I'm in a funk called Blanding

I am in a little bit of a funk when it comes to living in Blanding these days.  I wish, wish, wish that we lived by family.  We haven't lived by family for awhile now and when it comes to the weekends I feel the isolation.  Everyone in Blanding has family around them.  And I'm talking about a LOT of family around them.  That's why if you are from Blanding you can't date anyone in Blanding :)

City is growing up pretty darn quickly.  He is such a sweet puppy.  He hasn't mastered "off" yet and loves to jump up on everyone.  It's not much of a problem now, but when he is full grown I can see how it could be a major 40 lbs. problem.  It is amazing to see how happy he is when we get home.  The love of a dog is something I've been craving for awhile!

We tried out Hovenweep National Monument today to get out of Blanding.  It's located in Colorado and includes Pueblo ancestral ruins from the 1200's.  It's amazing to see how long these structures have lasted in the desert.  We were also able to take City on the trail with us.  He had  BLAST!!!   

We finally got our side yard weeded today!  I have been waiting to see what has been hiding underneath those weeds.  We found chunks of concrete, rebar, a water meter, garbage, and lots of holes.  Its disheartening to see what a mess the CEU builders left in our yard.  I wish we had found a house that came with a yard, but we have the endless options to think about!!

 This is an image of the end product!  It doesn't seem much, but its an amazing difference overall.  Now we have the task of burning all of those weeds.  

Randi came down last weekend to visit!  It was a lot of fun to go to Arches with her and go on a few great hikes.  This picture is probably the most random picture we have of the two of us, but its my favorite!