Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Long Weekend in Boone: July 2008
Two months to go until Erik returns from deployment, so I drive up to the Boone, NC area to spend a long weekend at my aunt and uncle's house on Sugar Mountain. My parents meet us, and we all have a wonderful, relaxing time in the mountains. Below are some photos from a drive along the Blue Ridge.
The Airforce Wife's Trip to Albuquerque: June 2008
While Erik was deployed for 6 months this past year, I realized the only way I would survive was to always have something to look forward to each month. To mark the halfway point of his deployment, I took a trip out to ABQ to spend a few days with Erik's family. It was wonderful being bathed in so much love and support!
No trip to ABQ is complete without a trip up to the Sandia Mountains via the tramway. You get an amazing view of the city.
No trip to ABQ is complete without a trip up to the Sandia Mountains via the tramway. You get an amazing view of the city.
During my trip to Albuquerque, I went with my parents-in-law and niece-in-law south of the city to the Acoma Pueblo. This reservation includes a tall mesa, on the top of which the original village was built. A tribal elder hosted a wonderful walking tour of the mesa town. Many of the older tribe members still live on the top of the mesa, despite the lack of running water and electricity.
After taking the tour of the Acoma Pueblo, the guide told us we had two ways to get back down from the mesa: a bus or the steps. The steps had been cut into the side of the rock by the Native Americans and were the only way for the villagers to descend to ground level for hundreds of years. So as not to look like a chicken in front of my in-laws, I cheerfully agreed to climb down the side of the rock. As you can see from the photos below, the descent was not as simple as I thought. I made sure my father-in-law was ready to catch me at any time.
To clarify: I am NOT afraid of heights! I actually love heights. I'm just quite clumsy and have some depth-perception problems that make climbing down from the heights a bit sketchy!
To clarify: I am NOT afraid of heights! I actually love heights. I'm just quite clumsy and have some depth-perception problems that make climbing down from the heights a bit sketchy!
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
Photos from our Trip to Aruba Last November
Unfortunately, I did not take as many pictures as I should have. But here's what I've got...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
This is our new house! It's a Cape Code style, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, former model home that is approximately 2 years old. There are two large front rooms for formal living and dining areas, making the house about 2000 sqft. You'll have to excuse the brown grass...this photo was taken after the first frost of autumn, and all grasses in the Charleston area have officially gone dormant until next spring.
Now a closer look at the driveway side, with the two-car garage connected to the house by a nice little deck. The window overlooking the deck is one of the main windows to the first floor master bedroom. Behind the house are certified wetlands, so there will never be anyone building behind us. I plan to post some more photos of the interior as soon as I feel that everything has found its place.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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