It's that time of year when the holidays are over and everyone is trying re-define themselves and their life. Changing their body, habits, lifestyle while I just sit here and waiting for time to pass by until it is warm again. I am not sure what is going on with us. We both hate January. It is a stale month for both of us, I'm sure it has to do with the cold and we can't even enjoy a day on the mountain due to the lack of snow. This last week Wayne has been laid off work. Don't feel sorry for us, he loves it. It never creates a financial burden for us. We save during the highs so we can enjoy the lows. Our biggest issue is planning. We make lists of place we want to go see and do but it seems like the timing is never right.We did have a nice day trip at the beach on Saturday but it seemed like our trip was cut short from the lack of daylight.
Our goal this year is to do more together, outside, explore. We did hardly any of that last year. I was focused on my debt snowball while he ended up being on two very large construction jobs that were both very far away. Our weekend time was cut short with each other for 6 months last year, although we have had worse work schedules in the end it still is not fun. This week I decided to take Thursday off since I don't have any appointments booked on that day. The forecast calls for sun so we are going to check out Silver Falls State Park, it's on our list of place to go this year. What I am most excited about is our trip in April, we need more time together than just a day trip.
It will be two years to the date since our last vacation when we leave for Moab on April 19th. We will be driving to Moab and be spending a week in the southeastern part of Utah exploring all around Moab, Arches and Canyonlands National Park. We have our room booked but we may be making some changes to the end of our trip, leave Moab a day or two early and drive and camp to Bryce Canyon. My biggest regret is cutting our time in Moab too short, but also not seeing the rest of the landscape.
We will be spending one full day exploring Arches, then the next day do the guide led tour through the Firey Furnace trail. Wayne has mountain biking on his list and we both want to go on a canyoneering tour. I found a short hike that will lead us to a swimming hole to cool us off if we have a really hot day. We'll drive south and spend a day in Canyonlands National Park, then who knows. We have 6 whole days to explore the area, I am sure we will have plenty to do.
I am dreaming about warm sun, tank tops, a tan thats not fake, hours in the car with my favorite person and having the freedom to explore and do whatever we want for a whole week. Until then my nose will be dug into our travel guide, I'll stare at pictures on pinterest and add more items to my growing list of wants at REI for clothes I think I need and new hiking shoes.
| Heather & Wayne |
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