Okay, listen. I know I am the worst at this. Every few months I'm on fire...and then I completely stop blogging again. Maybe one day I'll figure out how to be more consistent with this. Until then, I'm here now.
The last blog I wrote was probably in March. Since then, a few things have happened. I officially have been working for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. I'm a member of the promotions team, and it's been great to be back in baseball. While it's not a full time gig, I do make some money and I get to have fun. So, I'll take it. In May, I got to go back home and watch one of my best friends get married. It felt so good to be in The Sunshine State, even if it was only for a weekend.The Army sent Connor to Poland for most of June, but he's back. Ivy has grown quite a bit, and is still my favorite pain in the butt. Connor and I caught wind that we might be able to move onto post before the end of this year. Which would be awesome, but (as is practically everything with the Army) nothing is 100%.
Besides that we are just here living life. I am so glad it is summertime. Which means practically nothing when you're an adult, but it does mean warmer weather and being by the water. These things aren't quite the same in Colorado, but I will take what I can get.
So without further ado, I am going to try to type up some posts and get them out to you in July.
Oh and welcome to The Shep Diary because on (most) legal paper work I am officially Kaitlyn Shepard so we had to switch things up a little bit!
Until next time,
K.Shep
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Garden of the Gods
If you read my post about things I was excited to explore out here in Colorado, then you know that I couldn't wait to check out some of the scenery! On my list of parks I couldn't wait to see was Garden of the Gods, a National Natural Landmark that's located right here in Colorado Springs. During my Newcomer's Orientation, our instructor drove us through the park. After that I couldn't wait to go back and take Connor along because I knew he'd love it too! So last Sunday, we went out there and even took Ivy with us!
Garden of the Gods is a collection of red rock formations that occupies 1334.64 acres of land. There are paved and unpaved hiking paths that surround the incredible sandstone formations and provide an awesome view of Pikes Peak. The Garden even has a cool history. The park was given to the city in 1909 by the children of Charles Elliot Perkins. He wanted the park to kept forever open and free to the public. Coolest thing? You can even rock climb some of the formations, as long as you have the right permits.
I tried to take a ton of pictures to capture how cool Garden of the Gods is, but it's easily 100 times more beautiful than what I shot.
We will definitely be going back and doing some more exploring out there. If you ever find yourself in the Springs, this is something you cannot miss! What are some of your favorite natural landmarks?
Until next time,
Brandt
Garden of the Gods is a collection of red rock formations that occupies 1334.64 acres of land. There are paved and unpaved hiking paths that surround the incredible sandstone formations and provide an awesome view of Pikes Peak. The Garden even has a cool history. The park was given to the city in 1909 by the children of Charles Elliot Perkins. He wanted the park to kept forever open and free to the public. Coolest thing? You can even rock climb some of the formations, as long as you have the right permits.
I tried to take a ton of pictures to capture how cool Garden of the Gods is, but it's easily 100 times more beautiful than what I shot.
We will definitely be going back and doing some more exploring out there. If you ever find yourself in the Springs, this is something you cannot miss! What are some of your favorite natural landmarks?
Until next time,
Brandt
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Home
Okay. I'm FINALLY going to share the apartment with you. It's still not complete. We still need to decorate walls. The guest room/office/extra bedroom isn't finished yet. There are still somethings that need to be put away or taken care of. BUT everything is unpacked and this place is starting to look good.
So without further adieu, here are some pictures of our apartment!
My favorite areas are definitely the living room, the kitchen, and our bedroom. That's majority of the apartment (lol). Somehow I left out this awesome wall we have with maps on it where we mark where we've been. Whoops. Anyway, we still have a ton of walls to decorate. Majority of the picture frames are also empty, or still have stock photos in them. I'll do my best to work on that now that everything is out of boxes.
UPDATE: Since these pictures have been taken, we've added some fresh flowers to the place; and we found a much better place for the dog's kennel.
There ya have it! Our new home in Colorado! Any ideas for our blank walls? Looking at these pictures and think something would look really good? Let me know!
Until next time,
Brandt
So without further adieu, here are some pictures of our apartment!
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| I definitely want to do more with our little balcony! |
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| Okay, so the bathroom was pretty awkward to capture. |
My favorite areas are definitely the living room, the kitchen, and our bedroom. That's majority of the apartment (lol). Somehow I left out this awesome wall we have with maps on it where we mark where we've been. Whoops. Anyway, we still have a ton of walls to decorate. Majority of the picture frames are also empty, or still have stock photos in them. I'll do my best to work on that now that everything is out of boxes.
UPDATE: Since these pictures have been taken, we've added some fresh flowers to the place; and we found a much better place for the dog's kennel.
There ya have it! Our new home in Colorado! Any ideas for our blank walls? Looking at these pictures and think something would look really good? Let me know!
Until next time,
Brandt
Friday, March 25, 2016
Going to the Dogs
Our lives are about to go to the dogs. Well, more like to one dog. WE GOT A PUPPY! Here's a little bit about our precious addition, Ivy May Shepard.
Name: Ivy
Nicknames: Pupper, puppy, nugget, Ivy May, Little Girl
Birthday: November 2015 (estimated); adopted on March 19, 2016
Age: 4 months
Breed: Great Dane/Labrador (best guess from the vet) aka she's going to be huge
Loves: running around, watching cars, laying in the grass, making friends, chewing on her bone, belly rubs, sleeping, and playing in the snow
Dislikes: the stairs, vacuum cleaners, the blender, her leash, and motorcycles
Needless to say, we're obsessed. She's such a sweet and adorable little girl. We've only had her for about a week, but she's already almost 100% housebroken. Not sure if she's done with teething yet, but hopefully there's not too much of that left to go through.
I'll leave you with some pictures of our little ball of sass.
Until next time,
Brandt
Name: Ivy
Nicknames: Pupper, puppy, nugget, Ivy May, Little Girl
Birthday: November 2015 (estimated); adopted on March 19, 2016
Age: 4 months
Breed: Great Dane/Labrador (best guess from the vet) aka she's going to be huge
Loves: running around, watching cars, laying in the grass, making friends, chewing on her bone, belly rubs, sleeping, and playing in the snow
Dislikes: the stairs, vacuum cleaners, the blender, her leash, and motorcycles
Needless to say, we're obsessed. She's such a sweet and adorable little girl. We've only had her for about a week, but she's already almost 100% housebroken. Not sure if she's done with teething yet, but hopefully there's not too much of that left to go through.
I'll leave you with some pictures of our little ball of sass.
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| The day we adopted her! She was napping. |
Brandt
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