Beautiful Ouray on Christmas day...well.... weekend.

Sara and I, and Devi, spent our Christmas weekend ice climbing in Ouray, Co. We opened our presents on Christmas eve and then got up early for the drive to Ouray. Even Devi had a few presents to open, a couple of which she couldn't wait for Christmas to open. Getting home from work a few days before Christmas I found pieces of wrapping paper spread around the room and two little plastic legs sticking out of one of her presents, ohhhh she looked guilty. The weather the first couple of days was very cold and snowy so the back country climbs we wanted to do weren't safe to climb. The last 2 days warmed up nicely and we climbed a bunch of routes in the man made ice park. A beautiful weekend, and a wonderful Christmas. We are enjoying spending time together while Sara's school break gets ever shorter.

First day on the Ice, very nice!

Well, today Sara took the day off from studying and we went out to find some ice. Sara knew of a place close by and remembered where it was. So after a bit of searching we walked down and found the ice. A little thin, but hey, it's early in the season and it's relatively close to the house. For the first lead of the season, I was wanting thicker ice but after a bit of nerves, it all went well. Sara has one more exam on Monday then 5 weeks off. Time for her to relax, and enjoy her free time!

Christmas trees and sore knees

Sara and I got our first Christmas tree together on Friday. It is a perfect little tree and smells SO good! We decorated it with all of Sara decorations and it looks perfect! Today, Sara was busy studying at the library, so after chopping wood this morning I took Devi out for a run in the snow. Three hours later I trudged back to the house, I was only planning on being gone an hour or so. It was such a perfect day for a run though, so it lasted a little longer. Sore knees again, but after a couple of hours they feel "normal" again:) Got some great photos of our tree and from the run Devi and I did.

Doggy fights and Turkey bites

Sara and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year, our first together. We invited one of our neighbors over and cooked a great meal. It was a great day and ate way too much. Over indulgence is ok once in a while. The turkey I cooked came out great and thanks to Sara's mom, the gravy was a hit. A few photos of the day and a great video of chasing Devi around our living room.

Sleepy Puppy and Foggy Mornings

Sara wanted to take a video of Devi after a long day of playing. Poor girl (Devi) could hardly keep her eyes open. Waking up this morning a beautiful fog had pushed up against the hills. Made for some good photos.

Snowy roller days

We woke up to a bunch of snow yesterday so I decided to get on the rollers for a little exercise. It is pretty funny to watch, I really try and not crash. I was showing Sara the video and she just wanted to see me crash. But the sun was back out today, and back into the 60's tomorrow. Life in CO.

Tattoos and Mice

Well, we have had a mice issue in our house for a while now. A few weeks ago Sara went and bought a friendly mouse trap and we proceeded to catch 2. Then last night we caught another.

Here is a photo of the little guy.

After a great ride on Sat. morning I spent the afternoon getting the rest of my right arm tattooed. Sara's next!

Moab

Of course my favorite place on the planet! Sara and I met in Moab and have been back a bunch of times since this spring. I am going to attach a video or two, if it works, of a ride and a climb we did with my Dad.

Turning 43

Well yesterday I turned 43. AS dad said "happy birthday to you, there's not much left of 42" Makes me laugh still when I read it. After weeks of really warm temps here in CO it finally turned a little colder today. Ice climbing can't be that far off.... Sat. I think Sara and I will head up and see if we can't get cold and scared on something frozen and steep. Crazy fun sport.. Photos to follow, if I can remember my camera. A great photo of Sara taken in Ouray, Co. She ROCKS!!

well thought I would give it a try.

Well, I have decided to try and give this blogging thing a go. I will probably not update it as often as I should but it will be a start.