Out of the Blū

Saturday, October 2, 2021

This is a terrible photo, but...

This is a terrible photo, but the best I've been able to do so far. You'll probably have to zoom to see anything and that is with fingers crossed that Facebook doesn't destroy the image quality further.

I was hoping the balloons would be coming our way but that might not be the case. (Edit: Shaun just told me they're riding the Albuquerque Box Wind, so they're definitely staying near the mountain for now.) Balloon Fiesta lasts all week so I'll have a lot more opportunities to get closer photos, either from home or from a closer location to the launch. We just want to see what we can see from home first. And the day is still young, so who knows!

Sunrise over the Sandia Mountains.

Sunrise over the Sandia Mountains. These mountains are one of our favorite things about this place. There are balloons rising in front of the mountains as I type, but they are barely visible. Shaun counts 37 as of now.

Terribly zoomed-in photo where you can barely make them out in the fog:

A plane just drew this heart in the sky.

We could see the Morning Glow from home, but...

We could see the Morning Glow from home, but not well enough for photos or video. We could see the fires lighting up against the mountain but not the balloons.

The Mass Ascension should be starting soon!

Friday, October 1, 2021

Since I'm the smol one and the lightest sleeper...

Since I'm the smol one and the lightest sleeper it's easier for me than anyone else to sleep on the couch to watch the dogs. I'm fine with that being my job temporarily.

Of the 13/14 years that I've been with Shaun it was only last December when we moved into his late father's house that we started sharing a bedroom. It was out of necessity then. It was maybe 3-ish years before that that we even shared a house.

So what I'm saying is that over the timeline of our relationship we've spent more nights apart than together, but it's pretty easy to get used to being around someone you like. Even in your sleep. And even if they snore. 😂 I really miss him and I had nightmares last night and it sucked.

Another thing that sucks is that the kids are getting used to the new appliances and keep having them alarm in the middle of the night. The first time was a few days ago; it was Kira with the oven timer. It went off at 3:46 am (long after she had finished cooking and gone to bed) and I was the lucky one downstairs with the dogs so I'm the one it woke up. Last night it was Shadow coming down for a late-night snack and leaving the fridge slightly ajar. Fridge does not approve so I, once again, was the one to be awoken by the alarm at around 4 in the morning. It's totally ok because we're all just doing our best and learning our way around a new place, but for realsies this Blu needs some sleep and hopes that the kitchen is done screaming at her in the middle of the night. 😂😂😂

I need my sleep because: Tomorrow (BRIGHT AND EARLY) is the first day of Balloon Fiesta so we are excited to see what we can see from home. Hopefully I'll have a lot of cool balloon pictures for y'all. I think they are planning to launch like 600 this week. I know I saw that number somewhere, but I can't remember if that was a total for the week or what. I'm leaving a link to the website because Fiesta is more than just balloons but the photos are gorgeous and better than anything I can show or tell you so you should probably just click it and see for yourself. 😊😊😊

https://balloonfiesta.com/Mass-Ascension