Hello to All! Hope this post finds you all doing well... I wanted to write because I am long overdue in posting some fun pictures from our adventures in Colorado with Alexis and John!
To recap, my Christmas present from Justin was a trip out to Colorado to visit Alexis and John and learn to ski for the first time!
We started out on a Friday night with a direct flight from Memphis to Denver (with a Corky's BBQ sandwich in our bellies before takeoff). We were greeted by two wonderfully familiar faces and were excited for our Colorado adventure to begin. Instead of hitting the mountain first thing Saturday morning, we spent the day sight-seeing around Boulder...making several stops at some of the fine Boulder drinking establishments. The weather was perfect...75 degrees and sunny. We went over to Colorado University, Boulder Falls, and Pearl Street...all I can say is...fantastic Margaritas!
Early Sunday morning, we got up, looked out the window, and what do you know...but there was a blanket of white pillowy snow covering everything...and more falling quickly from the sky. And I thought Memphis had strange weather!! Nevertheless, we got dressed and headed to Keystone for my first skiing endeavor...it was AWESOME!! Thanks to Alexis, Justin, and Mrs. Lohman, I was prepared for the 16 degree weather and snowstorm ahead of us!!
John drove us-in the snow-out to the mountain with a stop for breakfast on the way. We geared up and quickly learned that I was too late for ski school that day. So it was up to Justin, Alexis and John to give me my first skiing lesson...they did a great job and I ended my first day with only a few bruises despite my all-out body-flailing-snow -plowing-cussword-saying attempts at stopping in skis. Whew!
This is the view from atop Keystone Mountain...it's about 3.5 miles down and I am proud to say I skiied down the entire mountain my first day (it took a little short of an hour - a long time for skiing). After 3 days of skiing and a whole bottle of Advil, Justin and I trekked back to Boulder to have another look at where he spent four years in college. We met back up with Alexis for a sushi dinner (yum), followed by cheesecake and coffee at the Cheesecake Factory (a fav of Justin's).
We flew back to Memphis on Wednesday night, saying goodbye to the snow...only to be showered with snow in Memphis two days later.
I thought it made my house look cute... However, it didn't last long...I think Steve Montgomery in Church said it best when he said..."that was the best kind of snow, it falls and sticks and looks pretty, but in 24 hours it has melted and gone away."
Thanks again to Alexis and John for letting us come and crash at their new house in Boulder...it is so cute!!
More pics to come from Kristina's Memphis Baby Celebration!!
Love, Cousin K
We took Kathy on a whirlwind tour of Boulder to convince her to come out here. I hope it worked for selfish reasons! Here we are on top of the student center at Justin's alma mater, CU. The Flatirons make for pretty impressive views around town, but this may be one of my favorites.
A trip up the canyon to Boulder Falls is only a short drive away. It was partially frozen this time of year, which I've never seen before, but was still coming down (see video below). We were all smiles!
She's ready to go! Kathy has already perfected her stance and we haven't even left Boulder.
Look how steep!!! Actually, I just didn't turn it sideways. :) It was a bit cloudy which obscured the view from the top of Keystone, but the snow made for a nice cushion. Kathy wouldn't know though, because she never fell. Ever.
