The second week of August we had some visitors. One of John's close friends from his time in Germany, Jarrod, just returned from Iraq this summer. Jarrod and his girlfriend, Laura, are roadtripping through the US and made a stop in Albuquerque. It had been over a year since John has seen Jarrod so he was really excited to to see him. They took the tram to Sandia and hiked some of the trails up there. John also made sure they were treated to some great New Mexican Green Chile at one of our favorite breakfast spots. I finally got to join them when I returned from a work trip. It was great just to hang out at the house and catch up.
Laura, Jarrod and John at the top of Sandia.
The next weekend we headed out to Southern California to visit John's family. It was great to see both sets of grandparents. We hadn't seen them in about a year so it was fun to spend some great quality time together. We shared some great meals and even a game of putt putt at John's all-time favorite course!
We decided to take a trip up to the river the next weekend so John could get some fishing in and I could do some reading. The dogs decided to take a dip in the river as well. John forgot his wader boots so he was fishing in some COLD water. I was pretty sure he was going to get frostbite on his feet. I guess that is what you do for the love of the sport!
Teamwork fetching the stick!
August has been super busy for both of us. John has started his fall semester, which has a pretty difficult line up including Calculus II, Physics and Computer Programming. With the transfer to Arizona, I have been spending about 2-3 days there every week right now. Life has been a little crazy, but I guess that is just getting us ready for our new addition!
