Sunday, July 24, 2011

Hiking & Camping

We went on an overnight hiking excursion with some friends to Lake Blanche up Big Cottonwood canyon. We prepared by purchasing a tiny two-man tent, miniature blow-up sleeping pads, single-person mummy bags, and food & water. My backpack ended up weighing 40 lbs and Shane's was 44 lbs. Didn't seem too bad until the hike got steep up that mountain! It was hard, but I carried my backpack all the way up and down. I'd like to say it was fun, but it mostly wasn't. The camping part was fun, but the hiking wasn't and that took the longest. About three hours up and just over two hours down. And, I ended up crying on the way down. It was that hard! But, I'm glad to say I did it so that's what really counts.


The scenery was just gorgeous, too!












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Shane and I met my senior year of high school in 1996 and were married in 2000. It's just crazy to think we've known each other for more than a decade and still learn new things about each other. We both graduated from the University of Utah. I have a degree in Finance and Shane has a degree in Biology. We are both enjoying jobs in our respective fields. Our favorite thing to do is travel. Before we started a family, we spent two weeks in Europe touring Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and France. We want to see the world and hopefully take our children along with us when they are older. Our children are our life. Alexander "Lex" is our little man at 7 years old. He loves to try lots of new things. He's currently enrolled in soccer, tumbling & boys' hip hop. Isabel (or Bel as Shane likes to call her) is 3 1/2 years old. She is also enrolled in tumbling & dance. All in all, life is wonderful and we couldn't be happier.