I thought that getting married meant I'd be a crazy blogger; blogging about the half-dollar sized spiders in our garage and how Alex had splotches of long hair when he cut his hair for the first time, but instead, we have gotten caught up in a lot of new adventures...just the two of us soaking up the time together before we decide to start a family.
This summer, Alex and I have spent a majority of our free time outside. I have conquered my goal to form a love for running and Alex has been begging me to get into biking so we can go for long rides together. We spend most weekends either camping or backpacking/hiking... Here's a link my work wrote about one of our more recent backpacking trips: http://everythingfortheoutdoors.blogspot.com/2012/08/backpacking-lake-blanche.html. It is so fun to work for a company who endorses being active and trying new things and getting outside! I think we take that for granted a lot living in such a beautiful state as Utah. We go on Sunday drives a lot, especially now that we have the Subaru. I feel like I'm finally a true 'granola' ha ha. Alex always calls me a granola because of the food I make him...He is such a trooper to try all my healthy creations. This summer, we also started rock climbing. Alex is a tad bit scared of heights, and he says he's good with being my belayer for the rest of our lives, but I think he'll build enough courage to become an awesome climber! We have also travelled to Southern Utah for some red rock campin' and hikin' as well as meandered up thru Oregon for a fun weekend with my side of the family. At that reunion, there was a spread of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Virus. It was pretty nasty and spread quickly. Cute baby Jack got a severe case right when we got back and he was quite the sad baby!
So, to sum up, we have been a tad busy this summer with hiking, camping, climbing, weddings, vacationing, tending to our little dog who managed to tare not one, but BOTH of her ACL's, boating, wakeboarding, running, racing, rodeo-ing, and our quick trips to Heber to dream of our future ranch home while enjoying multiple stops at Dairy Keen! :) I think the biggest thing this summer (in my opinion) is Alex rock climbing for the first time. He conquered his extreme fear of heights and because of that, I have vowed to my husband that I will learn to Ski this winter as I have never set my feet into a pair of snow skis. I'd rather snowmobile down a mountain! :) I am quite scared, and hopefully we will be able to find some how to get a decent priced season pass or cheap one-time passes to be able to conquer my fear of skiing. Such a silly fear, but I really am terrified. I will definitely keep you posted on how that one turns out!
Adieu... for now.
