A Snowy Weekend Getaway!

This weekend Dave and I went to Evergreen and stayed at the Bears Inn. It was a very cute bed and breakfast owned by a wonderful woman. She was so sweet and the Inn was decorated very well. She used a lot of antiques as well as classic Colorado mountain flair in all the rooms. We stayed in one called 'Wildflower' and it was great. Dave had two consecutive days off so we took advantage of our time together and had a wonderful snowy weekend!! Here are some pictures of the Inn and our room. Oh, there was also a cute scotty dog there that looked almost fake. He was so quiet and sweet, his name was Mr. Scotty McDougal.

Dave looking kinda goofy in our room:)


Mr. Scotty


Inside the Bed and Breakfast


Inside again, but also my cute new hat:)


At dinner...


Snow!


Picturesque Evergreen, CO.

Halloween "1985", my 25th and Snow

Dave and I dressed up as "1985" for Halloween this year. We had a ton of fun with our roller blades on. We went over to Sarah's party and saw a little cheer from her and her pups. Also, here are some snow pictures from last week. We got quite a bit of snow. Lastly, there are a few pictures from dinner for my 25th birthday. It was just going to be me and a friend named Keely, but Dave was able to meet up with us!



1985 Complete



Dave skating through the hallway.




Just rockin' the blue eye shadow....


Go Broncos!!



It looked a lot worse from our deck...




Dave falling into the snow


Just the 3 of us...



Keely and I with yummy pear martini's

Congrats Matt and Lindsey!

We had two friends run in the Denver Marathon today. We were able to bike around town and cheer them on. Lindsey ran her first half marathon and Matt finished his first full MARATHON!! Wahoo. Congrats to both! It was a perfect day for running the streets of Denver!

Also, thank you Carrie, Joe and Carlie for the birthday gift. Asher has really enjoyed the box:)




A cute pic of Dave and I waiting at the race.

Rocktober!

The Rockies had a great run this season, but it was sad to see it end with two loses at home. Dave and I were able to go to both playoff games and it was COLD for the Sunday night game. Here are some pictures of the opening on Sunday evening. The American flag was breath-taking.

Before the game




Bundled up before the game.


Our friend Matt, covering up with his Rock-Tober towel.

Go Rockies!!

Matt Holliday was back in town with the Cardinals but we saw a Rockies WIN! Dave and I went to the game last night and saw a thrilling game against the St Louis Cardinals. The Rockies won in the bottom of the ninth inning and it felt like Rocktober is just around the corner! The game also had fireworks after the game. Dave and I got onto the field and we able to lay in left field to watch the beautiful firework display. I had never been on the field so it was wonderful to see the stadium from where the players see it!!! Here are a few pictures:



Soooooo excited to be on the field after a Rockies WIN!


Yes, we are laying in left field!


Fireworks!

26.2 Miles, Booyah!!

I RAN THE BOULDER BACK ROADS MARATHON TODAY!!!!!!!!! WAHOOO, 26.2 GRUELING MILES! I have been training for 18 weeks for this day to come and wow, was I nervous. I had nerves all morning before the start at 8am. The run was HOT and very HILLY!! I am not used to running in the heat, so I was feeling pretty awful by 14ish miles. It wasn't my muscles so much as that I felt like I was overheating. But non the less I FINISHED my marathon. Dave ran with me for the last 7 miles or so and was a great encouragement to keep me going. I do not think I could have finished without him. It took just under 6 hours to complete. Not the best time but I did my best under the circumstances!! Now I think I am going to retire from my marathoning days. I plan on never doing another, but at least I was able to meet a life time goal of running the 26.2 miles that it takes to get through a marathon!!


Really Nervous for the Start :)



Mile 8: Still feeling okay.



Feeling pretty bad with only 200 yards to go. With may Afgani-Motivational Coach.


DONE!!


Thank you DAVE!!!!!!


Done :)


Thank you Beth and Kailey for coming out to support!! It was great to have you cheering for me!! Thanks for the flowers too!!

South Lake Tahoe, CA

It took us 15.5 hours but we made it the South Lake Tahoe and it was beautiful. The lake is HUGE! It is as wide as it is deep. To drive around the lake it is about 70 miles. We stayed at Dave's Grandparent's cabin that they have owned since the 70's. I was delighted when I got out of the car in Tahoe at the wonderful smell, clean and almost sweet. I guess that there are Jeffrey Pine's that have vanilla scented bark. Dave and I did a lot of hiking and swimming all over the area. We hiked to Angora Lakes and jumped off some rocks into the water. We also walked throught the burn area from the Tahoe fire 2 years ago (which was not very far away from the cabin). I felt like we were walking through a cemetary or something with all the burned trees and ash on the ground.
One day we visited Uncle Andy and Susan that live about 1 hour west of Tahoe. They took us to a park with a river and we just relaxed in the water and caught up with eachother. For dinner we went to In N' Out Burger. Very delicious but thankful we do not have them in Colorado.
One day we drove around the entire lake. It was pretty fun to see all the towns around and we stopped in Tahoe City. There is a bridge where you can look over and see trout that are over 2 feet long and weigh over 20 pounds. They are protected so the fish just keep growing! It was funny though, Lake Tahoe is so big I almost felt like we were at the beach without the salt water:)
We also went to Emerald Bay which is a tourist sight to see in the area. The bay is beautiful and there is an island (the only island on the lake) in the middle.
I thoroghly enjoyed playing in the water everyday. In Colorado we do not have natural lakes like this. Here are some pictures of the trip:

The Cabin


Camp Richardson, Lake Tahoe


At the Hippie Pond (where the Tahoe Fire started)


Burn area


The butt burning hike up to the lakes.


We jumped off the rocks across the lake in this picture.


Angora Lakes


Dave with his Old Man Pipe and the old Green Chair at the Cabin.


The Beaver Pond. Dave in his sweet Rockies Floppy Hat!


Fallen Leaf Lake


Old Ski Lift = New Swing


Awesome Sign!


Sunset over El Dorado Beach, Lake Tahoe.


Yes!


Fallen Leaf Lake (Papa's Secret Spot)


Tahoe City: doesn't this look like the beach?


Above Emerald Bay.


We saw this boat while we were in Emerald Bay. I think it was called the Queen Tahoe.


Dave and SMokey just chillin'


After our only dinner out, we went to 'The Brewery'. Yummy beer:)


Freakin' HOT in the desert of the drive home!


Asher missed her mom while she stayed in Berthoud for the week. This is the drive home:)