Country Love

Valentines Day - the day of love.  What portrays a deeper love than going to the Ducks Unlimited Banquet with your hunting husband.  That is exactly what we did this year, and truth be told it was a blast!  On February 13^th we had a good group of friend come down from Denver to celebrate, which made the whole weekend memorable. 

Taylor, Heather and Nathan made the trip down on Friday.  After we all got settled into the condo that afternoon we met up with Neil, and went out to dinner at a local restaurant called Ken & Sues.  Later that evening we went to the Wild Horse to country dance.  I still need some practice, but I am getting better at the two-step.  For a hip-hop lov’in city girl I have to say I am rather proud of my progressing two-step skills.

We all had a rather lazy Saturday morning, enjoying a fabulous breakfast and our pajamas.  After our wonderful morning we all suited up and purchased all the necessary items to shoot some skeet – clay pigeons.  You have to imagine this scene…three girls, none of us have used a shotgun before and honestly two of us are rather girly and somewhat timid when it comes to guns.  However, we all had a blast!  Taylor was a little Annie Oakley, and Heather and I were just laughing have a great time as we continued to miss target after target.  I think it is safe to say that the boys – Nick, Neil and Nathan had a good time too.

Well Saturday evening was the main event of the weekend, the Ducks Unlimited Banquet.  The event was hosted at the Sky Ute Casino.  We all got dressed up for an evening of country (redneck) elegance.  There was a silent auction, raffle drawings, tasty dinner, and a live auction as well.  The hot item of the evening was the Pick of the Litter raffle – if you win, you get to pick any item from the live auction before the event started.  Nathan and Heather won!  It was a toss up between the hunting Labrador puppy and a shotgun.  To our surprise and Nathan’s joy, Heather chose the shotgun.

Sadly our dear friends left on Sunday morning, not before a yummy breakfast at Carver’s Restaurant.  I have to say that we had a great Valentines Day week!  

White Out!

Durango has gotten so much snow in the last month that even this Colorado girl is amazed!  It seems that we get one snow storm after another.  Big snowflakes seem to come out of the sky, and I just watch as the snow continues to accumulate in our long driveway and in the field outside our window.  There is a frosty bite in the air that makes the early mornings chilly, and our frost covered windows give us a good indication that winter is still here.  The snow covered mountains are beautiful, but I am ready for sunny warm days.

  

Birthday Bash!

Oh and I almost forgot - I celebrated my birthday with a group of good friends while sharing in my favorite Christmas tradition.  There were ten of us ladies who went to the Nutcracker Ballet.  We all got dressed up for an afternoon to celebrate.  It was a great time spending time with some truly wonderful people. 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Well we had a great holiday season.  It was fast and furious, but the time spent with family was so precious.  Nick and I drove over the mountains and through the plains to get to my parents house in Fort Collins.  All of our family was there including Nick’s mom Alexis and Henry, Nick’s dad Gary and Bonnie, and Nick’s brother Neil.  It was great to have all the people we love so dearly around one table.  In my heart that is what Christmas is about, sharing time with the people you love most.  We are so very fortunate to have such a loving and supportive family that surrounds us.  I very thankful!  We had a blast enjoying a Christmas feast, taking brisk walks, watching movies – all nine of us crammed into one small TV room, and creating lasting memories around the Christmas tree. 

We are able to see good friends while we were in town as well, which was a real treat seeing old friends and visiting.  It is apparent to me that we are abundantly blessed by the amazing people who surround us!!

Our New Year’s Eve was rather mild – actually uneventful.  Nick and I went out to Mexican food (my favorite!) and came home after a pleasant dinner for two.  We are two wild people don’t you think? 

So our wish for the New Year is that everyone that we love, near and far, has a blissful year in 2010, full of abundant blessings and positive change in their lives!  We love you all dearly – God Bless!