{"id":6182,"date":"2012-07-29T09:01:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T16:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=6182"},"modified":"2012-07-29T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T16:47:15","slug":"wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2012\/07\/wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8574.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6183\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8574.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8574-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8574-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>Mark jumped from this ledge over and over, landing in the sand in a heap. Our eventful summer continues to demand our biggest efforts and some adventurous spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Last night was the first time in a month that we were all home together (in Arizona). Its normalcy was soothing, although it&#8217;s really not normal for all of us to be home together. We let the dishes sit in the sink and we watched the Olympics and forgot about bedtime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6184\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8593.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8593-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8593-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;ve learned some things this summer living in two different states, not the least of which is how to text. We&#8217;re high-tech, but until now, we haven&#8217;t seen the need to type with our thumbs. Who knew how comforting this little exchange could be?<\/p>\n<pre>Are you there?\r\n\r\nYes.<\/pre>\n<p>and,<\/p>\n<pre>Good morning, Beautiful!<\/pre>\n<p>(That was from Richard.) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6185\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8626.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8626-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_8626-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>When we need a break, Richard and I list good things that we know will come and good things that we hope will come with our move. Proximity to family and the temple rank very high, of course, but I&#8217;ll just share some light-minded ones with you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurants!<\/li>\n<li>BYU football tickets<\/li>\n<li>grass<\/li>\n<li>trees<\/li>\n<li>fireworks<\/li>\n<li>seasons<\/li>\n<li>food storage items in grocery stores<\/li>\n<li>fry sauce<\/li>\n<li>parades<\/li>\n<li>Utah peaches<\/li>\n<li>that General Conference feeling as it plays in almost every home in the neighborhood<\/li>\n<li>Western Family brand<\/li>\n<li>KSL radio<\/li>\n<li>the lights at Temple Square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arizona will always be with us, just as Texas is. Yesterday I had my first Sonoran hot dog and that will be something I&#8217;ll work to replicate all the rest of my life.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, Utahns, what other (positive) little things do we have to look forward to? And no teasing about the cold, please. I know that 15 years living in cauldron states leaves me ill-equipped to handle the cold. Comment! Comment! I need company during these last days in the desert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark jumped from this ledge over and over, landing in the sand in a heap. Our eventful summer continues to demand our biggest efforts and some adventurous spirit. Last night was the first time in a month that we were all home together (in Arizona). Its normalcy was soothing, although it&#8217;s really not normal for &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2012\/07\/wrap-up\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Wrap-up<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,20,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-time","category-life-according-to-angela","category-marriage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6182"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6190,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6182\/revisions\/6190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}