Crazy Weather

Check out this snow today…yes in April.  It snowed like this for about 5-10 minutes, with no accumulations.  However, snow is supposed to continue pretty much through the night.  Some higher elevation areas could get 10-18 inches.  I doubt that’s us, but we’d love it.  Snow in April….crazy Colorado weather!

The Concert

 David and I went to Denver yesterday afternoon for our first concert while living in Colorado.  Last August we saw Cults there for their first show in the area.  So when they came back to Denver last night, we had to go.  The concert was downtown at a small venue called Bluebird Theater.  The venue was very nice and we had a great time.  Spectrals were one of the bands that opened for Cults.  They were a band from England with a very interesting bass player as he loved to dance and jump around...very enjoyable band.  Cults also put on a great show...we enjoyed being at the concert and hearing one of our favorites :) Here are a couple pictures I was able to snag.

Spectrals...bass player on the right

Cults performing

One more of Cults

This is my favorite live performance of theirs…I love the album version too.  I love when she starts the real energetic-yelling part in the end…makes the song even better. Ha.  This video is from their performance last night at Bluebird Theater.  Enjoy!

New Adventures

Well all of our visitors are now gone :(  It’s back to just David Lee and me.  We had a great time with Jeff and Melissa and packed everything that we could in in a week.  They arrived last Monday into Denver.  We all had dinner that night at the Pullman.  Tuesday, I had to work, so David took them to GWS Adventure Park and then to Rifle Falls.  Wednesday, was a day off for me…so we hit up Loveland Ski Resort around Georgetown, CO.  Now I know I said I was finished for the year.  But, Melissa asked so nicely, offered to assist me down the slops, and help me off the lift.  She was a great teacher!  I made it off the lift 4/7 times that day, became much better at making turns than when I started, and completed a 2-mile run.  Loveland is a great ski area and great for beginners.  They even have a couple of "real" bunny slopes great for practicing those turns.  Super glad someone talked me into it because I had a great time.  :0 

David and I at Loveland after a day of skiing

Jeff and Melissa at Loveland

Jeff and Melissa at the top of the mountain....2 miles down!

A view from the top...David caught Jeff, Melissa, and myself in the picture as we skiied down

Slopes for the crazies...

Another view from the very top of the mountain...looong lift ride up

The next day, David took Jeff and Melissa to see the Colorado National Monument Park in Grand Junction.  They loved it and had a great time.  Friday, the four of us went on an adventurous bike ride.  Perhaps not the greatest day for a 14-mile bike ride through the North Canyon.  We knew it was windy, but it was tolerable until you get on a back and try to pedal.  We were exhausted after the day was over.  Melissa and I were almost blown over at one point…winds were about 30 mph, perhaps more.  Terrible day for a bike ride, but we made the most of it and had a great workout.  We were too tired to do much that afternoon, so the boys cooked burgers while Melissa and I watched a movie.  Saturday, we headed to Denver.  Took Jeff and Melissa to Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza in downtown.  Amazing pizza…we always have the wings and Margherita Pizza.  Closest thing to real Italian pizza there is!  We had a great evening and hated to see it come to an end.  Enjoy these pics of our bike ride...chances are high that we look wind-blown. :) 

Jeff and Melissa at the Hanging Lake stop

Melissa and I prior to the bike ride...Apparently I'm pretty pumped

Another much needed break...Jeff and Melissa overlooking the Colorado River

Kayakers on the river...imagine steering that in 30 mph winds...Geez

Jeff and Melissa with the canyon in the background

David and I at the Hanging Lake stop

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Wow…where have the last two weeks gone?! David and I have enjoyed our company for sure.  Mitchell and Eric joined us in Colorado on Sunday March 18^th followed by my mom and aunt Toni on Tuesday March 20^th.  We had a great time with them showing off the beautiful sights of Colorado.  David and the boys skiied a couple of days, checked out Aspen, and made it to the top to see Hanging Lake and Sprouting Rock.  I took mom and Toni to Rifle Falls, Aspen, and around Glenwood.  We also made it to Steamboat Springs, CO.  Years ago, my grandpa worked on some apartments there. So we all wanted to see the town and maybe find the apartments he worked on.  We think we found them…maybe. Steamboat is beautiful and such a neat little town.  It’s a piece of work to get there…but worth it.  The slopes basically run right into town, so we stopped and watched the skiers for a bit and envied the kids out there. HA! We also made it to the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool – twice.  It’s so very relaxing, so I had two really great nights sleep.  We all made the trip up the mountain in the gondola to Glenwood Adventure Park.  Up there we rode the Alpine Coaster…I was very hesitant about this, but it was so much fun.  Mom and I were able to ride in the same car and had a blast :) Everyone that came out was able to make it to Grand Junction to see the Colorado National Monument Park.  So glad everyone got to see it…it’s amazing!

David’s friend, Jacob joined us Monday March 26^th.  We picked him up in Denver and made the trip back to Glenwood that night.  We all skiied the next day…Jacob’s first time and my second.  I became a tad bit frustrated after falling getting off the lift a couple times and a few more times on the way down the mountain.  Jacob was great his first time and loved going super fast…sometimes followed by a blunt fall-and-roll-stop.  We took him to see Colorado National Monument Park in Grand Junction as well.  That night we ate at Pullman here in town….Please go if you come to Glenwood!  It’s a treat in your mouth :0 The boys went back to the slopes at Sunlight on Thursday…not me.  I’ll try again next year perhaps…but I’m done for this year.  We made the return trip east toward Denver Thursday evening to get Jacob closer to the airport.  He caught his flight out of the Rockies Friday morning.

Friday evening Charlyn, Jenni, and their friend Jules joined us in Glenwood.  That night we had dinner at Six 89 in Carbondale…same owners as Pullman and same treat in your mouth :) They had an evening of relaxation in the Glenwood pool and hiked to Hanging Lake Saturday morning.  David and I did some couponing Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed getting all our great deals!

This week was my Spring Break…I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been and how much I do not want Monday morning to come.  However...Monday will bring Jeff and Melissa to Colorado! More fun times and adventures right around the corner.  Too bad work gets in the way…

Enjoy all these pics with our peeps :0 

Welcome to Rifle Falls Y'all

Mom and I at the Falls

Looking at the gondolas you ride up to the GWS Adventure Park

View of GWS at the park...Can see just how GWS is fully surrounded by mountains

Another view of GWS at the park

This swing swings you out over the canyon....you'd have to be crazy !

Alpine Coaster that takes you down the mountain...Hard to tell, but this is me & my beautiful mama

Mom and Toni in the Big Chair at the park...automatic need for a picture

Eric at the park

David and I at the park

Mitchell and David at one of the overlooks at the park

T-R-O-U-B-L-E :) 

Panoramic video at the top of the mountain

View of the ski slopes at Steamboat

Beautiful Steamboat

So we believe these are the apartments my grandpa is somewhat responsible for :0

Moo cows!  This one's for you Pops!

Mt. Sopris in the background...pre-frustration here 

Jacob on the slopes

David and Jacob at the Monument Park

Lots of love from Owen Trails!