Lafayette Ridge Trail

Matthew loves to go hiking and so when we have a chance we take a tour of our new home. On Saturday we walked up the street behind our house and found a trail in our backyard. We followed it to the top and ended up on a beautiful, secluded trail around the top of the Lafayette hills. It took us about two and a half hours but about an hour of it was taking pictures. We have decided it is almost impossible to capture the beauty and colors of nature through our camera. Matt loves to be creative with his photography and is actually quite good at it. I think he gets it from his dad.

Family Visit

My wonderful family drove seven hours each way to visit me and Matthew. We had a great time going to dinner, sightseeing, and enjoying each others company in the confines of our apartment. I wish I would have taken a picture of Kerstin and Ryan sleeping on an air mattress in the kitchen! We have limited amount of space but were more than happy to house my family for a couple of days. I look at it as we are creating great memories in which we can look back and laugh.

Today, for the first time ever, I voted. While I was old enough to vote four years ago, there were some mix ups in the registration process and I was never registered. This time around Matt and I researched the propositions and candidates and were able to make well informed decisions. At first I wasnt as excited about it, but after voting this morning I walked out proud to be an American.