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All the leaves are brown

Summer fades away

It’s been a bit since that last post, and we have had a full schedule since then. We purchased a home again in June and moved in throughout that month. We are very happy to be homeowners and not tenants. In July, we made our usual trip to San Diego Comic-Con. We enjoyed ourselves and saw a bunch of cool stuff. August arrived and school was back in session. Karri began 4th grade as Renee and Doug returned to work at their schools.

At the end of August, a severe thunderstorm, which dropped 4 inches of rain in a 2 hour span, flooded the basement of our new home. We are currently undergoing restoration efforts with floors, baseboards, and drywall being torn out. We are also hoping to put a new shed in the backyard so we no longer need to rent a storage unit.

I could go into more detail, but I will save some of that for the year in review post come December. We hope each of you are well and enjoy a great last quarter of the year.

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A taste of Texas in Utah

A coworker of mine mentioned there was a place in Utah that sold a Texas staple that was sure to be enjoyed by Renée. We loaded up and headed an hour drive south to visit Blue Moo Drive Thru in West Jordan. The family each got two scoop cones with two flavors of Bluebell ice cream. I drove home while they finished theirs and then enjoyed some of the hand packed pint of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough that I had picked out. We will be going back again soon.

Blue Moo Drive Thru on Google

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Random gift via Amazon

I received a random Amazon package today from someone who doesn’t know how to spell my first or last name but knows my address. Thanks for the electric screwdriver made in China that I don’t need. I have no secrets worth taking whoever you are. #EspionageorScammer

Random mystery package from Amazon
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35th Anniversary trip

We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary with a weekend getaway. We left on a Saturday after Jesse finished work and could be with Karri. We drove south from Ogden and stopped in Payson to watch Captain America: Brave New World. Afterwards, we continued driving to Richfield where we spent the night.

The next morning, we packed up and headed up into the mountains until we descended to Capitol Reef National Park. It is one of the more remote and least visited of Utah’s five national parks. We spent the day driving around and enjoying the scenery that very much reminded me of Arizona and its landscape.

Capitol Reef NP
Capitol Reef NP
Castle Rock
Capitol Reef NP
Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock

Rather than stay nearby, we decided to head back north and stopped in Salina at Mom’s Cafe. We each enjoyed their chicken fried steak and then shared a piece of chocolate pie. Once finished, we drove farther north and decided to stop in Orem for the night. We went to the pool and hoped to get into the hot tub, but we were too slow as a couple of ladies got to it before we could.

The next day Renee presented me with the wonderful metal card for my wallet shown below. Before heading back to Ogden, we partook in a favorite family past time, thrift store shopping. We went to the Provo DI, Savers and then NPS store getting a few things for the kiddos.

Gift from Renée

It has been an ever winding journey the last 35 years and I am so grateful for Renée being at my side for it. Through the many twists, turns, hills and valleys she has been an encourager and comforter that I am grateful for each and every day.