This year marked our third time going up to Idaho for a mini-vacation after Christmas! I was truly looking forward to this all year long. I love Lava Hot Springs in the middle of winter. It is so quiet and still. The hot springs are magical and the Home Hotel that we stay at is quaint. We invited my mother and father in-law to come with us this year which was a fun bonus.
I got a new ring at the Trading Post store they have on Main Street that I'm very excited about, and I discovered some beautiful music that I'm mad I never listened to before. I didn't grow up listening to Bob Dylan so I am now making an active effort to listen to his songs. I found his song "Hurricane", and I listened to it five times in a row. I also listened to "When the Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash, which I hadn't heard in a long time. I found these songs while listening to a playlist made for the documentary Rodriguez, which started with his song "Sugar Man". There is so much music to be heard and appreciated.
On the drive home Ryan was contacted by Livermore National Labs, which he accepted a job offer with last week. He set an official start date with them of August 5th. That gives us enough time to finish Ryan's Master's degree and take a trip before we make the move to California. I am so grateful and excited.
On a side note, I ate so much chocolate this week that I am actually sick of it, and I'm breaking out all over my body. I love Christmas but I am happy it is over.
Ryan bought these slippers at Walmart on our drive up because he forgot to bring sandals for the hot springs. When me and his mom were teasing him about choosing pink women's slippers to wear he said, "I love these slippers, they're freaking cute."
