This week I flew to Utah to see my brother, Mitchell, come home from his mission. I LOVED seeing him. He was the same, but different at the same time. I loved being with my family.
I'M SO GLAD MY BROTHER IS HOME!!!
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Sunday, July 26, 2015
The Last Two Weeks
Last weekend was great! Brandon and I had a wonderful time. Friday as soon as Brandon was off work, I picked him up and we drove to Lake Merideth. It's about an hour away from Amarillo. I packed a picnic dinner for us. We found a little cove on the other side of Lake Merrideth where we decided to stay. We ate dinner, played in the water, and had a blast.
Saturday, we did two sessions in a row at the Lubbock temple, which is just under two hours away. It's a small, but very beautiful temple.
This week I flew to Utah to see my brother, Mitchell, come home from his mission. I LOVED seeing him. He was the same, but different at the same time. I loved being with my family.
I'M SO GLAD MY BROTHER IS HOME!!!
This week I flew to Utah to see my brother, Mitchell, come home from his mission. I LOVED seeing him. He was the same, but different at the same time. I loved being with my family.
I'M SO GLAD MY BROTHER IS HOME!!!
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Ever Been to Canadian?
So I get to travel out of the office a bit for my internship and see some of the country of the Texas Panhandle. I am working for the NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) and there are field offices in every county. So I get to tag along with the engineers when they go out to the field offices to do training and assist and sign off on designs. Thursday I got to go visit the small town of Canadian.
Canadian is a small town of just under 3,000 people. It is the county seat of Hemphill counties. Outside of Amarillo, there are only about 1 or 2 small towns per county. It's mostly all range (cattle grazing) and cropland (farms). A lot of the Texas Panhandle is pretty flat. It is part of the High Plains. Some of the area north and east of Amarillo, however, is more hilly and broken up along the Canadian River. The Canadian starts in Southern Colorado, goes through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma, and empties into the Arkansas River.
Canadian is named for the river by which it was built. This year the Panhandle is really pretty as it has gotten a lot of rain and everything is green and the playas are all full. The area has been in a drought for the last 5 years and was pretty brown before this year. So we are lucky to be here during a wet year!
The High Plains is a windy area and the people here make good use of it as seen by the hundreds of wind turbines all around. There are also lots of windmills that provide drinking water for livestock. Windmills however are currently be replaced by solar pumps. Here's some of the many wind turbines outside Miami, TX. They look tiny from a distance, but the blades on those things are probably 80 feet long.
Just outside Canadian there is a giant dinosaur named Claude up on the bluff. Can you see her?
As Katy and I drove through Canadian there was a rodeo going on so we stopped and watched for a bit. It was a children's rodeo, so we got to see 4-8 year olds out riding horses, tying up goats, and lassoing calves. Katy said dozens of times that it was "cute".
We then drove east of Canadian a few miles to visit Lake Marvin, named after my dad of course. We were probably only 15 miles from the Oklahoma border. Lake Marvin is small, but apparently has risen a bit because of all the rain this year.
We drove back to Amarillo and had dinner at a famous little hamburger joint that we'd been told about. They use 1/2 pound hamburger patties in their burgers and they are huge! We forgot to take a picture, but my California Burger had lettuce, tomato, guacamole, sour cream, green chili, and fried onions. It was messy! I was too nervous this time to try their renowned Burger From Hell, so we may have to make a return trip sometime. . .
Canadian is a small town of just under 3,000 people. It is the county seat of Hemphill counties. Outside of Amarillo, there are only about 1 or 2 small towns per county. It's mostly all range (cattle grazing) and cropland (farms). A lot of the Texas Panhandle is pretty flat. It is part of the High Plains. Some of the area north and east of Amarillo, however, is more hilly and broken up along the Canadian River. The Canadian starts in Southern Colorado, goes through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma, and empties into the Arkansas River.
Canadian is named for the river by which it was built. This year the Panhandle is really pretty as it has gotten a lot of rain and everything is green and the playas are all full. The area has been in a drought for the last 5 years and was pretty brown before this year. So we are lucky to be here during a wet year!
The High Plains is a windy area and the people here make good use of it as seen by the hundreds of wind turbines all around. There are also lots of windmills that provide drinking water for livestock. Windmills however are currently be replaced by solar pumps. Here's some of the many wind turbines outside Miami, TX. They look tiny from a distance, but the blades on those things are probably 80 feet long.
Just outside Canadian there is a giant dinosaur named Claude up on the bluff. Can you see her?
As Katy and I drove through Canadian there was a rodeo going on so we stopped and watched for a bit. It was a children's rodeo, so we got to see 4-8 year olds out riding horses, tying up goats, and lassoing calves. Katy said dozens of times that it was "cute".
We then drove east of Canadian a few miles to visit Lake Marvin, named after my dad of course. We were probably only 15 miles from the Oklahoma border. Lake Marvin is small, but apparently has risen a bit because of all the rain this year.
We drove back to Amarillo and had dinner at a famous little hamburger joint that we'd been told about. They use 1/2 pound hamburger patties in their burgers and they are huge! We forgot to take a picture, but my California Burger had lettuce, tomato, guacamole, sour cream, green chili, and fried onions. It was messy! I was too nervous this time to try their renowned Burger From Hell, so we may have to make a return trip sometime. . .
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
A Crazy Start
The day after Brandon and I were married, we drove to Lake Tahoe for our honeymoon. We had a wonderful time! We loved going on our first trip together. We went canoeing, made dinner, watched movies, went hiking, read books, and laid by the lake a few times. We found this awesome pier where we spent one afternoon.
It rained all day Wednesday while we were there, but that ended up being one of our favorite days. We drove all around the lake. It was SO beautiful! We loved it.
Friday morning, after our honeymoon, we drove straight to Clovis for the open house at Branon's parents' house. The open house was PERFECT! We loved seeing everyone there. We were overwhelmed with gratitude from the kindness people had shown to us.
The following morning, we spent Saturday and Sunday driving to Texas. We finally got to Amarillo Sunday night and Brandon started his internship the next morning. His internship is with the NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) for the summer.
Last weekend, we drove to Paulo Duro Canyon State Park. It's about half an hour away from Amarillo. We went hiking. We hiked to the "Lighthouse" which is a cool rock formation. When we climbed to the top you could see the whole canyon. We ate out sack lunches up there. We had a blast, but it was SO hot. Did I mention it was hot? Well, it was. When we got back, we both had a snow cone. I don't think a snow cone ever tasted that good.
We loved hiking! We wish there were more hikes in Amarillo. We can't wait to do some more hikes in Utah!
katy+
It rained all day Wednesday while we were there, but that ended up being one of our favorite days. We drove all around the lake. It was SO beautiful! We loved it.
Driving around Tahoe. Isn't it gorgeous?
Lookout point:
At the pier:
Friday morning, after our honeymoon, we drove straight to Clovis for the open house at Branon's parents' house. The open house was PERFECT! We loved seeing everyone there. We were overwhelmed with gratitude from the kindness people had shown to us.
The following morning, we spent Saturday and Sunday driving to Texas. We finally got to Amarillo Sunday night and Brandon started his internship the next morning. His internship is with the NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) for the summer.
Last weekend, we drove to Paulo Duro Canyon State Park. It's about half an hour away from Amarillo. We went hiking. We hiked to the "Lighthouse" which is a cool rock formation. When we climbed to the top you could see the whole canyon. We ate out sack lunches up there. We had a blast, but it was SO hot. Did I mention it was hot? Well, it was. When we got back, we both had a snow cone. I don't think a snow cone ever tasted that good.
Check out the colors of the rock!
We loved hiking! We wish there were more hikes in Amarillo. We can't wait to do some more hikes in Utah!
katy+
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