Day Trip to Carlsbad Caverns

I took Monday off, and we took a 3-hour (each way) day trip to Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. It was our first time there, and it was quite amazing! It was like Timpanogos Cave times 50. The cave was HUGE! We hiked down into the largest part of the cave, which was a total of about 2.5 miles (1 mile down and 1.5 miles once you were inside). We had a hard time getting our flash to work right inside the cave, so I'm including a couple of pics taken by other people to show you how cool it was. (The pic with the guy pointing shows the entrance - the tiny light.)






Also, here is a pic from the drive showing some oil wells of West Texas, for those of you who have never been here.


And, this will only be interesting to my family, but 10 years ago my dad, brothers, and I drove across the country together and ate at this dive of a restaurant in West Texas (after searching for a normal place for an hour and practically dying of starvation). We often reminisce about that experience; it was like stepping back in time about 50 years. (My dad thought it was so cool that real Texas ranchers were telling cattle roping stories.) The place has since been renamed and painted, but you can still see how ghetto it is. So, this is the old Cattleman's in Pecos, TX.

Six Years Later...

Today is my sixth wedding anniversary, so I thought I would post some pics from these last six years...I look forward to many more!

New Bathroom!!

We FINALLY finished our bathroom renovation! All we did was remove the wallpaper, texture the walls, and paint. But, boy, was that a major task! Taking the wallpaper down was the worst part, but now it is back in working order. Come one, come all to visit us and this can be yours.....

BEFORE: I didn't get great pics, but you can kind of get the idea. This ugly wallpaper has a forest with dancing, woodsy bears playing trumpets. Why?



DURING: We were down to the sheetrock at this point. What a mess!





AFTER: It was A LOT of work, but worth it.







We learned a lot doing this, but I don't look forward to removing the wallpaper border in the master bath now...