I’ve lived here in Colorado for the past 18 years and I never get tired of watching the snow fall!! We’re trekin’ into town today.
Oct15
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Oct14
Breckinridge, Colorado
In Breckinridge with my Texas bestie, Robin Shearer, for a few days. Woke up to snowwwwww!!!!!!! Love it!
Oct8
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
The kids and I went down to Albuquerque this past weekend to see my Mom & Pete for my birthday & the Balloon Fiesta. We haven’t been to the Fiesta in years. Jason, Tara & Owen followed Amie & I down. Easy drive – just straight south for 7 hours! Amie and I took Owen with us part way down. Had a blast – we sang at the top of our lungs (Owen likes Country music too), played “naming” games & made some “singing videos” which I will NOT be posting – LOL. When we finally got into Albuquerque I told Owen we’re just about there now and he said “Thank goodness, cause I was just about to loose all my patience”!! LOL – that kid just cracks me up! We all had a great time. We went to “Old Town” Albuquerque did a little shopping, then off to the balloon fiesta. Jason & Owen made me that candy container – sooooo cute!!!!! Amie got me the “immersion blender” I wanted. So very excited to try some homemade soups soon!! Thanks for everything Mom & Pete!!
Oct2
Vacation . . . Yountville
Yountville is a little town just up the valley from Napa. My girlfriend, Denise and her husband Lee live there and I spent a couple days with them while I was in California. Ahhhhh what a peaceful little place. Denise & I went on a bike ride and just up the street from their house are vineyards and around the corner from the vineyards is this great old wooden barn. If you look real close in the picture with the cattle . . . in the shadows on the right side there is a brand new baby calf . . . can you see it??? with the little white face . . . so cute! We went on walks and went acorn hunting (I just had to have some). Brought back a bunch of acorns, surely I will think of something to do with them. My most favorite thing to do at Denise’s is hanging out by the fire pit. Lee is the master fire pitter!! Denise’s sister & my brother came up to visit & we just sat around the fire, listening to country music and sharing some laughs. Great time at the Fonville 5 Star KOA – LOL!!!!! Thanks everyone for sharing your time with me!!! Love you all!!
Oct1
Vacation . . . Sterling Vineyards
My brother works for Sterling Vineyards in the Napa Valley. It’s actually up on a mountainside in Calistoga and overlooks the valley. So gorgeous! Of all the years I lived in Napa I had never visited Sterling before. Randy (my brother) set us up with “special” lanyards that got us on the tram (the only way up to the winery), the wine tasting and THEN the “special” wine tasting reserved for “club” members only. So much F.U.N.! The weather was perfect. It had been raining all morning but broke as soon as we reached Calistoga. It’s “crush” (harvest time) right now in the valley so we got to watch some of the grapes going through the process of being separated from the stems, very cool. In the picture with the red grapes you can see a guy pouring a bucket of oak chips into the grapes. Some of the wine is stored in oak barrels (or stainless steel). Sterling started added oak chips in the beginning of the process to enhance the flavor of some of the red wines. One of the white wines we tried (and I bought) is called “Malvasia Bianca”. Oh my word it was so good! A little sweet and so crisp! Randy said it’s their best seller and they sometimes run out of it! You can only buy it at the winery. We all had such a good time. Nothing like some wine and good friends . . . the only thing we were missing was some “hot chocolate” (inside joke)!!! Thanks Randy!!!! xoxo
Sep27
Good Laugh . . . Sooo true . . .
Sep25
Colorado Flooding
I just got back from some vacation time, but before I get into all that I wanted to mention the flooding here in Colorado. I have lived here for the past 18 years and when it rains it usually will not last long. Never have I seen it rain like it did here 10 days ago! It just kept coming down and it was not JUST raining, it was a steady, consistent downpour for days!! And it wasn’t just in the foothill towns. East of us was also flooded. Cattle, horses and crops were flooded. It was just crazy and so many have lost so much. This picture is a small part of downtown Estes Park. Amie and I were up there over Memorial Weekend earlier this year. I posted about this store being one of my favorites, Trendz! It’s hard to see the streets covered in water. I’m sure they’d welcome your prayers.
Sep13
Good Laugh . . . Happy Rainy Friday!!
Sep9
Pat’s House Re-do – Part 1
We finished the re-do at Pat’s which included her front room, formal dining room, kitchen dining & family room. Not sure if you’ll be able to tell in these pics but Pat first had the interior of the house painted. All of her walls went from white to a light gray/brown/beige color – kind of a creamy mushroom. The paint alone made a huge difference. Changing the walls from white to mushroom made it feel sooooo much more comfy and homey. She had the same drapes and triangle valance in the front room & formal dining area. They were hung on double curtain rods – we removed the valance, moved the drapes to the front rod & purchased sheer panels for the back rods. Yes, her carpet is purple!! Kind of a rich plum color so we added some sage green as an accent color. We added new art on the wall behind the couch and new toss pillows. We moved the curio cabinet out of the front room and replaced it with a cabinet that stores all her movies. We turned the area rug so the length of the rug would coordinate with the length of the couch. In the entry way, we removed the halltree that collected jackets, shoes, etc. and replaced it with the table, lamp & canvas art. Her front door is just to the right of this table and on the opposite side of her front door we hung art & a coat rack along with a large basket to collect shoes, so in reality she didn’t loose any storage. I love the picture of her cutie granddaughter. We put the frame in an easel. These easel stands are great for displaying picture frames or special books. Formal dinning room tomorrow . . .
Sep6
Good Laugh . . . Happy Friday!!
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