2nd Anniversary Weekend

Dale and I did Arches!  We drove down after work on Friday, camped in a TENT (which we hadn't yet done together), brought our own food and supplies, and spent 8 HOURS HIKING.  Yes, you read that right.  We saw about two thirds of what the park has to offer, including:

Double arch (Where I re-lived my childhood hike there and wormed through the rubble underneath)

Landscape Arch

And the iconic Utah Delecate Arch

The view behind this one was amazing.

Dale was a very sensitive husband when considering my speed and hiking intensity limitations.  He stopped with me, didn't tease me when I was wearing 7 layers in the windy hiking weather, and was his usual witty and chipper self.

One example of this: After the AWFUL night sleep I had on Friday where I seriously thought I could get frostbite on my toes (it was around 35, and I couldn't feel below my ankles for the ENTIRE night.  I didn't sleep much), on Saturday night Dale gave me the sleeping bag he had warmed up for me, then gave me an extra warm foot layer for the night, and helped me insulate the bottom of my sleeping bag with every extra piece of clothing we didn't happen to be wearing to bed.

It was all beautiful, and in general a great way to spend the weekend before our 2nd Anniversary.

We drove home on Sunday morning and collapsed as two cripples on the couch.  A tendon on the back of my right knee was aching like no other, whereas Dale's quads were ceasing in a way that communicated extreme disappointment in the central Dale decision making unit.

All in all, worth it.