Geocaching, day 2
Went looking for geocaches again, this time with my sister and dad as well as my brother. We hit 3, all along the same trail. The last 2 were in pretty exposed places so we had to move fast.…
Geocaching
This morning my friend posted an Instagram story saying she was out Geocaching. I've wanted to try it, but I had completely forgotten that it was a thing. This afternoon, I got the app and set it up. Within an hour, I had found my first cache. Even…
My mom is learning guitar
One of my mom's new year's resolutions is to learn a little guitar from me. It makes me happy seeing she's now engaged enough in music to try to learn to play some herself.…
New hiking backpack
I bought a new backpack yesterday. It was on sale for 30 bucks, and I was in the market for a new one anyway. My previous backpack was a school style pack that has your shoulders bear the load. Perfect for short trips and school but it kills my back…
The autumn fog
For over a month, a fog has been sitting over the entire Californian Central Valley. The whole time, midday and midnight have both been between 47-41 degrees Fahrenheit. The lack of temperature variety usually so common in California has been interesting. Just yesterday after 3 days of hard rain the…
I feel a lot stronger this year
It occurred to me while I was carrying our Christmas tree into the house. Last year, I remember struggling to hold one end of our tree, which was much smaller than this year's, as we carried it into the house. This year I had zero struggle carrying the…
Live Nativity at church
Every year my church hosts a Live Nativity event. In our event, there's a part that simulates a period accurate(ish) marketplace that guests can roam around in. Within that marketplace, we have a few actors, myself included, acting as roman guards. One of the things the guards…
Learning how to work on cars
In 2002, my dad bought a Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Since then, it's had nearly zero maintenance past basic check-ups and oil changes. After nearly 25 years of use, it's starting to fall apart. I'm now taking it upon myself to learn how to work…