We have a house!!

And then we had one car....

She was a good little Civic, she just couldn't handle Sam's mad driving skills. We're thinking about an upgrade... that is of course, after we do that whole home purchase thing. It's always fun to look onto your balcony and see 766-"nigel" . I'm just happy my super Sam didn't get any dents or scratches!

Our one star lodging...

For Labor Day weekend we made a quick road trip to New Mexico with some friends. We had a great time (despite all of the late night driving) and got to see so many beautiful sights! We stayed in a ski resort in this beautiful national forest about 20 miles outside of Taos. This resort is converted into a frisbee golf course in the summer.. hopefully Sam and I play frisbee golf again because it was so fun! The resort was located in a beautiful area and we rented it for only 30$ a night... the downside, as I was reminded by everyone on the trip was that it only recieved a one star rating... So, it was missing amenities such as a bathroom door (they supposed a curtain between the toilet and the room would suffice) and a working AC. But, it was perfect for our purposes and we had tons of fun.

White water rafting!!!

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You have to click the links above to see us white water rafting... they're really funny so I suggest checking them out. Rafting was a blast and we can't wait to do it again!

Taos

We spent Saturday afternoon in Taos for lunch and a little sight seeing. Someday I'll make Sam take me back because I would have loved to have spent a little more time in some of the art galleries and shopping for pottery and house decor.

The Self Sustaining house...

So as we were driving along the open roads of Northern New Mexico we passed a community of crazy earth houses... being the curious adventurer that he is, Sam insisted on making a stop at the craziest looking house and sure enough... the scientists living inside gave us a tour (trying to convince us that this was the house of the future and to preserve the Earth, we'll all be living in one of these in the next 20 years) But, it was really interesting to hear about how they create their own electricty and recycle water etc. And it had some interesting features like the hanging bed seen above.

The Rio Grande Gorge...

After a wrong turn on the way to Taos... we ended up stumbling upon the Rio Grande Gorge. It was incredible and so fun just to hang our feet over the edge and snap some photos