Yesterday was Curtis’ last first day of school – and everyone knows no first day of school is official without pictures! I love my super smart and hardworking husband. I also love how tan we’ve gotten this summer. 🙂 We were reflecting on our favorite memories from this summer. My top 2 were the moment we reached the peak… Read More
Archives for August 2014
Weekend in Prescott, Day 2
Saturday, August 23, 2014 This was actually our second time ever being in Prescott. The first time was only a quick drive-through, but even then we knew one thing for sure: this is where we want to retire someday! Well, if we ever just settle down and retire… our first choice is to just live on the road and travel… Read More
Weekend in Prescott, Day 1
Friday, August 22, 2014 Our last trip for the summer – it feels so weird to be saying that! We’re not terribly disappointed that it’s over though, Curtis is excited to be learning in classes again, and we have more trips planned for the fall that we are eager to start preparing for! And of course, the weather is only… Read More
Mastering Puzzles, Loving Puppies, and Losing Wisdom
Dining room table? What’s that? Oh, you mean a puzzling table, yes we have one of those! After the last 7 months of having this gigantic 3000 piece puzzle taking over the table, we are SO excited to say that we are DONE! As you can see, we didn’t measure quite right before getting started, and the corners of the… Read More
Weekend in Chiricahua, Part 3: Visiting Fort Bowie
Saturday, August 16, 2014 After leaving Chiricahua, we drove about a half hour North to Fort Bowie. Off highway 186, the road to get there was gravel but well maintained, and even with the recent rains we didn’t encounter any flooding. (Important to note that in Arizona during monsoon season!) The parking lot and trailhead are 8 miles in, and… Read More
Weekend in Chiricahua, Part 2: Hiking in Chiricahua
Saturday, August 16, 2014 It was a very pleasant night to camp, besides being in a National Monument with many other groups camping, it wasn’t too loud and we felt rested enough to begin the day with hiking! It was cloudy around 7 that morning as we drove the trailhead, but it didn’t rain at all. The rain from the… Read More