And now we shall travel back in time again to the year of 1868 where General Custer led a surprise (and unprovoked) attack on a peacefully, slumbering Cheyenne and Arapaho village. There were over 250 people wintering along the Washita River that fateful morning, most to be slaughtered in nothing short of genocide. You can […]
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Upon never have been to Oklahoma before, I was expecting flat, treeless and brown. What we experienced was rolling hills, a decent amount of trees and green, lots of green. The influx and green and trees was expounded when we headed south to the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. The Recreation Area featured several natural mineral […]
El Reno, Oklahoma
Oklahoma is rich in 19th century history – the era of my heart! A large chunk of that history lives in El Reno. And in the 21st century, El Reno continues to be in the news for a deadly EF-4/5 tornado that ravished part of the town in May. We did drive through where the […]
Oklahoma!
…where the wind comes sweeping down the plain! This summer our vacation has taken us on a road trip to Oklahoma. Why Oklahoma you ask? Well, it’s a state I’ve never been to, for starters. But most importantly, one of my best friends, Melissa, graduated from the police academy and we went to celebrate with […]
When California Comes to Colorado
My parents and sister came to visit this year in July. Although Noah and I had to work during the majority of their visit, Logan was able to spend a lot of quality time with Gramma, Grampap and Aunt Gretna. He got to celebrate National Bubble Day in Old Town, complete with snow cones… He […]
Camping in Style!
Growing up, I always camped in tents. This mostly stems from being a Girl Scout. Since our camping trip in May went so well, we couldn’t pass up this awesome deal we got on a pop-up camper! And randomly enough, the guy from whom we purchased it used to live in Ventura. Small world! It […]
A Post-Op Detail
For those of your that have asked for more information on the surgery, here’s the rundown: I had to be at the hospital bright and early on the 31st, 5:30 a.m. Lovely. Thankfully the hospital is only 3-miles away and I did not have to get up much earlier than I had to be there. […]
A Post-Op Update
It’s been two weeks since I went under the knife, one week since Diane left and one week since I went back to work. However, it has been three glorious days since my mummy wrap has been removed! My arm was immobilized post-op in a soft cast and wrapped with multiple bandages that stemmed from […]
I’m On Top of the World!
On our way home from Granby, we opted to take the scenic route through Rocky Mountain National Park and it was a great decision! Not only did we get to see some moose establishing a pecking order, but Trail Ridge Road was cleared! Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous highway in the continental […]
Granby Getaway
In addition to Logan’s first s’more this month, he also had his inaugural camping trip. Over memorial day weekend, we headed up dem der hills to Lake Granby for a weekend off-grid. First order of business before setting up camp was to remove all the moose scat from the tent pad. Welcome to Colorado, folks! […]