I keep getting made fun of because this thing is never up to date...so I will try to catch you all up to speed. This fall has been pretty busy so far...I started school again, spent a week in New York and Jill had her baby.
School has been great so far. I am going to Westminster College, and working on my Masters degree in Professional Communication. I really like my classes, teachers and fellow students. I am learning a lot and stretching my brain...which feels like it hasn't gotten this good of a work out in a long time!
What can I say about New York. It was my very first visit there and I had an amazing time. We (Cheryl and I) needed to be there for a convention the second week in September so we were planning on going for about 4 days. Kind of at the last minute I decided to change my ticket and head out early with my roomate Angela. Her sister lives there and she was going to see the US Open. I did a lot in 7 days including going to our conference, it was a lot of fun!
School has been great so far. I am going to Westminster College, and working on my Masters degree in Professional Communication. I really like my classes, teachers and fellow students. I am learning a lot and stretching my brain...which feels like it hasn't gotten this good of a work out in a long time!
What can I say about New York. It was my very first visit there and I had an amazing time. We (Cheryl and I) needed to be there for a convention the second week in September so we were planning on going for about 4 days. Kind of at the last minute I decided to change my ticket and head out early with my roomate Angela. Her sister lives there and she was going to see the US Open. I did a lot in 7 days including going to our conference, it was a lot of fun!
Last but not least Jill had her baby, Sam Thomas Nigbur, on Sunday September 14th. On her actual due date without any help! He looks just like Scott and it is fun to have a new addition to our family...it is pretty entertaining.
I am still working on keeping this thing up to speed...but in the mean time here are some pics from 2007 :)
So on a whim (well I have been wanting to and the opportunity arose) I took a trip to Havasupai with some friends and Ben, for Labor Day weekend 2007.
"What is Havasupai?" some of you might ask. Well it is an amazing river/canyon/adventure on an indian reservation in Arizona just south of the Grand Canyon. The only way in to this area is about an 11 hour drive followed by a 12 mile hike (backpacking) down into the canyon, past the indian village and on to the campground. Once you are there, by night you camp alongside the river and by day you hike up and down the canyon and play in the river and in many of the amazing waterfalls along they way.
It was a totally amazing place. I highly recommend it if you get the chance...I will say I was a little unprepared for the backpacking part, you start as early as you can in the morning to beat the heat and you are carrying everything you will have for the weekend on your back. I didn't really know what to expect, didn't know what to pack, but we got by.
There are four large waterfalls; Navajo Falls, Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls (see right), and Beaver Falls. The campgrounds are just past Navajo and Havasu Falls and we camped just above Mooney Falls. We were with a group of about 30 people so there was plenty of company on the day trips. It was a grand adventure and I am really glad Ben came with because he was a great adventure companion!
I will for sure have to do this trip again...but next time I might take the helicopter ride in ;)
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