I took a bunch of pictures this morning...

I took a bunch of pictures this morning because I came out so early. My earlier post didn't have pretty pictures; I mostly snapped those because of the sheer number of balloons. I know today was nothing compared to what next week will be with Balloon Fiesta. I'm excited for that. 😁😁😁

Here are a few nicer shots from this morning:

We ended up just buying Rose some new toys. They squeak. She is happy about it. 😂

Very pretty balloons (gotta zoom) as seen from under the pergola.

The dogs (and me, with my allergic-to-the-sun ass) sunbathing with the dogs. I'm wearing long leggings, long sleeves, a sun hat, and sunscreen. It's 60° F out. Chilly under the pergola and comfy in the sun (for a little while, anyway).

Poor Shaun is working on the dog kennel. Cubba keeps digging under. We have a wall around our backyard and Cubba can climb it in some places. 😕 We've got someone coming to give us an estimate on raising the wall a bit. Until then, we're struggling to contain our overly-friendly escape artist. Everyone has dogs here and people walk in this neighborhood and he is LIVING FOR IT. Unfortunately, we don't have a routine yet so he doesn't know how to behave. We've been here just over a week and are still trying to settle in and get situated and work out all of the kinks. It is definitely a process.

Anyway, I hope you all have a great Saturday. We've got someone coming to teach us about our yard soon so I'm excited for that. Maybe once that's done we can get one of the kid's rooms painted. Or maybe not. Today is the neighbor's daughter's wedding day and we don't want our dogs acting out so it might be a dog-park day. We'll see. 🙂

A mother balloon and her 11 babies spotted in the wild.

A mother balloon and her 11 babies spotted in the wild. It must be migration season!

😂😂😂

I don't know if the wind will bring them close today, but Shaun has counted 26 this morning. I think if you zoom hard you can count 20 in the 2nd photo. One looks like a chicken and I'm hoping it gets much closer. I need a good pic of that one. 😂

Edit:  Chicken might be a fish. I'll keep y'all posted. 😂

Edit:  Definitely a fish.

Me and Boyfriend are having a much-needed cuddle day. ❤️❤️❤️

Me and Boyfriend are having a much-needed cuddle day. ❤️❤️❤️

Good morning!

Good morning!

Sorry, not sorry. This will never get old.

Tfw your toys are still packed away...

Tfw your toys are still packed away. and. this. stupid. towel. DOESN'T. EVEN. SQUEAK!!!

🤣🤣🤣

I love all of the neighbors we've met.

I love all of the neighbors we've met. Everyone here is so nice. 🥰🥰🥰

Look at this super considerate not-invitation we were just hand-delivered. I swear, people here are just different. Southern Hospitality exists, but I guess most people in the south don't care about stuff like this. It's "This is my property, I'll do what I want, screw whoever doesn't like it." and then there is bad blood.

I really can't stress enough how much I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT here. I have never been able to honestly say that before. It hits different being proud of where I live. I'm about this life and my heart is happy. ❤️❤️❤️

Doggos in action.

Doggos in action. I think they like it here - especially in the evening. 😊 We came out this morning to play with them and it was in the 50s, but super duper sunny. I was pretty surprised!

We have someone coming this weekend to teach us how to tame / care for our yard. We don't know anything about the native plants (or the non-native ones that are planted back here and running up our water bill with irrigation). 😂😂😂 We gotta learn. I'm excited.

Sneaky peek behind the gate of the Sandia Mountains. They are gorgeous all day but absolutely stunning at sunset. I'll try to get a photo of them soon but I know I could never do them justice.