2007's Travel Log

Well, because I have so recently discovered the great thrill of blogging, I would like to make a post to recap the Hamberlin's travels of 2007.

We rang in the New Year on a small tropical island of Belize. We were in Belize as the final destination of our Christmas vacation to Guatemala. We went down with my favorite blond mission comp/best friend, Stacie. My and Stacie's dream of 2003 was realized when, on December 24th, 2006, we arrived in Guatemala... together... with our great husbands. It was an unforgettable week full of adventures, a great lake at sunset, and crazy Central American highways.

Rocky Point is one of our favorite getaway places, with its taco stands, fireworks, and beautiful beach. It is also where we found ourselves for a weekend in both May and October.

We spent Labor Day weekend with my Dad, his wife Marilyn, and her kids in Flagstaff and went to the Grand Canyon. What a fun trip.

2007's Travel Log Part II

In celebration of our third anniversary, we spent a couple days in Sedona and then drove home through Jerome, where Steven made friends with a very likable donkey.

The weekend before Christmas, we went to Salt Lake for a family party. I must admit that I have never liked the cold. However, while we were there a huge blizzard covered the entire city with glistening white snow and it was absolutely breathtaking...especially when I got thrown into it by my affectionate husband! But really, it was beautiful. In fact for a second, I had almost had changed my mind about cold weather...for a very short second.

That concludes the travel log!

Our weekend in Payson

This weekend we went with Col and Aubrey Carter to their family's cabin in Payson. Gratefully, it was chilly up there, which allowed for one of the highlights of the weekend; sleeping all night next to a warm and surprisingly loud crackling fire. We explored some great caves, testing our limits for claustrophobia. We ended the weekend with a "better than Thanksgiving" dinner of the 90-minute rotisserie chicken , which turned out to be the moistest meat we had tasted (nice job Steven, Drew, and Col!!), and delicious farmer's market veggies. I also got to hang out with my favorite little girl, Addy Carter. Its so great to have such wonderful friends with whom we can create fun and long lasting memories! Thanks guys!