Fun at the Beach

Last Wednesday, I flew down to Pensacola and spent a few days with college friends at my parents' condo in Hidden Dunes. We had a really fun time. The weather was windy, but really nice all but one day. We had some really good dinners and some fun dance sessions in the condo. Luckily, Mom and Dad were able to come down with the grandkids since Melissa and Brian were in LA for the week. I enjoyed seeing them as well! It was a very fun trip!

Spring Has Arrived!

Chris had his first field trip for Rock School this weekend. The weather was a little cold and rainy on Saturday, but otherwise he had a great time. I decided to stay in Boulder this weekend as well since it is just too warm to go skiing and the snow is not very good anymore. I am glad I did since I was able to go to a baby shower for a friend in Boulder. On Sunday, Melisa and I went to the Mile High Flea Market. It wasn't exactly what we were expecting...we kind of felt like we had crossed over to Tijuana. However, I lucked up and found a piece to convert into a TV Stand and Melisa found some cute silverware.

2nd Annual Beer, Babes, & Blades

We had the 2nd Annual Beer, Babes, & Blades this past Saturday. Since it was April, we were thinking a warm and sunny spring day on the beach at A-Basin. However, I don't think the temperatures ever got out of the teens and it snowed the entire day. Regardless, we still had a really fun time. The snow was great and the blades are so easy. I was even going down double blacks on them. Can't wait for next year!

Backcountry Trip to Francie's Cabin

This weekend we did our first backcountry hut trip. It was really fun to be away from the busy resorts and meet new people (the cabin was full at the max occupancy of 20). We went to Francie's Cabin, which is just outside of Breckenridge. The hike in is only two miles, but really steep. With the short distance, we were able to carry in luxury items such as wine, lots of food, camp slippers, etc. The toilets were indoors and it had a really nice sauna. I think I was a little spoiled! Before heading out on Saturday, I did some snowshoeing down in the valley with Dave and Lara. Chris and Josh skinned up and took some turns. While we were doing that, Brian climbed the ridge of the mountain on the other side. I am in need of new ski boots and after this weekend we decided I am going to get AT boots so I can ski in the backcountry as well.

Weekend Snow

It started snowing during the early morning hours on Friday and didn't stop until late that night. We got about 10 inches at our house. We ventured out on Friday night and it was cold, cold, cold. However, it warmed up the rest of the weekend and was nice outside. Chris woke up with his neck hurting really bad on Saturday, but it started getting better Sunday night.

Veggie News and Skiing

Chris and me have started eating vegeterian during the weekdays with some occassional meat during the weekends. We found some good recipe books so it has actually been very enjoyable! This past weekend my friend from college, Mike Caudill, came to town early for work and we headed up to the mountains. We had some fun spring skiing. The ski wasn't so great in the morning, but it softened up in the afternoon. It was sunny so it was very nice grilling and hanging out outside!

Ski Trip & San Francisco

We had a fun trip to San Francisco over the weekend with Chris' work. Before leaving, Chris' co-worker David Todd and his wife Leslie came to visit us in Colorado. We had a fun time skiing and Keystone and Breckenridge. We even had a fondue dinner on top of the mountain. San Francisco was a fun time. The weather started off a little cloudy, but was really nice on Sunday. We did a lot of walking...a lot!