A New Pair of Pants

What a difference!  So each year Phil takes an Annual Guys Fishing trip to Lake Powell in May.  I usually go to Michigan to stay with family during this time.  Last year my bio mom came here to help me because I had my tonsils out.  This year there was a possible invite on the table for me to go part of the week on the fishing trip. Well, let me describe briefly how that went.  The friend he goes with and his girlfriend met us for dinner to discuss the possibility. The conversation was initiated by the girlfriend who I have only met a couple times.. "The boat ride out there is going to be really rough on you, the houseboat seats are old and uncomfortable, you have to climb a ladder to the roof to sleep on an air mattress every night".  At that point Phil's friend jumped in as said "it's not that we don't want you to go, it's that we care about your safety. He gave me some scenarios of what may happen if the wind was high and the bass boat was rocky on the

I decided to travel recently, which, since my injury, has been very minimal.  The first trip was a short roadtrip with Phil, Jordan, and his girlfriend (Hannah), to Vegas for a family Reunion.  We were meeting up with my family who I had not seen for up to seven years.  My sister, Wendy and her husband from NY,  as well as his side of the family would meet us out there to visit with my niece. She started teaching 8th Grade Orchestra last year in Vegas.  My nephew who is now living in Steamboat Springs, CO as a Ski Instructor would also be flying in.  Jordan has not seen his cousins since prior to going into the Army when his Grandmother passed away in 2011 and we had the Celebration of Life and the family all flew in to spend the time together at our home.  My sister Dawne from Phoenix was also going with us.We all rented a house and discussed what the weekend would look like as we would only be spending Fri-Sun with them.  The rest of the family would be there a bit longer, until Wedn