...I sure am wiped out! And sore, too. First I bent my toes under while playing frisbee in the park with S on Sunday. The baby was nearby playing on the playground but then she joined us in our frisbee game for awhile.
Yesterday I spent The Whole Day out with the Marine division. I threw on my old uniform and headed out there and I'm so glad I did b/c there were only 4 of us there and one of them was a brand new cadet, having just graduated on Saturday! The Sgt. paired me up with himself and, amazingly, let me operate the Duracraft all day long. I couldn't believe it but after 2 years of having been on a boat, much less driven one, it all came back to me, slowly but surely! I managed to avert any major catastrophes such as getting mired on a sandbar and even docked the boat once with the Major himself watching me (I was nervous and skittish as HELL but tried desperately not to show it). I got much better at "planing" the boat and got my speed up and also caught some knuckleheads who broke the law by towing under a bridge and then didn't have enough PFD's on board! Finally, at the end of the day I even trailered the boat and it only took me 2 tries to get it on there, heh heh. The Sgt.--a kindly old man who's been on the Marine division for 33 years--said I handled the boat well, that I was thoughtful and took my time when necessary, and said I could come out any day with him! He really didn't need to lie to me to make him his friend, but it was very sweet of him to say anyway!!!
So today my arms and back hurt from handling the boat all day long. It was pretty windy out there so I had to fight some rougher currents than normal plus the usual wakes and stuff. As we all know by now we did not have a hurricane hit Houston after all, which is always good.
I really don't want to consider that I may be possibly slowing down and not being able to handle all the rough stuff I used to be able to handle when I was younger, but I sure am tired today. I still have no problem jumping into the drink when necessary like I did yesterday (only up to my knees) even though the other female deputy out there said I was brave to do that b/c she thinks the river is nasty. I retorted that your body is not a temple, but rather an amusement park! I don't like that female at all, anyway. It took her 5 times to trailer her boat and she's been on Marine full time for 4 years. She can't even back her own trailer on to the dock! I can do it, even if it does take me 10 full minutes! But my point is, I'm seeming to have a lower tolerance for La Vida Loca these days! Or at least, my body sure is noticing the next day what I put it through the day before!
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