Sunday, July 5, 2015 Badlands National Park On Sunday morning, we left bright and early for the 2 hour drive from Pierre to the Badlands. The temperature was forecasted to be in the 90’s for the day, so the earlier the start, the better! In the Badlands, there is basically no shade, so we packed…
Saturday, July 4, 2015 Traveling to Pierre, South Dakota One of my big bucket list items for this summer was to go on vacation somewhere with my family. Now, if you read this blog often, you may be surprised to learn that there was a time when I once hated going on vacation. Sad, but…
Hello again, friends! I know it’s been a while. I thought that I would have so much time to blog and write thoughtful posts all summer, but as it turns out, I haven’t had time! Everyone is doing a great job at keeping me busy, and I feel like I’m doing more than just making…
So, what’s been going on since our vacation? Curtis has been gone at training for 1 ½ weeks. This is our first time being separated since May of 2013, when he came back from college for the summer and then married me and brought me back with him. Obviously, this is challenging for both of…
Upon arriving back at home, the first order of business was to celebrate our sibling’s graduations! We couldn’t get up in time for the ceremonies last weekend, but we were able to attend both parties. We really enjoyed jumping back in to our families lives and being involved, and then getting to catch up with…
Today, I’m sharing some of the memories from Curtis’ graduation weekend. We had a great time visiting with his parents and giving them a mini-tour to parts of Tucson. One big bonus to being with them is having great pictures to tell the story, thanks to my mother-in-law Julie who is a very skilled photographer!…