I have never…
-Been to Disneyland
-Been to California
-Been out of the United States with the exception of Mexico
-Been on a cruise
the list goes on…
and yesterday I got to check one off.
I had never been fishing…until yesterday!
My family didn’t take those crazy family trips to the Bahamas or to Hawaii or anywhere really. I’m not complaining, I never felt like I missed out on anything. We took our yearly trip to Lake Powell and that was as far as I ever needed to go. Lake Powell was my heaven and always will be (nothing could possibly be more beautiful than that). We went camping when I was younger and played just about every sport as a family on weekends… I was never aware of the world outside of me… which was okay because I didn’t need anything else. I did a little traveling before I went into high school. I went on a student trip to Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas which was a dream come true, but still never compared to simple trips with my family. (I think my friend Ali and I slept on every bench in every park and museum that week anyway, I wasn’t born to be a tourist and a traveler) Then, (I think it was the summer after Sophomore year), I went to San Carlos, Mexico with Joey, Connor, Jordan, Joey’s mom and his girlfriend. I did just about everything there. I went kayaking in the middle of the ocean with wild dolphins even, but still nothing ever compared to my trips with family. AND you’d think that I’ve been fishing since Lake Powell was a yearly thing, but not so much. My cousins would fish and I’d be on the shore playing something or out with my dad wakeboarding until I couldn’t hold onto the rope any longer. (All I ever wanted to do was clear the wake so I’d stay out until I had given it my best shot).
Anyway Alexa, after all that travel talk… get to the point! Point is, I went fishing yesterday and crossed it off my “I have never” list.
Since it was the 4th of July, he wanted to take me since I had never been. I was tired from being in the parade so we drove a few minutes to a local pond and I learned how to fish and cast the line! I’m surprised that it was actually fun. I’ve never had much of a desire to fish because it seemed boring, I was wrong. There was even a turtle and it kept looking at me… it knew I was a first-timer and wanted to watch me.
Either that or noticed that I only fished for a few minutes then gave the pole to Garret and pranced around taking pictures. I don’t have a future in fishing but I’ll go again sometime.
At night we invited our families over to watch fireworks at our house. Our new place sits on a hill and overlooks the whole city. It seemed like the fireworks were right above us and that we were the only ones watching them.
See, I always knew I didn’t need to go places to see beautiful things. The most beautiful things are right at home with me.
-A.Brent
Alexa Brent 