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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Shoosh Shoosh

Several weeks ago, I got to go skiing TWO weekends in a row. The first weekend, one of my best friends, Lara, came up with me, and her new beau joined us on Sunday - my Mr. stayed home with a sick pup (he's a gem, that one).

The second weekend, my Mr. and I were heading up to the mountains and invited some of our dear friends from high school. And they made it! We had a great weekend catching up, and sharing powder skiing stories (the powder that weekend was UN. REAL.). It's nice to get to see old friends and spend some time together, especially since we don't get to see them as much as we'd like.

obligatory foot ski picture
Lara with her beau, M - he's a pretty great skiier. trying to  keep up was TOUGH!
consider this an outfit picture: ski jacket, snow pants, helmet, goggles, and a bunch of other warm weather accessories/layers :)
#skiingselfie

My parents stayed in the mountains the whole week between the two weekends I was up there. My dad kept sending me pictures of the snow (he skiied everyday) - the mountains got TONS of snow that week, and into the next weekend. I can't decide if the pics he sent were more of a "wish you were here," or a "you're stuck at work, look at what I'm doing" - care to elaborate, Dad?

see? SO. MUCH. SNOW.
it just kept coming down
and coming down. and coming down.
another selfie - from my second weekend skiing
on the way to the lift

on the lift 
my and my handsome skiier
#smooch
Both weekends were great, filled with great skiing, great friends, great family (thanks for the invite, Mom & Dad!), great food, and great drinks (Bloody Mary's, Mimosas, wine, and Butterscotch Hot Chocolate - oh my!). 

To quote my husband and his friends "We went gnar gnar in the pow pow (we did some gnarly skiing in the powder)."

Ever been skiing? Are you a pro? My dad's a part-time (weekend) ski instructor, and my husband's a really good skiier, so they help me out :)

Saturday, June 1, 2013

30 for 30: Day 1


just a nice, refreshing glass of Riesling on a sunny Colorado afternoon




jumping for joy - we've been married for one whole year! best year of my life :D

We're celebrating our first wedding anniversary in the mountains of Colorado. My lovely parents have a condo that they rent out, and they graciously agreed to let us stay for our anniversary. Fitting, since we stayed here for a few days right after our wedding for our "mini-honeymoon" (we went on our cruisin' honeymoon over last Christmas).

Packing for this wee getaway was a snap, since I only had so many items to choose from, and it is always cooler in the mountains than where we live, so pants and layers it was. Hooray for easier packing (I HATE packing, and it takes me forever - trust me)!

I like this outfit I put together, except for the shoes. Or if I just did the chambray, pants & shoes, then I think I'd like the pastel colors on bottom. Oh well, these were the best walking shoes I chose for this challenge, and we planned to do lots of walking, so, pastel pink shoes it is.

30 for 30

linking up here today!