check off the ironman bike ride for this lady.
the ride went well. as well as can be expected. i would be lying if i said i felt great after the race. one thing i will say is that the padded shorts helped me out, big time. the other thing i will say about them is that the "pad" and yes, that is what it feels like- just having a baby and putting on one of the JUMBO pads from the hospital- is not long enough. it needs to cover the crotch a little bit better. whatever. i am fine. just an fyi for you "bikers" out there.
the ride was gorgeous. we rode most of the morning in a beautiful state park, gateway trail i believe it was called. i would defiantly like to go back and bring lilly and ride on the trails there. beautiful. after our first and only rest stop we headed onto the roads which were full of... HILLS. now, i don't know if i mentioned that i haven't rode a bike since last summer. i mean i have rode stationary bikes at the gym as a warm up for my workouts. but on a road, with hills?? that's one thing i would normally avoid. well sam, you signed up for a bike ride in stillwater..... a hilly town. what did you expect? i almost died on the four block uphill battle... seriously. at one point this old man looked at me and said, "that downhill ride will be worth it...." um, sure... it wasn't- just to clarify. i was actually thinking about calling it a day. getting off my bike and calling the number to have someone come pick me up, but i didn't.
kim and i rode together almost the entire way. we got separated at one point and i could only see her bright green tee when i was climbing (dying) up a hill. somehow we got back together and finished the 29 mile bike ride together. i believe we finished the bike ride in just over 2 hours? we should have been more on top of setting a clock and actually bringing a garmin or something to calculate the distance, speed, ect. 29 miles. 29 miles. 29 miles.
again.... 29 miles.
i think i would do it again? maybe actually train for it the next time around. oddly enough i wasn't sore and actually went to bootcamp the day after. hoorrraaaaaaay for me!
i also will give myself another pat on the back. lately i have been struggling to surpass the normal 6 miles i run every week. after my long day of jury duty (more on that later) i decided to head out with maddy and run. i didn't look at my garmin once, just focused on the single headphone i had in my ear with my out-of-date ipod, and focused on maddy. making sure she left the other runners, walkers, dogs alone. (i do not put maddy on a leash, she criss crosses back and fourth in front of me if i do). anyways, i crushed that 8 mile run! i did it in just over an hour. 1 hour and 21 minutes. i wish i could bring maddy to my half marathon. she keeps my brain focused on her, not what negative thoughts i have about giving up. i honestly think that's why i made the 8 mile, and didn't stop once.
tomorrow i am walking for something i have a great passion for: the humane society. i can't wait. the boys, maddy and my mom will be walking 5 miles in golden valley to support the humane society of minnesota. and dan will be building at the new playground at lake ripley. we've got a busy saturday ahead.
i also get to pick up my bridesmaid dress for katy and blairs wedding. i have never been so excited to get a dress in my life.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
lets get physical
in the past almost three months i've spent over $300 on bootcamp, gym fees, race fees and everything just to be able to work out/run/get physical. urgh, kind of urks me! that's not including the never ending accumulation of work out clothes; tees, tanks, shorts, pants, socks... and i would like to purchase a new pair of shoes this summer as well. i wanted to be a little bit more prepared with my races this year. last year i quickly signed up for a few 5ks and didn't "plan" very well. this year i am on top of it.
i wasn't much of a workout/run enthusiast until last year when a few of my friends started getting really, really serious about running/working out/bettering themselves and i decided to jump on that bandwagon. so thank you danielle, kristin and katy! they are more advanced in their running careers than i currently am but i think they are a great inspiration.
having jess as a bootcamp coach really proved to me that i can totally push myself farther than i think i can. as bootcamp comes to a close i am 100% serious about hiring her as a personal trainer for the summer. which really scares me! she's so good at what she does, and she's super intense. i don't know that i would be able to handle her workouts all the time. bootcamp has been amazing. i know that working out is far more of mental stress for me than a pysical one. my body can totally handle it, its my head. bootcamp has taught me that i can do it, my bodys not going to give up.. a full hour of nonstop cardio and strength is not going to kill me. and i use that on my runs now as well. there's no way that my body is going to fail (well, except for that knee of mine...) it's my head that makes me want to walk. and once you walk once i feel you are more inclined to do it over and over again. so i hope to never walk again on a race or a casual run :)
races:
APRIL: ironman bike race... not really a huge "biker" but my friend, kim, talked about it and i thought it would be a great idea. 25 miles on a bike should be easier than 13.1 running, right? but wait... i haven't even neared that 13.1 goal. still pushing 6. the race is rain or shine so lets see what this bi-polar minnesota weather is like. i'm a little nervous, not gonna lie. i could easily do 16 miles last year, but i've been on a bike only once this year.
MAY: the "rave" run. nighttime, music, blacklights.... SIGN ME UP! and the race for women empowerment around lake ripley.
JULY: as of now i have no races planned for july. if anyone has any planned, let me know! i would really like to do a 10k or something larger than the normal 5k to prepare myself and body for the half.
AUGUST: half...... marathon (big gulp right there, folks). i really wanted to do mudman again this year but its the same day as frank and britts wedding and i know i will not be up for an entire night of drinking after doing mudman. the duluth mudman is the same day as katy and blairs reception in july, so it will have to wait until next year.
SEPTEMBER: nothing for this month either.. but it's only april so i'm assuming i should be able to find something?
OCTOBER: i can't wait for the timberdash. its close by in monticello and now i know what a "trail run" is all about. gives me some more time to do more trail running and learn more about inclines and breathing techniques, which is what killed me last year... and the fall onto all fours, yep the fall might of started the race out on the wrong foot.
it's april 11th today. there is a good foot of snow on the ground and i'm afraid my indoor running is going to continue for a great length of time.
i wasn't much of a workout/run enthusiast until last year when a few of my friends started getting really, really serious about running/working out/bettering themselves and i decided to jump on that bandwagon. so thank you danielle, kristin and katy! they are more advanced in their running careers than i currently am but i think they are a great inspiration.
having jess as a bootcamp coach really proved to me that i can totally push myself farther than i think i can. as bootcamp comes to a close i am 100% serious about hiring her as a personal trainer for the summer. which really scares me! she's so good at what she does, and she's super intense. i don't know that i would be able to handle her workouts all the time. bootcamp has been amazing. i know that working out is far more of mental stress for me than a pysical one. my body can totally handle it, its my head. bootcamp has taught me that i can do it, my bodys not going to give up.. a full hour of nonstop cardio and strength is not going to kill me. and i use that on my runs now as well. there's no way that my body is going to fail (well, except for that knee of mine...) it's my head that makes me want to walk. and once you walk once i feel you are more inclined to do it over and over again. so i hope to never walk again on a race or a casual run :)
races:
APRIL: ironman bike race... not really a huge "biker" but my friend, kim, talked about it and i thought it would be a great idea. 25 miles on a bike should be easier than 13.1 running, right? but wait... i haven't even neared that 13.1 goal. still pushing 6. the race is rain or shine so lets see what this bi-polar minnesota weather is like. i'm a little nervous, not gonna lie. i could easily do 16 miles last year, but i've been on a bike only once this year.
MAY: the "rave" run. nighttime, music, blacklights.... SIGN ME UP! and the race for women empowerment around lake ripley.
JULY: as of now i have no races planned for july. if anyone has any planned, let me know! i would really like to do a 10k or something larger than the normal 5k to prepare myself and body for the half.
AUGUST: half...... marathon (big gulp right there, folks). i really wanted to do mudman again this year but its the same day as frank and britts wedding and i know i will not be up for an entire night of drinking after doing mudman. the duluth mudman is the same day as katy and blairs reception in july, so it will have to wait until next year.
SEPTEMBER: nothing for this month either.. but it's only april so i'm assuming i should be able to find something?
OCTOBER: i can't wait for the timberdash. its close by in monticello and now i know what a "trail run" is all about. gives me some more time to do more trail running and learn more about inclines and breathing techniques, which is what killed me last year... and the fall onto all fours, yep the fall might of started the race out on the wrong foot.
it's april 11th today. there is a good foot of snow on the ground and i'm afraid my indoor running is going to continue for a great length of time.
do it yourself!
we have been doing numerous projects around our house and i couldn't be more excited about the progress we've made so far. new paint, new trim, new couches, new wall decor, new pillows, new accents, new blinds and window treatments. i am SO happy. i am even happier because dan has a fire under his ass. i refuse to let anyone into our home (besides our parents) for the entire month of april so we can finish the last minute things to "recreate" our living room. which was outdated when we bought this house, and three years later, yes still outdated.
i'm IN LOVE with our new couches. our previous nasty, bulky green couches were from i'm guessing 1997? from when my mom was married to dick, and we lived on fourth street. i believe they were bought for dereks graduation party... lets see that was when i was in third grade. that's disgusting! the couch is at the dump and the chair (dan couldn't part with it) is in the basement for dans nights that he spends on the couch. ;) the only major thing we need to do for the living room is painting the fireplace. the fireplace that i dream of someday taking out of our living room because it is old, unused and ruins the "flow" of our living room. but for now, its here. we're going to have to give our munchkins to one of our parents for the day and night if we want this painting project to run smoothly. we've talked to some "paint experts" on what we're going to need to do. it will be a big project.
the paint in the living room is something i'm still not quite in love with. i LOVE LOVE LOVE it during the daylight. with the natural sunlight shining in. but when i turn on the lights and it's dark.... i'm not a fan. i knew i should have gone alone to pick out paint. it's about two shades darker than i had originally wanted... dan wanted this color. whatever. it's paint! i guess in two years or so if i still don't like it i can always change it. i will tell you that when we start our kitchen re-vamp in the month of june i will go ALONE, sans kids and husband to pick out the paints we will be using. i have never been more excited to a trip to menards/depot/any diy store. i've been dreaming of new cabinets and counter-tops since, well you guess it, three (now almost four) years ago. plus new flooring and decor. we were planning on dan doing all of the work, but we are going to "hire out" for the cabinets .. something that is rare occurrence for any construction worker. we just don't have the time to dedicate to this major project. this house won't look anywhere near the house we purchased. i might even have dan swayed to get new appliances; a new fridge and stove. our fridge has been a sore in our behinds for the past four months. it just stops working. we are going to fix it this one last time and then purchase a new one if the problem continues. can you believe my husband is putting money towards appliances? maybe it's because i found his new "must have" tools in the garage the other day and was somewhat unimpressed? either way i will take it! currently all of our food and drinks are in the basement. i should be so grateful that we have an extra fridge down there so i don't have to put our food in a cooler or something but running downstairs for the smallest thing is getting irritating.
next on our list: landscaping and yard care. i need this new, and much hated, snow to melt so we can start the revamp for the yard. i have my mom on board to help do some front landscaping and dan is going to sod the backyard. dan has plans to expand our garage this summer as well?? i am not sure where he seems to come up with these ideas or the time to do them. we'll see if this actually happens. we do need more room for all of our outdoor extras. a front deck is something we've talked about for years as well... i don't know how that will fit into our summer plans. but it is still in the back of our minds.
i am hoping that we will someday move away from this little house, as it is getting smaller and smaller as the boys grow up. i know that this "revamp" will help with our resale value and we can come one step closer to a larger house or a big move to bozeman. :) i can dream, right?
i'm IN LOVE with our new couches. our previous nasty, bulky green couches were from i'm guessing 1997? from when my mom was married to dick, and we lived on fourth street. i believe they were bought for dereks graduation party... lets see that was when i was in third grade. that's disgusting! the couch is at the dump and the chair (dan couldn't part with it) is in the basement for dans nights that he spends on the couch. ;) the only major thing we need to do for the living room is painting the fireplace. the fireplace that i dream of someday taking out of our living room because it is old, unused and ruins the "flow" of our living room. but for now, its here. we're going to have to give our munchkins to one of our parents for the day and night if we want this painting project to run smoothly. we've talked to some "paint experts" on what we're going to need to do. it will be a big project.
the paint in the living room is something i'm still not quite in love with. i LOVE LOVE LOVE it during the daylight. with the natural sunlight shining in. but when i turn on the lights and it's dark.... i'm not a fan. i knew i should have gone alone to pick out paint. it's about two shades darker than i had originally wanted... dan wanted this color. whatever. it's paint! i guess in two years or so if i still don't like it i can always change it. i will tell you that when we start our kitchen re-vamp in the month of june i will go ALONE, sans kids and husband to pick out the paints we will be using. i have never been more excited to a trip to menards/depot/any diy store. i've been dreaming of new cabinets and counter-tops since, well you guess it, three (now almost four) years ago. plus new flooring and decor. we were planning on dan doing all of the work, but we are going to "hire out" for the cabinets .. something that is rare occurrence for any construction worker. we just don't have the time to dedicate to this major project. this house won't look anywhere near the house we purchased. i might even have dan swayed to get new appliances; a new fridge and stove. our fridge has been a sore in our behinds for the past four months. it just stops working. we are going to fix it this one last time and then purchase a new one if the problem continues. can you believe my husband is putting money towards appliances? maybe it's because i found his new "must have" tools in the garage the other day and was somewhat unimpressed? either way i will take it! currently all of our food and drinks are in the basement. i should be so grateful that we have an extra fridge down there so i don't have to put our food in a cooler or something but running downstairs for the smallest thing is getting irritating.
next on our list: landscaping and yard care. i need this new, and much hated, snow to melt so we can start the revamp for the yard. i have my mom on board to help do some front landscaping and dan is going to sod the backyard. dan has plans to expand our garage this summer as well?? i am not sure where he seems to come up with these ideas or the time to do them. we'll see if this actually happens. we do need more room for all of our outdoor extras. a front deck is something we've talked about for years as well... i don't know how that will fit into our summer plans. but it is still in the back of our minds.
i am hoping that we will someday move away from this little house, as it is getting smaller and smaller as the boys grow up. i know that this "revamp" will help with our resale value and we can come one step closer to a larger house or a big move to bozeman. :) i can dream, right?
Friday, March 22, 2013
Moving
So forgive mr for my many errors in this post
I am on the iPad because I cannot seem to find the power cord for the computer. Gavin is at preschool so I can't ask him where he put it.
We are moving! After years and years of dreaming...... We are doing it. We are moving to beautiful Bozeman, Montana.
Yes, this is a lie.
I DESPERATELY want to move, and yes, we have thought and looked into the idea. We've been looking online at Bozeman real estate and it is impossible to find a home in Bozeman under $250,000. We could easily rent a house or townhouse if we chose to move and that would always be a possibility. Looking at the price value of our current home and what we could do with it, sell/rent. Dan's pay scale would drop significantly because the need is not as high in Montana, so I would have to go back to work - which will happen no matter what. I've read about Bozeman schools and the education out there. I mean we've done most of the research.
The only thing that keeps us here, and this is the only major reason- income. Which is all that is holding us back.
Sometimes I feel like it would solve many many many of our problems. Make a lot of things less complicated. Bring us closer. Make us live a completely different life. Bring our kids up a different way. Rely on different things. Change the way we are. Depend more upon each other which is LACKNG now more than ever. Bond our family. Make us more grateful.
Of course we would miss our family. But that's what holidays are for. Plus my mom retires in two years... She WOULD move out there. I feel like a move would change a lot of our friendships as well, and that wouldn't be such a bad thing either.
I pray this will be a possibility and not just a dream. I feel like our little vacation out west will solidify the fact that I want to make this happen now more than ever.
I am on the iPad because I cannot seem to find the power cord for the computer. Gavin is at preschool so I can't ask him where he put it.
We are moving! After years and years of dreaming...... We are doing it. We are moving to beautiful Bozeman, Montana.
Yes, this is a lie.
I DESPERATELY want to move, and yes, we have thought and looked into the idea. We've been looking online at Bozeman real estate and it is impossible to find a home in Bozeman under $250,000. We could easily rent a house or townhouse if we chose to move and that would always be a possibility. Looking at the price value of our current home and what we could do with it, sell/rent. Dan's pay scale would drop significantly because the need is not as high in Montana, so I would have to go back to work - which will happen no matter what. I've read about Bozeman schools and the education out there. I mean we've done most of the research.
The only thing that keeps us here, and this is the only major reason- income. Which is all that is holding us back.
Sometimes I feel like it would solve many many many of our problems. Make a lot of things less complicated. Bring us closer. Make us live a completely different life. Bring our kids up a different way. Rely on different things. Change the way we are. Depend more upon each other which is LACKNG now more than ever. Bond our family. Make us more grateful.
Of course we would miss our family. But that's what holidays are for. Plus my mom retires in two years... She WOULD move out there. I feel like a move would change a lot of our friendships as well, and that wouldn't be such a bad thing either.
I pray this will be a possibility and not just a dream. I feel like our little vacation out west will solidify the fact that I want to make this happen now more than ever.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
any cuter
as promised.... some pictures...
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gosh i just love him.
thanks to renee for these amazing photos of my little love.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
one year old?
my sweet little jude baby is one year old.
i am sad that we didn't get to celebrate his day of birth, on his actual day of birth + a year... but i'm almost positive it didn't effect him in anyway. yes, his birthday was over two weeks ago... i am late in posting.
i swear jude could eat us all under the table. the amounts of food he can devour is mind blowing! i can somewhat remember these times with gavin. i think gavin ate an entire can of spaghetti o's once. he only has an actual bottle in the mornings now. which is totally my choice. chicken, fruit, any veggie, pasta, cracker, chip, graham cracker... anything is judes favorite. actually, come to think about it i don't think jude dislikes any food in particular.
we are now crawling. the actual crawl started just about a month ago. otherwise it was all army crawls. i blame it on all of our hardwood floors and no carpet, but that's probably just me making excuses. he is almost walking independently. my sweet jude baby is a little bit behind in the walking gross motor skill. nothing alarming, just something that will come a little later. gavin was the exact same way. he didn't walk until about 13 months. and no, i'm not comparing the two boys, just making a reference. these boys are two polar opposites when it comes to "baby years".
the snow is not something jude loves. probably because his first encounter was a giant face plant into the white, cold stuff. we cannot wait for spring. he loves the stroller and to see watch things as we pass by. i can't wait for him to walk on the grass for the first time and to play in the dirt!
maddy and bella make jude laugh uncontrollably. it is amazing the joy that these two dogs bring to his life. he loves to grab onto maddy and pull her into his face. which in return she gives him really slobbery kisses. it's somewhat adorable.
"heeeeeeeeeeeeeey jude" yep... we still get that. if you are not a beatles fan like this mom then i suggest you listen to hey jude. it really is a catchy tune. it is kind of crazy the amounts of comments we get on jude's name. most people love it and sing me a line from the famous beatles song. and we've had a few people look at us in confusion when we say his name. and actually i've heard from about five people it was on their "baby list" of names. it's been on my list for quite some time... and actually i would've probably named the baby jude if it was a girl or a boy. it can be a "gender neutral" name. i love saying jude's full name: jude andrew schroeder. it just flows so well... actually i think jude andrew is pretty amazing in itself. thanks andy for having a fabulous name.
he's a lengthy one. towering over most of the one year olds at 32 inches. his weight is up there too, 24 big ones. 80th% for height, 60th% for weight. he wears a size 3 diaper, even though he has a ghetto booty he has a tiny little waistline. the boy can still fit into 6-12 month clothing, and can wear some 18 month hand me downs from gavin.
my eye concerns with jude are still there. although we've gotten plenty of reassurance from doctors and eye doctors i will always be a little nervous about it... until that day when it goes away or i don't notice it as much. almost everyone i talk to about it doesn't even notice it. just me i guess.
small boys favorites are mom and dad. since we left for our west vacations he has become clingy to the both of us. it is very sweet and very annoying at the same time. leaving a room or running out to the garage quick is an immediate scream session. gavin is totally annoyed with it as well.
blankie #1 and #2 are something that jude adores. we do not leave for a long car trip without them. and when he's upset he will crawl into his room and pull one or both of them out to smash his face into. i love that he loves his blankie.. i had one for years and years and years and it's his only "comfort" thing. no nuks, no thumbs, nothing... just blankie.
LOVES water. bath time could easily last over an hour if i let it.
"rock me mama like a wagon wheel, rock me mama anyway you feel, hey mama rock me".... ask me any phrase from the song. i know it. we listen to it everyday, at least five times a day. it will calm jude down like crazy. it's the #1 song on dan and my "top listened to songs" on our iphones. we're hoping that maybe he'll want to become a famous country singer and make millions of dollars and give mom and dad plenty for introducing him to country music.
mickey mouse clubhouse is the only thing jude loves on tv. when the theme song plays he smiles and screams in delight. it's adorable. it lasts only about three minutes.
jude still loves to attack bellas food and water dish like it is going to harm him in some way. we haven't quite figured out what the fascination is... it's probably like when jude pulls out wires from the dvd player and i say no, and he smiles. you know, something i think we all did for the majority of our childhood; give a devilish grin to our parents and continue to do the naughty task.
he is such a joy... and i know i say it over and over again but we are so lucky he is a part of our family. our lives would be so dull without him! bring on the next year jude baby.
(pictures to follow shortly)
i am sad that we didn't get to celebrate his day of birth, on his actual day of birth + a year... but i'm almost positive it didn't effect him in anyway. yes, his birthday was over two weeks ago... i am late in posting.
i swear jude could eat us all under the table. the amounts of food he can devour is mind blowing! i can somewhat remember these times with gavin. i think gavin ate an entire can of spaghetti o's once. he only has an actual bottle in the mornings now. which is totally my choice. chicken, fruit, any veggie, pasta, cracker, chip, graham cracker... anything is judes favorite. actually, come to think about it i don't think jude dislikes any food in particular.
we are now crawling. the actual crawl started just about a month ago. otherwise it was all army crawls. i blame it on all of our hardwood floors and no carpet, but that's probably just me making excuses. he is almost walking independently. my sweet jude baby is a little bit behind in the walking gross motor skill. nothing alarming, just something that will come a little later. gavin was the exact same way. he didn't walk until about 13 months. and no, i'm not comparing the two boys, just making a reference. these boys are two polar opposites when it comes to "baby years".
the snow is not something jude loves. probably because his first encounter was a giant face plant into the white, cold stuff. we cannot wait for spring. he loves the stroller and to see watch things as we pass by. i can't wait for him to walk on the grass for the first time and to play in the dirt!
maddy and bella make jude laugh uncontrollably. it is amazing the joy that these two dogs bring to his life. he loves to grab onto maddy and pull her into his face. which in return she gives him really slobbery kisses. it's somewhat adorable.
"heeeeeeeeeeeeeey jude" yep... we still get that. if you are not a beatles fan like this mom then i suggest you listen to hey jude. it really is a catchy tune. it is kind of crazy the amounts of comments we get on jude's name. most people love it and sing me a line from the famous beatles song. and we've had a few people look at us in confusion when we say his name. and actually i've heard from about five people it was on their "baby list" of names. it's been on my list for quite some time... and actually i would've probably named the baby jude if it was a girl or a boy. it can be a "gender neutral" name. i love saying jude's full name: jude andrew schroeder. it just flows so well... actually i think jude andrew is pretty amazing in itself. thanks andy for having a fabulous name.
he's a lengthy one. towering over most of the one year olds at 32 inches. his weight is up there too, 24 big ones. 80th% for height, 60th% for weight. he wears a size 3 diaper, even though he has a ghetto booty he has a tiny little waistline. the boy can still fit into 6-12 month clothing, and can wear some 18 month hand me downs from gavin.
my eye concerns with jude are still there. although we've gotten plenty of reassurance from doctors and eye doctors i will always be a little nervous about it... until that day when it goes away or i don't notice it as much. almost everyone i talk to about it doesn't even notice it. just me i guess.
small boys favorites are mom and dad. since we left for our west vacations he has become clingy to the both of us. it is very sweet and very annoying at the same time. leaving a room or running out to the garage quick is an immediate scream session. gavin is totally annoyed with it as well.
blankie #1 and #2 are something that jude adores. we do not leave for a long car trip without them. and when he's upset he will crawl into his room and pull one or both of them out to smash his face into. i love that he loves his blankie.. i had one for years and years and years and it's his only "comfort" thing. no nuks, no thumbs, nothing... just blankie.
LOVES water. bath time could easily last over an hour if i let it.
"rock me mama like a wagon wheel, rock me mama anyway you feel, hey mama rock me".... ask me any phrase from the song. i know it. we listen to it everyday, at least five times a day. it will calm jude down like crazy. it's the #1 song on dan and my "top listened to songs" on our iphones. we're hoping that maybe he'll want to become a famous country singer and make millions of dollars and give mom and dad plenty for introducing him to country music.
mickey mouse clubhouse is the only thing jude loves on tv. when the theme song plays he smiles and screams in delight. it's adorable. it lasts only about three minutes.
jude still loves to attack bellas food and water dish like it is going to harm him in some way. we haven't quite figured out what the fascination is... it's probably like when jude pulls out wires from the dvd player and i say no, and he smiles. you know, something i think we all did for the majority of our childhood; give a devilish grin to our parents and continue to do the naughty task.
he is such a joy... and i know i say it over and over again but we are so lucky he is a part of our family. our lives would be so dull without him! bring on the next year jude baby.
(pictures to follow shortly)
Monday, February 25, 2013
wyoming.
our wyoming trip was quite the adventure. seven girls, two suv's.... a million miles... and horrible weather. both the way to wyoming and back to minnesota were horrific driving conditions. at one point i was thrilled to look down and see the speedometer reach 60! once we arrived to wyoming things changed, for the better. sunny skys, highs of 40, beautiful scenery, everything one could want from the state of wyoming. the doering cabin is extraordinary! a "cabin" is defiantly not the right term. it's stunning! i would love to spend a month or two living there, not visiting.
the wine and booze flowed far too well. we even ventured into town to visit the local bar, "ponderosa" where i quickly feel into love with the cowboys. their voices were amazing, and at one point i think we asked cowboy "roy/burell/kyle" if he would read us the phone book. he declined. you can just about imagine the looks we got walking into a bar full of cowboys and "towns folk". but most nights we just settled into the cabin for a long night of conversation and alcohol.
we hiked around devils tower and discovered all about it's history. it's fascinating to know how it came to shape and what the native americans beliefs surround the area. the weather was perfect, and at one point we were all sunbathing on rocks.
the drive home was a doosey. i almost ran us out of gas and we entered the worst driving conditions i've ever encountered. the highways closed and we spent another night together in dawson, mn. the picket fence motel is not a place i would voluntarily spend another night in. we finally arrived safely back in minnesota early tuesday morning. i was THRILLED to see my little men.
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| welcome to the cabin |
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| that, my friends, it quite the view |
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| the beautiful cabin we called home for a few days |
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| taking a little stroll down the driveway.. with the cows |
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| devils tower |
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| devils tower was so fascinating to me... i could have stayed there all day. |
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