Back to blogging

Welcome back!

First of all, I would like to thank you for visiting my blog.  It's been over 6 months since I my last post but it feels like years.  I recently just finished my second semester of graduate school here at Texas A&M.  Our experience in moving here has not only strengthened us, but it has changed us in ways that we did not expect.  We had some challenges as we adapted to the new environment but have had lots of fun in the process.  The weather here is as expected.  Our seasons go from summer to hell to cold rainy winter and back to hell again.  I wish we could say we got a nice tan with all this sun, but it's so hot that we spend most of our time at work or at school inside, but we are beginning to change that.

Some of the big changes is we have a new addition to the Morales Family!  His name is Loki and we got him at 2 months before they were going to put him down.  It has been such an adventure and a learning experience for both of us, not only on how to train a dog, but on how we have trained ourselves at the same time.  With time, we have asked a question...Who rescued who?

We adopted our first family dog.

He loves to cuddle and stare at you while you eat.

We got him a backpack to carry his treats and to give him a job.

He is now 7 months old at almost 50 lbs...and still growing.

Fitness Update

Fitness Update: We have started the Body Beast workout again for the second time.  We did the whole 90 days last fall and we saw some amazing results!  Nevertheless, we fell short on some things that we now are changing.  We are keeping track of not only our calorie intake, but the type of calories.  Keeping a more balanced diet and with less sugar.  We have learned through research and after watching a great documentary called "Fed Up" the addictive power of sugar and it's potential danger to our bodies.  We love our treats, and my wife loves to bake, so that is one big change that we are implementing this time.  

We are now starting week 4 and we are beginning to see the difference.  I will upload some progress pictures soon.  In the meantime, I would recommend you to try this workout routine to see some amazing results.  And if you are a girl and are reading this, lifting weights will not make you huge!  Cupcakes and junk food will!  

Stay tuned for my next post, where I will be sharing some topics such as:

• Things my parents never taught me
• Things I wish I knew before getting married
• Things I learned on my mission (LDS) that have saved my life
• and more.....

and as always....¡Gracias!

 

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Reinventing Relics in Ririe

My wife had been wanting to go to an antiques place in Ririe, Idaho which is owned by a good friend of ours, Melissa.  So we decided to check it out and see what treasures we could find to take to our new home in Texas.  If you want to know more about this treasure trove click here. 

Reinvented Relics 

It's a small place, but there's always something for everyone.

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The End of Idaho.

The last couple of days, we've been extremely busy packing, finishing up school and saying our good byes to friends and family.  This weekend, we had a Saturday packed with activities.  So let me share them with you!  !Gracias por visitar mi blog! (Thanks for visiting my blog).

Farmer's Market, Shooting and Football Game.

Farmer's Market. Getting some fresh goodies.

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Saturday Hike! Alaska Basin and Devil's Staircase

I hope you guys enjoyed my last post and all the pictures that we took.  We had a blast!  Don't forget to put your email on the right sidebar to get email updates of my posts!  Once again...Gracias!

Hiking Time!

Ever since I moved to Idaho for school and met my gorgeous wife, I have fallen in love with the outdoors.  My wife loves going hiking, road trips, and just going for walks.  So before we leave Idaho, we planned our last hike.  This hike has some sentimental meaning.  Around 3 years ago, this was the first time I had met my wife's parents, and it was hiking.   So I had to be fit in order to impress the in-laws.  It worked!  The first picture here was 3 years ago during the summer break.

This was at the same hike, August 2011. 

We had a great time that day and I will always remember it.  So we went again to remember those days.  This time we brought a friend along with us, my in-laws' co-worker, Carl.  Here are some pictures that we took during the hike.

Groupie before we head up.

"Abandon hope all ye who enter here"

Selfie time.

Found some pooches along the trail.

Selfie with my wife...wait, selfies are only for one person right? Twofies? Anyway....us.

Taking a quick break.

Devil's Staircase.  They're a beast!

Lunch time!

What happened to the trail? Nah, who needs a trail anyway?

Not sure how far we've gone at this point.

Making our way back down the stairs.

Down we go. Beautiful view.

We were exhausted at this point.

Almost there!

Everything's flat now. A diet coke sounds sooo good right now, and a big fatty burger. Five Guys?

We made it!

It was definitely fun to do this hike again.  Too bad Texas won't have these kind of mountains.

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Back in Action

First of all I'd like to thank all of you who have read my blog. I apologize for not posting lately but it's been a crazy past couple of days, but don't worry, I'll get you all caught up.

Jackson Hole, WY/Yellowstone National Park

We first took a trip up to two beautiful places. We went to Jackson Hole, WY and then Visited the Yellowstone National Park. It was a blast! We took our camera of course and had a lot of fun capturing the gorgeous scenery. However, the best part was to get out and spend quality time with the fam. It's been so fun these past couple of days.

Famous Antler's Arch

Gift Shop.  Sherlock gifts.

A Look from a store's balcony. Beautiful place.

Of course, we had to take a groupie.

Funny sign.

Having fun with the statues.

My new pal that I found.

Bart and our hero.

My wife's favorite picture.

Fun place where they had a theater.

Those are all silver dollars on the bar.

My wife complained because she was ID'd.  Those weasels....ha.

Mom having fun.

Beautiful mountains.  This is what we will miss about this area.

Jenny Lake

This is my wife practicing her photography skills.

Another great view of the mountains.

We got there just in Time.

Picture taken by my wife.

Hot bath anyone?

Picture time with the sign.

This guy was close enough to take a picture. Look at him...just "chillin'."

On our way to more cool places.

Cute.

The sky was beautiful.

Mom and Celena

Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE Exam, Civil)

The fun was finally over and I knew a had a big test to take, the FE exam, so I tried to study during our Jackson Trip. This is an exam that all Civil Engineers must take in order to be a licensed engineer.  It covers all of the material that you learned as an undergrad and it takes about 5 1/2 hours. So it was a big deal. I studied for weeks and prayed for hours and the day finally came on July 2nd. I was nervous, but I knew that I had worked hard and I was going to do my best. 

Took the test, and it was now time to wait. 

Meanwhile, we celebrated by going to Big Jud's with some friends. This is a famous burger spot that almost in the northeast knows about it; it has 1,2 and 3 lbs burgers, yummy.

Waiting for the 2 pounder!

Fun time with great friends.

There it is!

I tried.

If you haven't been here, I recommend it.

4th of July Weekend/Mini Family Reunion

We then had a mini family reunion where we had some family come from Hawaii, which I was able to meet for the first time. We ate laughed, and watched the fireworks. We tried taking pictures with our camera, but we're not as good as my uncle Brent. Anyway, here are some pictures of our reunion.

The whole fam waiting for the fireworks.

Fireworks!

One more.

 We then spent some time at Granpa and Grandma Lindsay and went shooting while the girls did some crafting.

Heads up!

Groupie while riding Granpa Lindsay's tractor.

There's the man.

Thanks again for checking my blog.  I will make a separate post and put some pictures of our hike, the World Cup, and a field trip from one of my classes.

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