On Monday, Sean and I returned from Capitol Reef National Park. My family usually stays at Thousand Lakes RV Park over Labor Day weekend every year, and we estimated we've visited this particular campground for more than 15 years. Below is a picture (stolen from my sister Jill) of the view behind the park:
And here's a picture of Mom and I the first time, I believe, we visited Capitol Reef:
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Sean, my brother James and his wife Heather, my brother-in-law Daren, and I hiked Sulphur Creek, my favorite place in Capitol Reef. This article does a good job explaining why. Everyone seemed to have a good time.
Before the trip, I received a call from my Big Brothers Big Sisters Match Support Specialist. He had bad news. My Little Brother's grandma asked for the match to be closed because she expected someone to play sports with him more often. I can understand that, but what I can't understand is why she didn't give me the opportunity to change. I'm disappointed, of course, and I'm sure it'll be a long time before I'm matched again.
Well, it's late, and Sean's pestering me to come to bed (what else is new?), so hopefully, I'll update again soon. I feel like I don't even scratch the surface of everything that has happened between posts, but it's hard to find time to write. I'm still trying to update every week, though, but you can see how well I'm doing...
Good night!
Good luck on keeping up to date with the blog. I realized that it would be pointless to even try to fill in all the "what's happened since last time?" and just go with the "what's happening at this moment?"
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you and Sean were able to enjoy Capitol Reef. Your mom was the heart and soul of that trip and it's great you all were able to continue the tradition despite her being gone. She built some resilient kids.
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