camping in the pecos part 1 (memorial day weekend 2013)

camping at almost 9000ft :: the most gorgeous shades of green :: a runaway tent and broken pole :: a visiting uncle cameron :: hot sunny days and frigid cold nights :: great neighboring campers :: a crying 3yo hiker :: the best breakfast burritos you ever did eat :: plus some tasty s'mores cones :: a most delightful creek to explore :: my handsome woodsman ::

pretty much always, i'd rather be camping. especially with my favorite people.

 

balloon fiesta 2013

watching the sunrise over the sandias while the colroful balloons begin to fill and glow.
 this will never get old.

this year we brought our first out of town guests to balloon fiesta.  (i don't think it will be the last time either.  yes, you are invited, folks.  come and visit us next year!)  we strategically invited jesse's parents this magical week.  october weather and hot air balloons?  i mean what better way to impress them during their first visit to allbuquerque.  (but i will warn you that we wake up darn early and it can be mighty cold during those wee hours.  it is oh so worth it.  i promise.  and a warm and tasty breakfast burrito with green chile sauce hits the spot.) 
 

 

 

one year in new mexico

don't you think buying a cactus is a most appropriate way to commemorate our first southwestiversary?

don't you think that southwestiversary is a great made up word? (thank you katy!)

don't you think we should buy a cactus every year on july 21st?

(the answer to all of the above is yes.  if you don't agree, i am not even sure why you are reading this blog.)
(just kidding. i love you anyway.)

and it was definitely a commemoration this year as we were very much not in the mood for a celebration. just days after the confirmation of the miscarriage and i almost didn't want to leave the house.

but i did.

we went to church and heard a pretty amazing teaching on hospitality.  which was also very appropriate for the occasion.  i was mega convicted by the wisdom shared that morning. thanks God for that.

sidenote:

hospitality is not meant to be convenient.  this is true in regards to both money and time.  and if you are too busy to be hospitable, you are too busy.  those are my quick takeaways i wanted to share with y'all.

the post church stop to pick out a cactus proved to me that nurseries are one of my happy places.  even when i am so far from happy, they bring calm to my soul.  all of the green and life and smell of dirt.  thanks God for that.

but then we tried to stop and get food and boy was that a disaster. let's just say the other patrons of that specific establishment were glad we cancelled our order and left.  you can't win them all.

so what i expected to be a big affair turned out to be us just living life the best we can with gobs of grace.

isn't that just the way of it so often?

we made it one year in new mexico.

thanks God for that.

i am joining the nester and will be blogging every single day in october! 

full list of posts here.