Well I've been off the blogging map for a while....only a whole YEAR! I've decided it would be beneficial if I started "talking" via my blog, so Bo doesn't have to hear me babble on and on. Now you all can enjoy it!
There will be many more blogs to come in the future, but I'll use this first one to recap what has happened in our lives in the past year.
We've spent time with family...the Bowman boys
Got to celebrate Brooklynn's 2nd Birthday in February
We are so blessed with such wonderful family!
Spring break was fun time with my cousin Kelsey visiting us out here in California!
We had a blast at Disneyland and California Adventure.
Bo and I got to visit Santa Barbara and explore the beautiful coastal town. Including the gorgeous architecture at the courthouse, awesome view from its bell tower, and delicious Mac's Fish and Chips that was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
We got to take another trip down to Mission Beach in San Diego to spend a weekend with friends at Lorna's beach house. This are always such fun and cherished times with our closest friends.
Played a little beach wiffle ball
So blessed to have these people in our lives.....now if only we all lived closer! ;)
Got to celebrate Josh and Paige's graduation from APU with them! They did it! Future PA and Nurse in a hospital near you.
My
parents came out to visit in May, and we got to spend lots of quality
time together! We cherish the few times we get to be together and not
1500 miles apart.
Almonds at the Bowman farm
The big walnut trees on the Bowman farm.
We spent some days at the beach digging holes, playing frisbee, and laying in the sun!
We celebrated our ONE YEAR anniversary in July by taking a backpacking trip in the Sierra Mountains to Cliff Lake at 9,000ft. We loaded up our packs and got a seriously great workout.
We climbed up a nearby mountain to 10,000ft and the most BEAUTIFUL view I have EVER seen in my life!!!!! This picture does not even come close to doing it justice! God's creation is so freaking amazing and gorgeous!
Bo loves fly fishing and he got to spend lots of time catching dinner and teaching me how to properly cast without hooking a tree, my clothes, the ground, or Bo. ;)
Once again, pure natural beauty one morning on the lake! AMAZING!
In August we got to fly to Seattle to see some close friends, which was a much needed fix!
The main reason for the trip was to see my beautiful friend and freshman roommate, Andrea Berkey (now Hilliard) get married! It was such a beautiful wedding filled with God's love!
That pretty much brings us to now. We have been enjoying fall (decorating the apartment, eating all of our Halloween candy, carving angry bird pumpkins, drinking apple cider, etc) and waiting for the "cold" weather to come. Instead, we had a record breaking high today of almost 90 degrees in Camarillo. (Camarillo is on the coast, so this is SUPER hot for us! We are used to mid 70's weather most of the time.)
All in all, God has blessed us over and over this past year, and we are so thankful for each and every blessing!
More to come soon!
