Summer 2026 recap
What's the phrase? The road of life is paved with good intentions? I guess NOW I will do a big recap post!
We hit the road at the end of April from Arizona, to make our way back to Utah.
Our daughter, Chloe, completed her undergraduate degree! She earned a Bachelor of Undergraduate Studies with a Nutritional Science emphasis. This really is Part 1 of 2 of her education - The University of Utah will get her for another two years in their Nutrition and Integrated Physiology Masters' program to become a Registered Dietician. She is enjoying her program. Chloe has known what she's wanted to do for school for years, so it's fun to see her accomplishing her goals.
For this part of the celebration, we attended the graduation ceremony as a family and then the four of us went out for a nice sushi dinner and cocktails.
In early June we left Riverside RV resort just outside of Ogden, UT and made our way into Montana. In the past year, Chad and I decided to take up fly fishing! We tried it out last summer when we were near Chad's Uncle Steve and he showed us the basics. We decided to get all the gear and give it a whirl. Steve took us out to his favorite spots around Bozeman and we went out a time or two on our own in the area.
After two weeks in Bozeman and a week in Big Timber, MT we spent a week in Yellowstone National Park. Neither of us had ever been and we were able to find an opening at Fishing Bridge Campground inside of the park. We entered in from the North side and let's just say if we ever return, we will be finding a different entrance point! We TECHNICALLY fit on the roads, but damn there were some tight curves and zero to little shoulder along most of the route to get to the campground! We had a really nice week exploring the park and we were really happy with our campsite. Being surrounded by pine trees is pretty darn peaceful.
While in Yellowstone, we were trying to decide what direction to take our next adventure. Our son, Carter, helped make the decision for us - he accepted a new job and was going to relocate to Oregon! From mid-July to mid-August we helped Carter pack up his belongings for the POD (and 2 U-Haul trailers) he ordered to move his stuff. We got Chloe settled in a townhouse with a friend in Salt Lake, and ordered a little U-Box to send the stuff WE had been holding onto down to our abode in Arizona. We put the house on the market and it acquired new owners at the end of September. Carter had been in Ogden since 2019, so it truly was the end of an era for him!
We 'followed' Carter to his new house, and get this - it even has a RV pad along side of it! How perfect is that??? It was great to see his new place, help with a few projects that required some Dad knowledge, and offer a couple extra pairs of hands to get things done. It's pretty exciting to see your kid's first house.
I'd call that some pretty productive parenting. Our summer was full of seeing our kids doing great things, and what else can you really ask for? We are very proud of them both, as you can see!
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