We made another trip to see my aunt and uncle in Asbury and then drove from there to Long Beach Island for more beach time!  I wanted to show Matt where my family used to vacation when I was a kid.  We rode the Ferris wheel, Matt won a stuffed cow out of the claw machine, and I trounced him at miniature golf.  Good times!

Family time!

Beach Haven

I love the beach!

Mini golf madness

Winning games!

On the hunt for sea glass

Beach house for Black Family Reunion

My dad’s side of the family hosted a reunion at the Outer Banks in June 2010 and we made the trek out for a couple of days.  I really needed to spend some time at the beach, recharging and we enjoyed spending time with family!

Toes in the surf

Nothing but smiles!

Matt's swimming in there somewhere

After our ceremony in June 2009 we packed up and moved to Boulder where Matt had landed a job.  Our regular camping trips to the desert weren’t as feasible since the drive to get there was now eight or nine hours instead of the blissful two hours we were used to.  In the spirit of discovery, we set out to find new camping areas and one of our few camping trips in Colorado was in the Holy Cross Wilderness.

A beautiful area full of hunters and people with chainsaws.  It is difficult to find solitary campgrounds or camping areas anywhere near the Denver area because many, many, many people flee the city each weekend to enjoy the great outdoors.  We made the best of the trip enjoying a campfire, rum, and marshmallows!

"I am man. Make fire. Grrrr."

Enjoying the fire!

Some of our new gear - woot!

My hiking face

Only fun is allowed while hiking!

Camping rocks!