A (much needed) Break from School!

Last week, Brian and I left after his class on Tuesday and headed towards Colorado for Independence Day. We had to stop at a junk yard in salt lake to pick up a part for Brian's auto project. We were there for over an hour. We had called previously and they said they had what he needed. When we looked at the part it was totally different. It was about 20 minutes to closing and we were getting bummed not finding anything. Brian decided to look through the engine pile. He found an engine that had a similar part. It ended up matching what we needed, but the engine was a completely different make and model than what we originally had. But it ended up working out pretty well. That night we stayed in Price. We were exhausted from travelling and dealing with auto parts. 4th of July morning, we got up early and head for Colorado with Brian's Mom. We luckily beat the rush of the holiday. And we made it by noon to Brian's parents. It was so nice to be there. Sadly, we missed all fireworks and they are currently restricted in Colorado. Sad story. We would have gone to New Mexico, but they did theirs the night before. Oh well. That day, I helped Brian's parents paint the house while Brian worked on his auto project. Thursday, we got to go 4-wheeling with one of Brian's friends. It was alot of fun. We were out for 3 or 4 hours. It rained quite a bit down in Colorado while we were there. We got to see friends and family and just relax. We needed that the most. School has been crazy. But luckily, only 2 weeks left of this semester and I get my hubby back. LOL. For a little while anyway... Saturday, we went out and shot some prairie dogs. There were many of them. We also packed most of our stuff up so that we could leave right after church the next morning. I was just happy to have a 5 day weekend with my husband. It was wonderful. And I truly enjoyed spending time with the In-laws. We got to see the new solar panels that his parents put up as well. It was pretty neat. Sunday, we drove all the way home to Rexburg...a 10 hour drive. Very exhausting.





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