Over the 4th of July we were able to go boating with some friends in the ward. We have two lakes within 30 minutes of our house, so a lot of people in the area have equipment to do all sorts of fun water stuff. We enjoyed water-skiing, wake-boarding, tubing, and canoeing. I even got to drive the boat!
Towards the end of the afternoon things started to wind down and we got a little bored. Me and Kyle (another guy from our ward) decided to have a little fun and to play "King of the Tube" (think King of the Mountain, but the winner is the last one still on the tube).
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| Kyle and I prepare for battle |
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| We struggled mightily to try to knock the other person off. At this point we were having fun. This is the last time I think either of us smiled that day. |
As things progressed and we still hadn't knocked each other off, the boat driver started going faster and hitting harder waves. At one point we were turned completely vertical and we hit a huge wake. CRACK! Kyle and I slammed into each other sideways, and we both let go. I had the wind knocked out of me (isn't that one of the worst feelings ever?), and it was at that point that I was grateful to be wearing a life jacket! It wasn't clear who let go first, so we decided to call it a draw.
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| The end of the battle - for now... |
That whole week I could barely move. My side hurt so bad, and it hurt to move between any sitting, standing, or laying position. After a week of pain and not feeling any better, I decided to go to the doctor to make sure I hadn't done anything really bad. The doctor told me I probably had some broken ribs, but that it was pointless to get an X-ray because there is nothing they can really do for it. The next week at church Kyle told me that his ribs were broken too! So let this be a lesson next time you are tempted to play "King of the Tube" - don't do it unless you want to be in pain for the next 6 weeks!
3 comments:
KC! That is hilarious!!! Not that you're hurt, but you so, totally, remind me of my dad!!! (Probably something your dad would have done too). My dad is INFAMOUS for tubing. He doesn't play 'king of the tube', though. Everyone knows when dad is in the boat, sooner or later there's going to be a 'ride' when he gets on the tube. Dad's goal is to stay on as long as he can. The driver's goal is to throw him. It makes for a GREAT show! Maybe you should try that next time, then there's not someone else to run into!! :o) Hope you feel better soon!!
Ha ha, looking back at this I remember how bad I felt that you were in so much pain. But I was more mad that I couldn't hug, cuddle, or do pretty much anything with you because you were in so much pain! I am just glad you are completely healed up now so I can hold you tight! :)
Top 5 K.C. injuries! My vote is for Chipped tooth in the now non-existent Sutherland's parking lot.
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