Now at Last

Finally, we have reached the end of the Great Ashton Escapades. Thanks for your patience as I reviewed two months of visiting and vagabonding. I promise the posts will soon return to my rambling day-to-day musings instead of this location-based enumeration.

Washington, Utah

We traveled through desert states and made our last stop in Utah. We were close enough to California to find an In-N-Out Burger, so we celebrated via gorging ourselves on delicious food. Turns out Owen can sit very well in a highchair. Probably should have tried that sooner. Holy cow! I can eat a meal without one hand tied behind my back. Pretty essential when attempting to stuff a burger in my mouth...whole. We splurged on our last night and stayed at another nice hotel. Owen, as excited as we were, got up at the crack of dawn, so we left at the crack of dawn. We continued driving and the wildfire smoke led us to our new home, the Golden State.
San Dimas, CA

Having arrived, we spent a week with Joel and Steph, attempting to find a place to live. They were patient and accommodating as "a few days" turned into a solid week. After a few disappointments, we located a magical place I like to call Hummingbird Nest Ranch. I can't be sure why, but they decided to rent us a delightful townhome for a very reasonable price (at least based on California standards). Since moving in, we've been exploring our new home, going to the beach, and church shopping. But, more on that later...