I feel so lucky that we were able to squeeze in this adults-only Lake Havasu Trip with our best friends, Megan and Cole Stutz! During this time we were supposed to be in Cabo celebrating my big 4-0 with them and with my brother and sister-in-law, Christian and Dana but Covid-19 changed those plans. This “plan B “came into action and it was a great way to have a social distancing vacation. We rented an AIRBNB and were able to either be on the boat or at the house so it was a win-win situation. We towed their boat there and nothing beats being out on a boat in nature. We are very thankful to those that helped watch our boys while we were gone so we could enjoy this vacay!
The Crew!Here was our awesome backyard that we got to relax in!
The house had a tropical theme throughout it that made it feel like you were on vacation!
Megan had these fun koozies made to mark the special vacay for my birthday! On one side it said “Julie’s 40th Birthday, Lake Havasu, AZ” and on the other side, it said, “More Fun then Two Twenty Year Olds” LOL!!!
We would get up and have a leisurely morning of making breakfast and packing up the cooler with lunch and snacks to have out on the lake.
The boys would take turns driving the boat but Cole was our designated Captain for each day!Loved having this time away with Jason!I met Megan at my first job out of college at Enterprise-rent-a-car during the Management program. We clicked right away and it’s turned into a life long friendship.Riding fast, with the wind blowing out on the lake surrounded by nature and Arizona’s beautiful mountains, there’s nothing like it!
We would find coves to post up in and relax, have lunch and float around in various fun floaties.
I had to take this fun unicorn one out!These floats were fun to chill and sit in.
We had a fun time doing water activities. I was the first up to go skiing and the boot on the ski was broken and after a few tries of it my arms gave out and really hurt the rest of the trip. I had high hopes of getting up because I water skied for 20 years. Next time, I’ll get up for sure when I have all my strength and start with working ski’s, lol
It was so awesome to watch Jason get up for his first time ever, he was so determined and I’m SO proud of him!
Woohoo, lookin’ good Babe!
Megan did an awesome job skiing too!
At night we would go back and relax in the house pool and spa and prepare dinner. We had taco night, pizza night, and BBQ chicken & veggies with pasta salad. We would play different games like Cards of Humanity and crack up at ourselves.
Jay can’t help himself, he’s our pool man at home and vacation is no exception…he’s skimming the pool for us, lol
Megan would braid my hair in the morning so it would stay in place out on the boat.
Each day we would travel a different part of the lake and it was beautiful!
Relaxing on the back of the boat!
We went tubing of the back of the boat and its just as fun as I remember!
With my bestie Boo!About to go over that wake! We were holding on tight and managed to stay on even though Cole was trying to get us to fall off.With my Man!Aren’t they cute!Looking good! Jay driving the boat!Another pit stop…Time to get wet…have I mentioned how hot it is in Havasu?!?! But when you are in the water and driving on the boat it’s glorious!Our Men!
The boys couldn’t help themselves and decided to jump off a cliff into the water! Megan and I took a pass on that one, lol
There goes Jason!Nice jump, Cole!You definitely get tan being out on the boat for 3 days!We had the best talks where we would dream about where we want to go in life, reminisce on our wild and crazy younger days together and discuss all the future places we want to travel. They love to travel just as much as us, so I know there will be lots of adventures together in our future.We used Stacher bags for everything! They come in all different sizes, are great for our environment, and are perfect to hold your cell phones, food, dog food (we had their dog Bailey with us too). You can find a starter kit HERE.What a pose, haha but I wanted to show you these cool water shoes I found on Amazon. They were great for the lake to walk around the rocks or when you are at a pebbly beach. They are kind of like the adult version of the kid’s shoe, Natives, but not as expensive and come in so many different colors. You can find them HERE.I forgot how beautiful the sunsets are in Arizona (I went to UofA).
It was a perfect getaway and I want to thank Megan and Cole who did most of the planning. We can’t wait for our next adventure together!
