Fishcreek Falls

Before Cullen and I left Steamboat Springs, we visited Fishcreek Falls. Below are some pics... very pretty!

Wedding Registries are NOT for the Weary

Cullen and I can check one more thing off the long "to-do" list as we prepare for our wedding next June. Yes, it IS still a year away, but since the summer is when we both have the most free time, we decided to try and get some things out of the way now... one of those things was registering. After walking the aisles at Bed, Bath and Beyond, Target, and Kohls... as well as online comparison shopping, we put together a pretty comprehensive list and headed to Bed Bath and Beyond to create our official registry. After those long hours of preparation and list making that we put in last week, we figured it the task would require minimal work. We were wrong. We walked into the store probably around 11:00, maybe even a little earlier. It took a little while to set up the registry with a store representative and to pick out a few finer items (no fine china, stemware, or flatware though)... We then hit the store with our list and our 'clicker'. 3 hours later and we were done. THREE HOURS! We left the store at 2:20 PM, totally spent. The fruits of our labors can be found now on the Bed Bath and Beyond Bridal gift registry. We hope that the list we have put together will be suitable for our friends and family who will be looking to shower us with gifts =) heeheehee. Happy shopping y'all =)

Wintery Summer Escape

Last week Cullen and I cashed in on our Christmas gift from Britta and Travis - two nights at a time share. We could have picked some place a bit more distant, but since our budget is so tight with planning for the wedding and trying to save for the future, we picked someplace we could drive to.... Steamboat Springs, CO. A beautiful ski town right at the base of the mountain, Steamboat is really neat - downtown shops and restaurants and beautiful surrounds. Did we run into any problems? The weather forecast was for wind rain and snow. Yes folks, SNOW in June. I was mortified. My grandeous visions of hiking, canoeing, and possibly even horseback riding went right out the window. However, the weather turned out to be a blessing in disguise. About 10 miles outside of town, nestled in the mountains is a place called Strawberry Park. It's a natural hot springs. You can only get there via a very windy non paved road (which you are required by law to have chains and/or 4 wheel drive for between Oct-May). My little ol' Saturn made it there, and while it was raining in Steamboat, at the elevation of Strawberry Park it was snowing. It was like a brief wintery wonderland escape from Summer. The place was very rustic - they had a teepee to change in. Heehee. Anyway I have a few pictures of us here at the hot springs. You probably can't tell from the reduced size, but if you look at the pictures individually you can really see that it was snowing at the time. My favorite is of us lounging in the snow, my feet got really cold walking to and from those lounge chairs. Enjoy!

Pics from the BolderBoulder 10K

I got a few pics sent to me by a photography company and thought I'd share some of them with y'all. There were actually a few taken, the camera must have loved the pink shirt I was wearing. Here is one of Cullen (BIB# 152) and I running somewhere along the course, and then one of us running to the finish line in the University of Colorado Stadium.