Jamee's Turn & Some Lake Time

So Derek can't have all the fun on here! I decided that I should learn how to post on here so that I can balance out some of Derek's talking... which can range from exaggerated to completely politically incorrect! As much as I get worked up when he says stuff, I completely love that he says what he thinks and is honest. What you see/hear is what you get! Derek keeps me on my toes and reminds me to chill out every once in a while. I'm always telling him not to say this or say that so I decided that we can just share the posting responsibilities on here.

We went on a little "adventure" on Saturday to find a lake in AZ! Coming from Minnesota, where we could easily walk to 3 lakes from our home, AZ is a little bit different. When we first moved here I was at work when some of my co-workers were talking about going to the lake. Thinking there might be one really close that I didn't know about, I got really excited and asked which lake and where. My high hopes went away pretty fast when they said the closest lake is 40 minutes away. Needless to say, we decided to check it out and see what an AZ lake was like. In my mind it could have been a pond or a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. We packed up some food and hiking gear and headed on our roadtrip to find this so-called lake.

Well, Bartlett Lake was absolutely beautiful! We had a great time walking along the beaches and jumping in the lake when the AZ heat became too much to handle. Here are a few pictures that we took...

We decided next time we're going to make an entire day of it and bring some music, shade, games, chairs, blankets, floats, and a few more drinks! We have all these huge plans... wow how I took for granted all the lakes that we had back in the midwest!

One thing off of my list of places to go and things to do while we're here in the southwest, however long that may be! Might as well make the most of it!

Love you all and miss you,

Jamee