Time Flies..I'm Always Saying That

Happy July! I cannot believe that it is already July 01. I let time slip away so easily, and just like that its been a month since I last blogged. Sorry! I do have sort of an excuse though...we recently gave up both our internet AND our cable. The cable was not as hard as internet, but indeed, we gave up both.  Mostly because we were locked into a contract that we did not like and were able to transfer it to Brittany and Beau, but also to change our lifestyle a little.  We found that it was easy to come home, hop on the computer, and like that, most of our night was gone.  It's been really nice to not have the distraction of either the TV or the internet, but thus has kept me from being able to blog more :)
A lot is going on in our busy little life on Cedar St. We recently gutted and re-did our entire backyard, and it is SO nice to have that project done. We decided it'd be best to hire someone to clean out the junk that was back there, and then we would replace the empty space with mulch and rock.  The clearing only took a day, but I am so glad we did not have to do it ourselves. We discovered slightly before deciding to tackle the project that there were some 30 trees (small and tangled, of course) growing back there. We had no idea! It was ridiculous to say the least.  We had almost 2.5 tons of rock, mulch, sand, and bolders delieverd and two weekends later (thanks to the help of many!) it was done! I will put pictures up when I get the chance. It is so much nicer back there now, and we can finally say we enjoy spending time in our backyard (minus the nosey neighbors :))!
In other news, Erik got to spend three weeks of June at a colloquium with 30 other PhD students from around the world learning about the extreme effects of climate change.  He really enjoyed it, learned A TON, and got to meet some really interesting people along the way.  He did not realize this before being attending, but he was one of 150 applicants, and only 30 people were accepted! I'm a proud wife and continually grateful at his desire and passion to learn and pursue something he really enjoys!
Hope you all enjoy this 4th of July weekend! Should be a hot one here in the big CO!