We arrived in Iowa on Friday night, December 19. I always love returning to my hometown and being at either of our family’s homes. It’s such a warm, relaxing, and happy feeling to be home and with people who know us and love us so much! We’re so blessed to have both of our families…
From December 18-19, 2014 How blessed we are to have an extra long Christmas break! I don’t know if I will ever say that phrase again, but at least I know that we took advantage of it and enjoyed it as much as we could! This year, we did our “reverse snowbird” thing again and…
Sedona – home of the beautiful red rocks in Arizona. Even if you’ve never heard of it, you’ve probably seen pictures of the quintessential red rock formations. I remember hearing about it for the first time from a teacher at my massage school, as she spoke about her travels there and the beauty and serenity…
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…
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…
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…