As is tradition for this time of year, I’ve been reflecting lately on 2023, and how certain events of years past have led up to who we are now. Recently I recalled how in high school (and probably college), Curtis used to wear a shirt that read, “Why be normal?” It was kind of a…
I promised pictures of my first care package and here it is! Curtis has had access to my blog occasionally, so I couldn’t just go and post it before today at the risk of ruining the surprise. Here’s how I was able to spoil my husband a little while he is in OCS. 😉 click to enlarge! Initially,…
Last week was all about hot weather, delicious new recipes, editing sermon texts, and planning for our next vacation. It’s just been in the upper 90’s, but with a few rainstorms came some humidity, and we haven’t been going out quite as much. It’s left us to get more creative at home. This week, our…
Our decision to request to move back to Arizona for the fall was based off of many reasons. The desire to be in a familiar place with people we knew, wanting to explore more of this beautiful state in its prime hiking season, and for Curtis, knowing who he’d be working for, to name a…
April 2-3, 2016 At the beginning of the month, Curtis’ parents and sister came down to see us for the weekend! They arrived late on Friday, April 1 and stayed till Monday morning, giving us 2 days to show them around our corner of the Low Country. It was so exciting to host both of…
Day 6: March 21, 2014 Farmington, NM to Payson, AZ For most of our trip, we had carefully spaced out all the places we were visiting and made sure we were only driving 3-5 hours. But today, we couldn’t avoid a longer (7 hour) drive. We ended up adding on more to our time by…