Weekend before last, we headed to Echo Lake to snowshoe. The highlight of the day was our first experience on a frozen lake! We also headed to Evergreen, CO to Three Sisters Park. We had a great time hiking and scrambling up the 3 big rock formations. On the way out there, we saw a… Continue reading We get around
Haiti
Our hearts are heavy this week as we learn about the devastation in Haiti. I am frustrated that this happened in the one place in the western hemisphere that is the least able to help itself. I am frustrated that the news media is so enamored with finding out the death toll. I am frustrated… Continue reading Haiti
Christmas Post
We have returned from our former home to our new home. The break was long and quite nice, almost the perfect number of days. We spent a lot of time with family and a little time with a lot of friends. Here are a few highlights (starting with a non-highlight) from our trip. 1. We… Continue reading Christmas Post
Christmas “card”
The 5th annual Joel and Lauren Christmas card is here. Check it out: Â http://tinyurl.com/yb6r9n5
Snowboarding…hmm.
I made my stab at snowboarding over the weekend. Our friend Megan was nice enough to loan me her gear while she learns to telemark ski, so that was very helpful. However, just having gear doesn’t guarantee anything! We went to Loveland Ski Area, and I took a lesson while Joel snowboarded. The lesson was… Continue reading Snowboarding…hmm.
Adam came to town
Last weekend, Adam came to visit. Somewhat similar to when mom came, he brought terribly cold weather with him. And I mean terrible…it was the coldest we’ve ever felt in our lives. I think -10 was the lowest we saw! We made the most of it and still did everything we wanted to, but it… Continue reading Adam came to town
Thanksgiving
We originally planned on staying in Denver for Thanksgiving. When Matt & Erin invited us to Texas, and the flight down there wasn’t expensive, we decided to go for it! We had a lovely time, and we had a wonderful meal, almost exclusively prepared by Matt. Along with Matt & Erin, we got to spend… Continue reading Thanksgiving
Nature and Science Museum
It’s Thanksgiving, and we’re sitting in the airport waiting for our flight to Dallas. We’re spending the weekend with Matt & Erin & Evie, so we’re excited because we rarely get to see them. However, we’ll have a week with Joel’s whole family next summer, so that should be fun. Anyway, while I’m here taking… Continue reading Nature and Science Museum
Fail 2
Joel was dying to get out to the mountains last weekend, so after scouring the internet, he decided our best bet was to head back out to Mt Bierstadt (site of my first altitude sickness occurrence and failure to summit in July). The pass to get there was closed due to a late summer rock… Continue reading Fail 2
Lately…
What have we been up to lately? Well, we went camping a couple of weekends ago. We were supposed to hike the next day, but unfortunately, the 1991 book I got from the library didn’t come through for us. Instead, we came across Cheesman Lake. It was pretty but not so great when compared to… Continue reading Lately…