters (aka dead bodies or body parts) popping up in the water..then after about 20 minutes, I found myself relaxing and totally loving kayaking! I NEVER thought I would be someone who would do something like that after the way I was raised.but OMG I freaking love kayaking! Steve, Jason (my friend/Steve's nephew who is 39 years old) and I go every summer...normally go 3-4 times a month if possible...basically every other weekend when the sperm donor has the kids lol However we have taken the kids before, my oldest is not into it but my 15 year old son and my 12 year old daughter loved it soooo much!! So now I think I have created mini kayak addicts lol

It is awesome to just float along..get some sun..nature looking so beautiful..seeing critters..relaxing and just literally chilling out..there are all these "islands" as well call them where we will stop at and eat lunch or just relax and we find so many amazing fossils and rocks....I have a HUGE bucket full of all of our findings!! It is my favorite thing to do...but with my health sometimes it is hard for me to do...thankfully we have a raft so I can just kick back and not have to do a thing..Steve and Jason paddle and me and my furbaby dog Zoey just relax and enjoy the ride lol

I am so glad that I stepped outside my comfort zone and tried this out all those years ago....I love it so much and now that I am talking about it..it makes me wish for summer even MORE! Hurry Up!!~ I am ready to hit that water and so is my kayaking dog Zoey! She loves to go with us!!