Magical Weekend in Moab

Are you ready for an overload of pictures of arches and desert landscapes? Well you have come to the right place. This past weekend Sam and I went to Moab for a little getaway. Sam had never been there before, which is just unacceptable to me. So we finally were able to go, and we had a blast. We went up Friday evening and made to to Moab about 8 pm. We were a little held back because I told Sam to take the wrong exit and then two seconds after that we were pulled over by UHP for speeding. Awesome huh. But guess what? We got off with just a warning! It was a Moab miracle. So after an eventful drive down and a short hunt for a camp site, we found a nice spot along the river. We pretty much just set up camp and went right to bed. Man, it was cold. Poor Sam is pretty much too tall for any tent or sleeping bag, so it was hard for him to stay warm. Here is what we look like when we wake up.

Cute huh? Well I thought I would be so nice and let Sam sleep in while I started a nice warm fire for him to wake up to. Well after about 4 or 5 tries my fire was a dud. The wood we had brought was kind of wet and when I woke up it has a small layer of frost over it. I thought it would dry out in the fire, but I was very wrong. So after a very cold and sad morning we finally just headed out to Arches National Park to hike to Delicate Arch. It was fun to bring Sam to a place that I love so much. It was a chilly but very fun hike.

Later that day we met up with my sister Bethany and her husband John who were in Moab for a wedding. They would have camped with us, but because of the wedding they stayed in town in a hotel. But we spent the rest of Saturday with them hiking the Devils Garden area of arches. Later that night we ate burritos the size of our heads at a Mexican restaurant called Miguel's. When the waiter brought out the burritos Sam said, "that's not a burrito, that's a loaf of bread covered in sauce." Ha ha, oh Sam.

Are you sick of the pictures of arches yet? Well there are just a little bit more. The second night was much better. We rearranged ourselves in the tent, bought some dry firewood and some hot chocolate. The night was not so cold and we basically toasted everything over the fire for breakfast, even our bagels. It was delicious. On Sunday morning before we headed home we made yet another trip into Arches and checked out the windows section. Sam started getting mad at me for taking to many pictures of us. Men, they just don't understand.

We had a super fun time and were sad to have to leave. It makes work extra hard on Monday morning when you think of what you could rather be doing. It has been really fun to travel with Sam. When we were dating we always wished we could go camping, but it was hard to get enough people together to go. But now that we are married we can go whenever we want. It's awesome. And Moab is awesome too.