Canoeing as Newlyweds

This weekend we went up to Cook Forest to visit my parents and John and I went canoeing (Ashley, is that spelled anywhere near right?) Well, that was definately an adventure in communication! It was a four mile canoe ride and the first mile or so went something like this -

"Go right!' 'I am going right, you're the one going left!' 'I told you to go left to miss that rock!' 'Well I can't hear you.' 'Well then tell me you can't hear me.' 'If I can't hear you and don't know that you're talking how am I supposed to tell you to speak up?' 'Why are you stopping us? Why are you out of the canoe? Don't tip us! What are you doing?! Ok, you back in now?' 'Don't hit my dad's kayak! Dad watch out!' 'I'm getting out to help your dad flip his kayak back over.' 'Don't flip me getting back in!' Which way do you want to go to miss that rock ahead?' 'What rock?' 'The one we are heading for!' 'Go left!' 'Why are we going all the way over here?' You said to go left to miss that rock' 'Yeah, that rock way back there!"

Well you get the idea. I am happy to report that we did very well in the last two miles and our communication greatly improved! We didn't lose any oars and we didn't flip! I just thought you guys would get a little chuckle out of that story and I am sure we are all learning how important communication is in any domestic situation, especially canoing!
Love,
Andrea