This past weekend was Pioneer Day which is a holiday in Utah. Ster invited me to go with him down to his hometown Monticello. His whole family got together for a little reunion. For those of you who don't know where that's at...its about an hr south of Moab in southeastern Utah. Its a small town of about 2000 people. He has quite the big family with 2 brothers and 3 sisters which are all married and have kids. There are almost 16 grandkids so needless to say having all of us in one house was a little chaotic but fun. It was great to get to know his family more....I just love them! It is so easy to be around them and they make me feel so welcome.
Sterling bow hunts every year up in the mts in Monticello. He and his family have their own part of the mtn that they stake out every year. Sterling wants me to go with him for a couple days of the hunt and so while we were down there he took me hiking to his tree stand where he parks himself waiting for the deer. Oh my goodness....talk about a hike! Luckily he had his brother drop us off at the very top of the mtn and we hiked straight down.....I mean super steap straight down to his tree stand so he could fix it a bit and then we hiked down more and out. It definitely wasnt an easy hike but it was fun to have him show me what he does cause he loves it so much. Then the next morning, before the sun came up mind you, he and his dad took me on a 4wheeler ride up the mtns to scope out the deer. Wow....talk about beautiful mtns! I had never been on a 4 wheel ride in the mtns like that before and it was awesome! We saw so many deer and elk....never seen em that close! It was fun.
Monticello celebrated the 24th on Sat with a parade in the morning and fair in the park and then fireworks at night! It was so fun to see his neices and nephews run for the candy....they are seriously so stinkin cute! The fireworks at night were prob the best I have seen just because of how close we were.....seriously right above us! They were huge! So much cooler when you are that close!
Overall it was a great weekend. Glad to be home in my own bed again but it was so fun with his family and also having him show me around. We continue to get closer and realize how happy we are with each other. He is great!
Sterling bow hunts every year up in the mts in Monticello. He and his family have their own part of the mtn that they stake out every year. Sterling wants me to go with him for a couple days of the hunt and so while we were down there he took me hiking to his tree stand where he parks himself waiting for the deer. Oh my goodness....talk about a hike! Luckily he had his brother drop us off at the very top of the mtn and we hiked straight down.....I mean super steap straight down to his tree stand so he could fix it a bit and then we hiked down more and out. It definitely wasnt an easy hike but it was fun to have him show me what he does cause he loves it so much. Then the next morning, before the sun came up mind you, he and his dad took me on a 4wheeler ride up the mtns to scope out the deer. Wow....talk about beautiful mtns! I had never been on a 4 wheel ride in the mtns like that before and it was awesome! We saw so many deer and elk....never seen em that close! It was fun.
Monticello celebrated the 24th on Sat with a parade in the morning and fair in the park and then fireworks at night! It was so fun to see his neices and nephews run for the candy....they are seriously so stinkin cute! The fireworks at night were prob the best I have seen just because of how close we were.....seriously right above us! They were huge! So much cooler when you are that close!
Overall it was a great weekend. Glad to be home in my own bed again but it was so fun with his family and also having him show me around. We continue to get closer and realize how happy we are with each other. He is great!
Fabulous view of Monticello from the top of the Mtn.
The beginnning of the hike down
Ster up in his tree stand fixing it all up! I cant believe he climbs up that thing so much!
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