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We have finally arrived back home after the trip to Phoenix. We had a blast hanging out with friends and family. We got to see Francis, Joni, Chris, Ruth, Makayla, Mom, Carole, Jenni, Rachel, and Baby Hazel. Darrell learned a lot at his class and I had a very relaxing break.

We had dinner at the White Chocolate Grill with my family and Francis. It was really good!

I got to spend some time with little baby Hazel. I was a little sad, but I know that we will have one someday.

We also climbed up Camelback Mountain in the middle of Phoenix. We only got about a quarter of the way up since I was way out of shape. We had fun though and it was an awesome view!

Then the night before we left, we went out to eat at Margarittaville with Ruth, Makayla and Francis. Makayla got a few good photos with the camera and she also got a balloon princess crown that she shared with the guys.

All in all, it was a wonderful week. We really enjoyed the time we got to spend with friends and family. It made us want to move closer even more, but we have a few years to go before that is feasible.

… so little time/money to do them.

We have so many things filling up our calendar lately. Our three big months are: October, December, and April.

October: Darrell wants to go down to Austin and go on a bat cruise (a single night on a cruise to watch the bats fly off for food at dusk). Then we are going to be in Phoenix for a whole week because Darrell has a class to attend that his company is paying for. Then I am driving down to Houston (hopefully) to see a college friend. Then right around Halloween, Lorna is coming out to visit and pick up her motorhome.

December: Not as many things planned as in October, but one big thing. We are planning on heading out to Southern California for the holidays so that we can visit with family and get to see our niece (Hazel) and nephew (due Halloween). We haven’t fully decided on when exactly and if we are heading out.

April: We are still in talks about heading on the cruise in April. It would be a wonderful vacation and some much needed time away (plus it would be with friends and not just us). Then the weekend after we would get back from the cruise, my cousin is getting married in Washington. Plus then about two weeks later is the Beerfestival in California.

So many things and not enough money. We have to pick and choose which things we would like to do. We also don’t know if Darrell’s sister is going to plan her wedding reception in June or not.

Things would be so much easier and more affordable if we lived on the west coast. 😛 (AKA Reasonable driving distance to everything)

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