power!!

I finally have power! yay!! I was in a tent for 5 days and then a house with no power for 3! I love electricity!! And this is going to be a long one... so prepare yourselves.

COLORADO TRIP

Colorado was fun! It was a lot colder than I thought it would be actually... and very thin air. haha. I will share the trip via pictures!

our mountain.

our tent.
SKYDIVING!!! sky diving was so much fun!!! I think everybody should do it! and not be afraid of it! It was funny - our instructors were opposites of us. Jessica's was giving her very detailed instructions while mine was goofing around or sleeping... and the only instruction I got was "put your foot there... no, no - there." haha and mine was like this old hippie nomad - much more like Jessica. haha. but Skydiving is soo much fun! :) and it was beautiful doing it right among the Rockies!

We went hiking. And found a big rock. And thats our mountain in the background.

Jessica's first s'more - can you believe that?!?!?!

White water rafting!!!! I had so much fun! haha I was at the front of the boat and got soaked! haha I like our raft guide and I loved the rapids! Megan got a black eye (which I'm sure she'll tell you about)... but it just makes her look tough. (haha a guy in Campo Cafe asked "what did he look like?" haha)

So that's all my pictures, the rest is story time!!

Josh Dawes came to visit us! I tell ya, I could never do what he is doing, but I kind of admire him - so free! He's just living on today and doing what makes him happy! Anyway, it was so good to see him! and feed him. hahaha I love you, Josh (in case you stumble across this blog...)

We went to Pike's Peak and Garden of the Gods the next day (Josh came with us!) Pike's Peak was really beautiful and really cold... and I was driving so it was also incredibly nerve-wrecking haha. That mountain is big and windy and steep...
Garden of the Gods was kinda lame... but I think its a great spot for family fun. And the rocks are impressive I guess.

Coors Factory!!! It was actually really interesting and fun and free!! haha I've always enjoyed a good Coors/Keystone/Moon but now I have a good appreciation for the company as well! And enjoyed 3.5 beers on the house! yeah!

Then we finished up with a nice dinner, Seven Falls, and a hotel room!! haha Seven Falls was actually really pretty... and we participated in some Native American dancing! hahaha I thought it was going to be seven waterfalls, but its one waterfall with like seven parts? I don't know, but it was really cool - Megan has pictures.

Favortie part of the trip home: Campo Cafe in Campo, Colorado: population 150 (wikipedia). They had one large table in the middle and people from the town (probably about 20% of the people who live there) come in and sit down together and enjoy a good (cheap) meal over some crop talk. haha. Two guys walked in and one said "its crowded today" and the other replied "yeah, and we got some outsiders" - pointing to us. haha. I loved it. Love you, Campo.

Oh, but that ties with seeing my Norman peeps on the way home. I love me some Norman! I miss it so much, and it has not been enough time for me to miss it this much! haha

RECENTLY

So I go the doctor about my knee to find out that my knee cap is slightly off center... so I'm doing physical therapy - thats you Brig!! and the whole time I was with my lady I was thinking about Brigidaire and how one day, she'll be that lady! and how I would love to have her as my physical therapist!

I went to the Flower Mound Family Activity Center and its awesome! I wish they had it when I was a kid. Its a full gym and pool and outdoor play pool and basketball and ping pong and senior citizen center and everything! Good job Parks and Rec!

So Wednesday afternoon/evening a tornado touched down in FloMo! and our neighbor said he saw the funnel pass over our neighborhood. So there has been lots of picking up and sawing of trees, lots of cleaning the yard and pool, and very little power... (but its back now!) It was really nice how it brought the neighborhood together though. Sharing saws... helping with pick up, using extension cords to plug in fridges to houses that had power... and just gossiping about the damages. haha. I'm glad the storm wasn't any worse though! The only thing wrong with our house is that the huge tree in the back yard is leaning on it... so hopefully we'll get that removed soon! Other than that, I've just been spending a lot of time in the dark... haha

Yay POWER!

I'm sooo excited for Megan's birthday tomorrow!!!!!

oh, and side note - I really wish I was a teenage girl with nothing to do over the summer so I could buy the Sims3 and spend obnoxious amounts of time playing it.

lymi.

damn that was long...