Our first anniversary! July 27, 2014 Letterboxing, Joshua Tree national park, and home. Our alarm went off way too early this morning. The first thing I said: “Boxing!” …then, “oh, happy anniversary.” 
But seriously, where we were headed this morning was a letterboxer’s dream! A quiet, isolated park that the park rangers really didn’t…
July 26, 2014 Driving & Boxing around Joshua Tree, CA We woke up with the sun this morning and enjoyed a beautiful sunrise. It’s always fun to see the sun set one night and rise the next morning…okay, maybe not always, but we were on vacation and we’re all about relishing every moment of our…
July 25, 2014 A Day in Santa Barbara It was a beautiful morning, much cooler than the day before, and clear skies all around. A perfect day for going to a beach! But first, we went a little out of our way again for a letterbox. This one took us North on I-14 and West…
July 24, 2014 Destination: Palmdale, CA We were up bright and early this morning, excited because the vacation we had been planning for so long was finally here! We knew for a long time that we wanted to celebrate our first anniversary “big”, and while our plans had changed many times over the past months,…
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…
This weekend’s “Saturday Adventure” is more like a series of extended weekend adventures thanks to Curtis’ super light schedule. So enjoy reading about our Thursday-Friday-Saturday adventures. 
Monsoon season is officially here, as we’ve had rain off and on during the week. With it came some humidity. (what?! Yes, it’s true – Arizona doesn’t always…