Adventures with more Currys!

Ken and Becki came to stay with us! Again, I know I've said it before, it's so nice to have visitors. It was a beautiful day to be on a train ride and the Royal Gorge Bridge itself was way up above canyon. It was about a 3 hr drive to get to Canon City, but I'm convinced that no part of CO is ugly. We went to a Rockies Game as well, which happened to be on the same day that it snowed at work. Big wet flakes, but snow nonetheless.

SNOW! I don't think I've ever been this excited to welcome winter to Colorado, but I have good reason; Mike and I bought our ski passes this week! Which means - we can ski at Keystone, Breckenridge, and A-Basin unlimited throughout the season and we get 10 passes to either Vail or Beaver Creek. Yeah Yeah! We have our own skis now too....so basically we just make the 1 1/2 hr trek to the resorts, get out of our car, and hit the slopes. No rentals. No passes. No stress. I just hope we don't injure ourselves trying to be professional skiers. It has been a while since I've been on the slopes and they say skiing in Colorado is unlike anything on the East Coast. See, what I'm doing here is trying to stay positive and psyche myself up for a winter that people around here say is going to be brutal. Because last winter was so mild, this one is supposed to be really bad. It's at times like these that I wonder if I made the wrong choice of jobs. South Carolina weather sounds really good right about now! But, who am I kidding? We are so happy here...and that makes it all worth it. In fact, Mike got his CO drivers license and plates so he is a true CO resident.

Also, while Ken and Becki were here we drove up to the 14er Pike's Peak. I didn't know this, but apparently, Pike's Peak is where the inspiration for "America the

Beautiful". It was, in fact, beautiful (and cold, about 32 degrees up there).

Aren't we cute? The drive up to Pike's Peak was real sketch, but definitely worth it. We are such adventurers!

I am just amazed how life seems to move along rather quickly. It's almost October which means we have been here almost 4 months. Mike's birthday is Tuesday so we are heading to Taos, NM with the dogs next weekend. It'll be good to see other places while we're out here. Las Vegas is on the list next. The job continues to teach me humility....but....I'm learning more and more about myself daily. And it's good for me.

I am so blessed. I'll update after our weekend in Taos...hopefully we'll have some really cool pictures. Love Wins!

They think that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway.....

So much for updating more than once a week. Somehow, I just find myself completely exhausted and thinking that writing my thoughts down would be way to taxing. But that's a lie. I've got to vomit up all of these thoughts rolling around in my head. You ask, what's gone on this week? Let me share:

1. We took a hike to Shelf Lake in bfe colorado....ended up hiking in sunshine, snow, sleet, and rain. All within a 5hr period. See, here sunshine:


















and here...winter:

2. I have reasons to be incredible thankful for my life....more importantly...reasons to be thankful for the family in my life.

3. Marriage, at times, is rough. Who labeled "happily ever after" anyway? Mike and I are reading a book called Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. It's really opening up some doors for us to discuss areas that walls grew around, without notice. No one tells you what to do when the mundane everyday sets in. Advice? Have I mentioned that I do love my husband? He just brought me some of our homemade ice cream. <3>day?? The entire situation is a humbling experience for me, and I'm okay with that. I'm actually very lucky to be studying underneath her. I'm going to (and have already) learn so much about my field. Staying positive here.

6. I love our dogs:

7. The in-law are coming!!!! Ken and Becki come in on Friday and stay until Wednesday! Our trip includes: Royal Gorge train tour, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Rockies Game, Red Rocks, etc. etc. etc. Which reminds me, I've really got to do some cleaning.

8. I don't know if I mentioned this in the last post, but, we bought SKIS! And boots. And gloves. And goggles. The local sports store has a huge annual sale of last years ski stuff, and for that we are so thankful. Now we are offically ready for the CO winter. And from what I've heard, it's going to be quite the winter; apparently last winter was really mild. Bring it ON!

9. I miss S&G Farm. I miss Ale8s. I miss *gasp* Winchester.

10. Wow, I thought I would stop at 5. Look at me! Another reason to blog more than once a week. See, what did I tell you...thought vomit.

Until next time blog readers. I bid you farewell. Remember, Love always wins!

"It was Labor Day weekend, I was 17......

I bought a coke and some gasoline....and I drove out to the county fair.
When I saw her for the first time she was, standing there in the ticket line.
And it all started right then and there. Oh a sailor sky made a perfect sunset,
And that's a day I'll never forget."

Every Labor Day that rolls around makes me think about this Tim McGraw song...and the time in which it came out and I WAS 17. Where gasoline (and a car for that matter) was a huge deal. Not to mention the Clark County Fair was a pretty big event ;) Ah, the joys of growing up in a small town. Little did I know that 8 years later I would be WORKING on the only day that it's legal to miss work, just because. What's that about anyway? Another perk of working in healthcare, right? That's what I keep telling myself. Well, not going to lie, the paid 8hrs + the 6hrs I worked on top of that will definitely HELP the money situation at home. So, let's segway into the fact that money will be coming in from my other half...that's right! Mike got a job!!! It's a part time job as a climbing wall instructor (which he is waaaaaaaayyyyy over-qualified for) but hopefully it will lead into something full time. It's at the local Parks and Recreation Center down the road in Littleton. The facility has closed the climbing wall for 2 years and just re-opened it this summer; looking for some good programming...hey! I know someone who has TONS of experience in programming - my husband! It's the Lord. All that stress- all that worry- it's all relative now. He's still looking for another part time job, hopefully in the same facility in order to work there all day. We're taking it one step at a time. But at least we've got our first steps :)







So, a new job. Work on a workless day. AND our first show at Red Rocks! The Allman Brothers Band was amazing! We had a blast dancing like hippies in a crowd of...well...mostly hippies. It's quite entertaining.









The red rocks begin to come alive as people work their way inside the amphitheater...and the energy that the crowd brings is fabulous! It makes me so thankful for music & concerts. One of the many things that Mike and I truly enjoy together. I hope we continue to enjoy these precious moments that will shape our past.




So, rewinding to about a week before the show, Mike and I went to a Colorado Sky Sox game; the Triple A team for the Rockies. And lo and behold, my most favorite baseball player was on the team! MATT MURTON! He used to play with the Cubbies & is now with the Rockies....it was meant to be.....i mean, for me to follow his baseball career :)















Fast-forwarding until Labor Day weekend again, Sunday was a lazy day....and I loved it. And no, we didn't go to church. It makes me feel guilty. Finding a church has been incredibly difficult for us.....and I know I'm finding excuses. I am really understanding why people who haven't been to church, ever, don't want to go. Especially if they have had a memorable church experience (and i don't mean a good one). It makes me want to be on a welcome commitee when new people visit so they feel, oh, i don't know, welcome? But, I'm not going to complain, going to let the Lord & the Holy Spirit work through that passion to make a difference in someone else.

Anyway. A long note to say, that life, as always, is good. Interesting. Beautiful. And content. Love Wins, ya'll. Love always wins.