July has flown by

The last few weeks have been busy for both of us.  For July 4th we spent the weekend in the Jemez Mountains with my Aunt and Uncle and their family and friends.  It was an adventure to say the least!  Our tent did not have tent poles so our plans for camping out in our tent were not able to happen, but thankfully there was room in the cabin for us to stay. Rooster and Houla had a blast running free on the land and even found some cows to play with!  I enjoyed taking Reid to my favorite place, that has so many wonderful memories from my childhood.  The weather was beautiful and the nights got cold, but unfortunately we had to return to Las Cruces to the 100+ weather.  Here is a picture of the dogs on our drive home, boy were they tired!

Reid spent a week in Denver for a conference with fellow Animal Science grad students.  He presented his research that he has compiled thus far and then spent time enjoying other presentations and talking to people in his field.  He then returned to Las Cruces to help a fellow student with her research on Dairy calves...I think they are supper cute!  Then he spent two days in Clayton getting ready for another study to begin there.  Thankfully he is back in Las Cruces for a little while...hopefully!   Here is a picture of me with one of the dairy calves, they are so cute and fun to play with.

Reid and I have enjoyed a few sessions of racket ball at the gym.  Although, I don't know that we are exactly playing by the rules, we still have fun no matter what!

We were able to go to Albuquerque for a weekend with my family.  My aunt and uncle always host an ugly shirt bbq and Reid has been determined to win since he found out about it in December.  I am happy to say that he won...but of course with a little help from my wonderful taste! Here is a picture of the winning shirt and of course Reid's trophy for the year.

Last but not least we were able to spend a night bowling with friends.  They asked if we were good at bowling and Reid said no he is awful.  I said that I hadn't been bowling in ages and not sure how I would be.  Well, for those of you who know anything about me, I spent many years on a bowling league.  The truth was still that I hadn't bowled in years.  Although it was not the best scores all that matters is that we had a great time.  Thanks Cody and Marissa for a great night!