Short Side of Life

This past weekend I tried something that I have never done before.  Travis’ mom and her new family brought their four wheeler and mule to use at the Off Roading Vehicle area in the South Randolph area of Tuttle Creek.  Saturday afternoon Travis and I joined his famiy out at the camp ground for dinner and mudding, if we were interested.   I am not ashamed to admit that I was born and raised a city girl and have an aversion to mud, so I did not jump at the idea.  The ORV area was nice enough, it consisted of mud, dirt, and water in ditches and wooded areas.  At first my plan was just to watch everyone else get dirty, but after a little bit of persuasion I joined in on the fun.  The first ditch we came to went straight down into 2 feet of muddy water and the only way across was through it.  So straight down into the mud pit we went with my feet up in the air the entire way in order to avoid getting them covered in mud, which is how I spent the next 30 minutes.  I managed to get away amazingly clean, which I can’t say about everyone else.  The trip was definitely amusing, but not something I would repeat any time soon.  I think I will stick to swimming in water and not in mud.