I'm back!

After about two hours of catching up on blogs, I'm finally able to write one of my own. I actually have been missing this world while I was on vacation, but I'm back and ready for action. OH, and a very unfortunate event happened, my computer screen won't turn on. Anyone else have that problem?? For the time being, Scott is lending me his MacBook, which is taking a lot of getting used to.

I want to tell you all about my trip! If you didn't know, Scott and I went out for a mini vacation over the weekend to New Mexico. We stayed in between Albuquerque and Santa Fe... I think. We really were in the middle of no where, which is the best part about it! 

The view out there was incredible!

We spent a lot of our time out by the pool reading and getting too much sun. I brought home a sunburn and a burnt scalp, ouch! My darn permipart! There were three pools there, one for relaxing, a family pool that included a slide that we definitely went down 10 times, and a baby pool. If you can guess, we didn't spend anytime at the baby pool.

While we were in New Mexico, we ate sooo much food! But, we were on vacation. That's a valid excuse, right?! Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of the delicious food, but we ate REALLY good. From breakfast buffets, to steak dinners. I was pretty much done with eating towards the end of the trip and stuck with salads. 

We were also were able to take a hike up Sandia Mountain. Boy, was I in for a surprise. OK, my definition of hiking is walking on a flat trail through some trees. Scott's idea of hiking is much different then mine which I soon found out.  

We were just starting, and I could feel the sun starting to warm up. It was around 9:30 and I was feeling good. Fortunately, weather in NM is better than in Texas. You can actually sweat there and it evaporates because there is like zero humidity. It's GREAT! The temperature was still hot, and you become out of breath quickly especially when you're hiking at an elevation your not used to...

But the view was worth it!!! 

Here are some videos we shot on the way up. Sorry, they are shot with my iPhone and I always seem to cover up the microphone when I'm shooting a video, so the sound may be muffled a little bit.

This is Scott's video that he wanted to share...

So, I was not prepared for this, but I'm so glad we went. It was such a beautiful view and such an accomplishment to see how far we went. I was not expecting the trail to be as steep as it was. We ran into a lot of people on the trail that morning, it was a popular spot. Oh and btw, we hiked about 5.5 miles, not 10 ;)

And for the results....

...snack time :)

The hike down took half the time and we were basically running down. There were a few cuss words said, and some slip scares, but we managed to make it down with out hurting ourselves or falling down.

I was sore for three days after the hike, it really worked me. My soreness made me feel less guilty about eating my body weight in breakfast that morning ;)

Look at Scott's cute parents. We got to spend a lot of time with them, they are a HOOT!!! So much fun! I'm very blessed to be a part of their family. That night we wandered around the resort, ventured off to hopefully crash a wedding,(the guys didn't let us), then headed home to pass out. (that was the same day we hiked, I was pooped!)

Our last night we spent with Milo's business partner and his family and traveled to Santa Fe for dinner. Wow, that city was amazing. It has so much character and scenery. I really enjoyed myself there, especially the company!! We eventually made it back to the resort to prepare for our departure the next morning.

 This vacation was just what I needed! So much love, good times and relaxation! 

Peace friends!!

*Brooke*

p.s. Sorry for such a long post, I've been out of the loop for a while!!!

New Mexico thus far

Hi and good morning friends from

NEW MEXICO!

I just wanted to say hi, and tell you a little bit about the trip so far. We are literally in the middle of the desert at a gorgeous resort! Wow, this place is amazing! When you look out into the distance you can see huge mountain tops, surrounded by dry desert. We checked into the hotel around 12:30 yesterday, so we had a lot of the day still to explore the resort and spend time at the pool.

Here is a great things so far list:

1. Little wild bunnies that hang out around the resort and munch on the luscious grass.

2. Three swimming pools.

3. Frozen strawberry daiquiris.

4. Dry, low humidity weather, with highs topping out at like 97.

5. Hanging out with the Hamiltons.

6. The view of the mountains.

7. The resort itself.

8. Spending time with Scott.

9. The awesome food and breakfast buffet that I just ate my weight in.

10. The hiking trails.

I could probably keep going, but we are off to go hiking on the Sandia Mountain. We are going to try out the pino hiking trail. Scott says it's 8 miles long...uhh I don't know about all that. Aren't we on vaction?! haha We'll see how long I last...

Oh! I also started fifty shades of grey. I'm about half way through the first book. It's getting pretty spicy. I'll need to get back to the pool relatively quickly because my kindle is calling my name.

Peace!

Brooke

sayonara, see you later, hasta la vista and THANK YOU!

Thank you so much friends for your encouraging words, whether it be from twitter, facebook, or on the ole blog! I really appreciate your kind words. I had the interview this morning and I think it went really well! I am so happy to even have the opportunity and it really helps build my experience. I should find something out with in two weeks, maybe less. Here's to hoping!

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

Tomorrow Scott and I will be flying out to New Mexico for a long weekend get away. We're going more for a business conference for Scott, so while he's taking care of buisness, I'll be relaxing :) Scott's parents are already in NM, so they'll be meeting us at the airport. We're staying at Tamaya Resort and Spa. It looks like a nice place, similar to Hyatt Lost Pines in Bastrop. I'm really looking forward to getting the time off and getting out of the area. I've been quite stressed lately, so I'm thinking this will be a great cure. I plan on getting lots of reading done, doing a bit of hiking, and spending time with Jan and that's pretty much it! I definitely could use this vacation.

I plan on posting from New Mexico while I'm there just to document the trip and catch up with peeps. I really love this blog world, it's so fun to see what other people are up to all over the world.

Thanks again for your kind words and encouragement :)

*Brooke*

p.s. I still need to pack. Now that is not typical Brooke. That alone tells you that I have been extremely busy. I won't get a chance to pack until 9 tonight, bring on the coffee and long night....