'Returns a boto.ec2.InstanceObject for self.instance_id'

def _get_instance(self):

    try:
        ec2 = connect_to_aws(boto.ec2, self.region, **self.aws_connect_params)
    except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, AnsibleAWSError) as e:
        self.module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
    return ec2.get_only_instances(instance_ids=[self.instance_id])[0]
