Today I went wakeboarding for the first time. It was a thrill when I could actually get up. I am so sore right now. Pictures will be up soon.

I learned something today. Living here in Utah, I have come to learn that mormon families are very close-knit. They all stick together and have family outings often. I always thought the close-knit families here were the Mormon families. This isn’t necessarily true. I was wakeboarding with PJ’s family(not Mormon) today and they acted like families should. It’s not just the Mormon families that stick together, it’s every family here. It’s not a religious thing, but a Utah thing. To me this fries my brain. All i’ve seen over the years back home in Jersey proved that all families were dysfunctional. That isn’t the case here in Utah. I’d say Utah is one of the most family oriented states, if not, the most.

All of this comes at a bargain. Although families in Utah stick together, they dont communicate between each other. And if you aren’t Mormon, you’re family will be segregated from all other Mormon families. Back home in Jersey, families are dysfunctional, but we know how to socialize. And the unhealthy things that happen between families back home in Jersey aren’t all that bad anyway. If you had to decide between having your children safer but more secluded, or less secluded but more ready for the world, what would you choose?