Carlsbad, CA

Hello All,

Well, we are finally ALMOST all settled in. I love our new home, and it is fun trying to figure out a way that fits both of our lifestyles!! I never thought of my self as a stay at home wife...but I'm starting to like it. I know in time I will be bored out of my mind, so a job is a must, but for now I am "living the dream." Robbie goes to base and works everyday from about 8-4, some days shorter, some longer. Me on the other hand... I sleep in until about 9 then I read my book (I am on my 4th book since I have been here) then I get up and exercise, then I go to the beach for a few hours with my new friends Paige and Heather who both happen to be from Maryland. Then, I come home make dinner and relax the rest of the evening. Wake up and repeat! Tough life I know! We also got a new car!! A red 2010 Jetta S. I wasn't able to go anywhere when Robbie was at work and I was getting pretty bored sitting inside and reading! I love it, definatly an upgrade from my monte carlo!

Until I have more to say I will leave you with photos.

4th of July, Birthday, and House posts soon to come!

P.S. our house is 3.9 miles away from the beach!! come visit us!

Nearing the end of the road trip!

Day 6-8: Somewhere in AZ to Las Vegas. We stayed in Vegas for 2 nights and then drove to Carlsbad, CA (aka home).

Vegas was a crazy fun time. We walked up and down the strip, we ate amazing food, we went to the wax museum, we shopped, we went to a show, we gambled, and we drank. That about sums up Vegas. We are 100% for sure that we are going to go back in the near future. There is just so much to see and do. We never made it over to Freemont street which is off the strip, we never got to hang out by the pool during the day, we didnt gamble as much as we wanted to, and we wanted to go to more shows. The second day that we were there we met up with Matt Wegner. He took us out to dinner at the stratosphere which was AMAZING! Such a great dinner. Then we went to MGM Grand to see KÀ by Cirque du Soleil. Which was also AMAZING! We ended the night around 4am after a lot of gambling and drinking. It was a great time!



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We stayed at Treasure Island and they had pirate shows every night

A few pics from the wax museum

New York, New York

ceiling at the Bellagio

nummy drink!

View of the strip at dinner from the Stratosphere

Right before Ka`

The guys enjoying a cigar

We finally left and made it to Carlsbad.

Life in Carlsbad to be continued...

Roadtrip Continued...

Day 3: Thermopolis, WY to Jackson Hole, WY to somewhere in Idaho.
After we walked around the hot springs for a while we left and headed towards Jackson Hole. This might have been my favorite day of our trip. I loved the snow caps mountains. They were so beautiful! Once we got to Jackson Hole we took a tram up into the Grand Tetons where we could get off and hike around the mountain. There was still tons of snow up top but it was actually very warm (52 degrees) for being the top of a mountain. We hiked around for a bit, got something to drink in the tiny cafe that was up there and then made our way back down the mountain on the tram. When they advertise the tram they say that you can usually see wildlife on your way up or down the mountain. We unfortunatly didnt see anything.

Tetons

Views from on top of the mountain!

Once we left Jackson Hole we headed towards Idaho. We drove until we were about a hour away from the Great Salt Lake and decided it was a good place to stay for the night.

Day 4: Somewhere in Idaho to Great Salt Lake, UT to Lake Powell, AZ

We got up early once again, and drove an hour until we reached Antelope Island State Park which is on the Great Salt Lake. Very decieving name since we only saw one antelope. We explored the island for about 4 hours. We saw some pretty cool stuff, but the bugs there were terrible.  

We got up early once again, and drove an hour until we reached Antelope Island State Park which is on the Great Salt Lake. Very decieving name since we only saw one antelope. We explored the island for about 4 hours. We saw some pretty cool stuff, but the bugs there were terrible.  After the Great Salt Lake we went south to AZ and right on the boarder you hit Lake Powell. We stayed in Page, AZ for the night.

Day 5: Lake Powell, AZ to Grand Canyon to somewhere in AZ

Lake Powell looked just like the ocean, but even better because it was fresh water! We rented a kayak and paddled an hour over to a sandbar that we hung out at for a few hours. It was so peaceful and relaxing actually staying in once place for a little while and not worrying about sight seeing and making good time so we could get to the next place. We just simply relaxed.

A great day ended terribly when we went to the Grand Canyon. I dont get what is so special about it. I get that it is one of the 7 wonders of the world, but why? We drove through the National Park and stopped at all the little posts. But, there is only one view. The posts just bring you to a different angle. It was frustrating. We were at the Grand Canyon long enough to get a few pictures and to say that we have been there but then we made our way to a hotel and spent the night.

And thats that!