"Gnarly"

Alright, well... as it turns out it wasn't my crazy lil husband that was injured!! It brought great relief when he called and confirmed that he was still alive and in one piece! So! Here is his email to me, just so ya'll know why I was freaking!!! (He is talking about the waterfalls they hiked to in Costa Rica)...

"we went to some heated natural pools and it had a water slide and super hot pools up to 150 F. i didn't venture into the boiling water...ouch!!!! the water slide was so gnarly and there is an exciting story of injury and rescue which i will tell later when i have some time. it was me who was hurt and everybody is okay, but it was a little scary for a few minutes."

Yeah! So, here I am having a full on heart attack and nearly throwing up! Come to find out, it was "Big K" (pic above) who was injured. He is ok though, which is a blessing! I guess they were going down this "gnarly" slide, as Josh called it. Kaulana somehow hit his head while racing on the water slide, which knocked him unconscious. He then came flying out and dropped like a cannon bomb into the water... right! Well, everybody is waiting for him to pop up outta the water, but.... nothing! They wait a sec longer, and still... no Kaulana! That is when one of the guys (Cody?) decided to jump in after him! Kaulana is a tall Hawaiian dude too! But, they managed to pull him out of the water. He was still unconscious, but after a minute (which I'm sure felt like...forever) he came to. Josh said he had a big gash above his eye. Bad enough to need some stitches, but nowhere to go?! He also feels as though he may have broken a rib or two. Oh, I'm just thankful that Kaulana is ok and it wasn't like an air flight to the hospital or something! And!... I'm relieved that Josh is in one piece too! It's time to tell these guys that they're no longer 13 yrs old!.... they're 30!!!!!! No more head first diving and screwin' around boys!!! ;) :) :) ha ha!

Thought of the day:

"I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level. I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often-painful process." ~DN