Update from the Gem State

What's new? Well I'm on my blog for the first time in almost half a year....oops. So a quick catch up:

Trips

1. McCall, Payette Lake
2. Sisters, Suttle Lake
3. Hell's Canyon
4. Ellensburg, WA
5. Portland multiple times
6. Corvallis
7. Wallowa Lake
8. Boise a handful of times

Work

1. Mostly paper-work, documentation and planning.
2. Lots of hiking, too
3. Learning all about irrigation practices
4. Diving head-first into a new culture out here

Home

1. Sean is all moved in and set up
2. The house is starting to actually feel like a home (first time in a long while for me)
3. My new-to-me truck is awesome.....despite one thing, a bent up undercarriage which still needs fixing
4. Beer is brewing, honey is gathered, sagebrush is picked and crafts are being prepared.

Recreation

1. Tried out a couple horses, we will wait to get any animals until we have some land of our own
2. NEW GOALS: XC skiing this winter, kayaking in the spring-fall (birthday/xmas hint....any gear for either of these endeavors)
3. The board game Sequence is an absolute must for everyone! Go....get it NOW!