Well, believe it or not, we got to spend another day at the walls before I leave tomorrow and hang out in NM for a week with mom and the boys. I was supposed to go today but Tommy had the day off and I thought we should have one more day of couple time before I bring the boys back in a week. =) It was awesome – went up to a place we’ve never been to before. It’s called Raycreation and the guy who founded it is a really good friend of my boss. So we went out and got on some climbs and they were amazing! Juggy and overhung so our forearms are a little dead, but still so good.  No one else was there either and the weather was beautiful! I took kind of a bad fall at the end of the day and boogered up my hip, so I thought we were going to have to leave some gear on the wall, but Tommy saved the day as usual and got it down for us. It was hysterical and I was crying from laughing so hard. We ARE NOT sport climbers anymore! Hahaha. Thank God no one was around to see our antics.

We have a lot of fun stuff coming up soon so stay tuned for more pictures! Hope everyone is well! xoxo

So since Henry is out of school for the next month or so, we decided to send the boys up to visit their Oma in NM for a couple weeks. I met my mom and bro in Lordsburg last Friday and then drove back to spend a week all alone with my wonderful husband. Let me tell you, people… what a WONDERFUL idea that was. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my children to DEATH, but they are both at the age where we are constantly nagging them…ALL. THE. TIME.  Pick up your toys! Eat over your plate! Get your hands out of your pants! Put your shoes on! William, what’s in your mouth!? Henry, what the hell are you doing in the bathroom!!? Seriously. It never ends. The house always looks like a bomb went off, there are crumbs from something everywhere they go, everything they touch is destroyed and nothing stays clean. Ok, that’s a little dramatic, but STILL. It’s a never ending cycle. So after they left on Friday, I couldn’t believe how quiet it was here. I could hear the clock ticking…the birds chirping…the wind blowing. Wow. It. was. awesome. =) Soooo, Tommy and I decided we had to take advantage of being childless and do something we can never do with the boys (well at this age at least)…head up the mountain and get on a wall!! We haven’t been sport climbing since I can remember! However, we are a little out of practice climbing wise, because we’ve taken a roughly 3 month hiatus from bouldering. BUT…I just had an itch I needed to scratch.

Tommy wasn’t as jonesed as I was to get out to the crags, but I had a specific route in mind that I wanted to try again. It’s a 5.10 at a place called Troll Wall. Really cool area and a perfect place to climb on a hot afternoon. Not only was it wonderfully cool, but it was shaded as well – sooo nice. We got there about 2pm after a good 30 minute hike in. Not too bad actually. What I was blown away by was the size of the wall – after bouldering for so long, you kind of forget the massiveness of the walls. They’re huge and imposing. And we were going to the top! So we got on all our old gear (I actually had to borrow a harness from my good friend – I think I lost my old one!! Boo) and got back to our roots. If any of you are new to our lives, you may not know that Tommy and I fell in love sport climbing together. =) Awwwww. We talked a lot about our memories of first meeting, some of the climbs we did together and how we eventually decided that we were the only ones for each other. How romantic, right!? Yeah, I know. It’s funny how when you have children, you kind of forget how much you love your spouse. Or maybe you don’t? Hahaha! Maybe it’s just me. But we had so much fun yesterday and really enjoyed each others company. It was also lovely not having to worry if one of our kids was falling down the mountain or drowning in the stream. =) Coming home to a house that was CLEAN and QUIET…and then snuggling up and watching a movie together. Awwwwww! I know, I know…some of you are probably barfing right now. Haha! Ok, ok…enough lovey dovey stuff.

I will say that I have been thinking of my boys today…and of course I miss them like crazy. But, I know they are having a great time with their Oma and Uncle Joe, so that makes me happy. But I’m also happy that I got to spend some quality time with my amazing, charming, funny and wonderful husband. I’m the luckiest girl ever!