Broke, Brown, and Barefoot: June 2016

We can't seem to stay put anywhere. It's just me and my little man for a few weeks until we start driving to Alaska to meet Rory. Rory and I met in Alaska, and we've always talked about getting back up there, but it never seemed like a reality. I haven't told anyone, including my family, because I don't really believe it's happening until I'm there.

I say that because I was excited for California at one point. We were moving to the sierras, and I even put my notice in at work, nailed down a house and a job but a few days before was Talon's surgery and they wanted $1,250 up front. That killed our move, and kept us here for a bit longer. Then Rory got a job offer in Ketchikan, and they paid for his move up there. Things will work out in their own time. I'm sure I'll see warm weather again some day.

I like Colorado - it's been great living here if you can get past the -40 mornings in the winter. But man, summer has arrived and it is beautiful. I'm ready for sunny and 75, but that will have to wait until shoulder season for an escape to Mex. Southeast Alaska isn't exactly warm and sunny all the time, but I'm excited for something new.

Talon is 14 months old, getting into EVERYTHING. Some of his most recent endeavors are:

Collecting and eating rocks
Driving home from the store on the back roads, moving the steering wheel side to side and yelling at random people
Eating his first booger and I almost gagged watching it
First camping trip and slept like a champ
Had to be re-circumcised at Rocky Mtn. Children's Hospital, and the worst part was watching him go under anesthesia. I waited to cry until he fell asleep.
Pacing around the house calling random people on my phone and having conversations for minutes at a time until I realize he's actually talking to someone (it's more like jabber)
Watching us pray at dinner, and putting his hands together smiling until I'm done
Playing drums on all the pots
Wanting to cheers after every sip
Doing yoga with me (more like laughing at me)
Walking up to me just to give me a hug, and go on about his business

So that's the short version. I was watching him sleep this morning and couldn't help but see him as a little boy. He's not a baby anymore. Part of me is excited for him to grow up and go on adventures with me, but there's always that part that wants time to stop.

Here are some recent photos of life here