June 19, 2014: Finally, the trip we had been thoroughly planning, hardcore preparing, and impatiently waiting for was here – our trip to Flagstaff to hike the highest peak in Arizona! Before we left, we made a list of all the major landmarks we wanted to see, and quality letterboxes we wanted to get. The…
Hello from the desert! Yeah, we’re still alive down here. There’s no denying it’s HOT. Highs have been in the 100’s all week – it even smells hot! However, as you’ll see, there isn’t really much different about our lifestyle compared to during the winter months. We like it this way. 🙂 Here’s pictures and…
We were only at home for a couple days after returning from Iowa, but we were already craving another adventure. We want new scenery! New experiences! More letterboxes! I need to draw more lines on my atlas and proclaim “I’ve been here”!!! We don’t care how hot it is, we just don’t like sitting around…
Yesterday, Curtis & I completed our goal of visiting every county in Arizona together! After only living here for 9.5 months, I think I know more about Arizona as a whole than I know about my hometown that I lived in for 20.5 years. (I’ll have to fix that, eventually!) We also now have less…
Isn’t that how it always is, the trip going back home is so much longer than the one driving to see the people you love? It doesn’t have that same excitement and anxiousness, you’re just there the whole 25ish hours knowing you’re going back to ‘reality’. The trip just went by too fast! At least…
Time flies when you’re having fun. Even in Iowa. 😉 In our one week there, we managed to visit state parks all around our hometown and had two day trips – one to the Southeast corner, the second to the Northeast corner! I would have loved more time, but I’m glad we got to enjoy…