Saturday, November 27, 2010

Just another day at the office....


Checking owl nests on climbing routes for input into the new climbing management plan. No more cliff chickens on this one; they used to nest here, but not anymore. (This was a couple weeks ago - you can't be up on a tower when you're about to have a baby).

Friday, November 26, 2010

Still Cookin'



Should be any day.....but for now we're still cookin'.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

just the two of us.


Pine Creek Canyon, Zion Nat'l Park -- our second date.

Today is our three year anniversary and what a great three years it has been! This morning I woke up smiling as Brian carried a bouquet of yellow and red flowers into the room. We made blueberry waffles. I'll spare all of my blog readers any sappy love stories, but I am going to say that I am SOOO glad I married this guy (and vise-versa). We're in our new house and change is in the air. . . and nothing like change to make you feel a little nostalgic.


Hiking in Zion sometime March, 2007.


Nov. 10, 2007.


Tree cutting in the La Sals-- 2008.

On a glacier in Jasper Nat'l Park, Canada. August 2007


A photo a German hiker took of the two of us and emailed to me. Alaska, 2007.


Exploring a side canyon while canoeing the Colorado River. April, 2009.


Brian building a cairn on top of my head. Eardly Canyon, San Rafael Swell 2009.


Hawaii, 2009.

Eating out a Maggiano's with my fam. Christmas in NC, 2009.


Shafer Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands. March, 2010.


Disc Golf in NC, Dec 2009.


Mohave Desert, CA. Jan, 2010.


On the top of Glory Pass, Teton Mtns. January, 2010.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

We lucked out. . .


I finished my job working for the River District (Canyonlands) about a week ago. I thought I was going to be insanely bored, but so far I've been the exact opposite! I actually feel really busy. Some of that work (as you'll see below) is probably not the most necessary kind of work, but still. But this post isn't about work-- it's about FUN! And we seriously lucked out with some seriously cool friends in this little town. Last Saturday I hiked to Delicate Arch (photo above-- I edited it to enhance the coolness). I usually hike here once a year and I like doing it late fall/winter because otherwise it's insane.

After the hike and other stuff, Brian and I dressed up as Maternity Ken and Barbie. I found his wig at Wabi-Sabi (thrift store in Moab) and he made the perfect prepster. I cheesed it up in anything pink I could find (including paper).

We went to visit the Gnome Family. Clay and Leslie hosted us and planned a killer Jeopardy game (courtesy of Leslie; female gnome shown below). It was a Hogwarts/Harry Potter theme and we even had Butterbeer (cream soda/butternut flavoring and real whipping cream--sooo delicious). They just had baby Owen (4 weeks old) who will soon be a good buddy of our girl-who-is-still-cookin'.

Skyler and Heidi (aka: Rock Star, Leopard and giraffe). These guys are hilarious and also just had Rylee (8 weeks old). These little guys (including our little one) don't know it yet, but they're pretty much destined to be buds.
And here we have a bowl of eyeballs. This was Brian and my contribution to the party. Oreo/cream cheese insides covered in white chocolate.

Good times!!