Short escape to Silverthorne

Although I had never been, I recently became obsessed with going snowshoeing. It seemed like a great alternative to skiing which I haven't fallen in love with quite yet. Sorry. You still get to be outside in the beautiful snowy mountains and get a great workout at the same time. So, when the opportunity arose to go to Silverthorne for a couple of days and go snowshoeing, I jumped on it!

We went up on Saturday, and I was blown away by the views from the cabin.











We spent Saturday relaxing and reading in front of the fire. I got a little obsessed with a giant book of crossword puzzles but managed a long enough break to take a much needed nap. Scarlett, of course, loved the fire.



Sunday morning, we got up early and got ready for some snowshoeing (!). We suited the pup up in her jacket and boots and got our snowshoes on.







The cabin backs up to a national park, so once we were ready, we just headed out the backdoor. Pretty convenient, huh?

I have to say, one of the best parts of snowshoeing - and by best, I mean funniest - is that if you fall down and try push yourself up, you're actually pushing down on 3-4 feet of snow, so you just sink. Watching someone fall and try to get up is hilarious! And, by the way, I laughed more than Danny did. Just saying.

The views the whole time were beautiful. We were surrounded by amazing mountains and untouched snow.













Although we never found the road or path we were supposed to find, we had so much fun. Scarlett had a blast too (She slept for about 16 hours once we got home). I'm really looking forward to snowshoeing again. Hope it's soon!

back from the woods

through the rain, wind, and snow, danny and i have returned from our weekend minimoon into the woods. i think we may have picked the weekend with the wildest weather (how about that alliteration, huh?), but it was still so much fun & we had a really great time.

we woke up friday morning in huntsville to the sound of rain (great), so we took our time driving down. we took the scenic route that the gps took us on & the stopped for lunch at dad's barb-b-que which was unlike anything i'd ever experienced. no, i'm not talking about the food although it was good. i'm talking about the concept of the restaurant...this place is like sonic but indoors. each booth has a menu with a phone attached. when you're ready to order, you just pick up the phone, and then a waitress brings you your food at the table. i couldn't get over it. have you ever been to a place like this?


here's danny getting his last bit of email and internet before the self-imposed cutoff from the world.


friday night was filled with heavy rain, winds, thunder, and lightning striking the mountain around us. when we woke up saturday, it was like we were in a cloud, but we got a 4 hour window of now rain! we were able to get out and hike a couple of trails before the afternoon rain started. i got to wear my new hiking boots! it was a good thing i got them too because parts of the trails were under water. we even climbed around a waterfall & had to ford a couple creeks. the boots really served me well (as did my other bits of new valentines day outdoor gear). the rest of saturday was spent lounging around napping, eating, and/or watching season 1 of buffy...yes, the vampire slayer (a christmas gift from mel and arthur).

sunday morning we woke up to a park ranger knocking on our door encouraging us to get off the mountain as soon as we could & this:


a blizzard of white. we considered "accidentally" getting snowed in, but in the end, reluctantly packed the car and made our way slowly down the mountain.


good bye cabin and all your snow (and privacy)...


weekend nutrition brought to you by
baked penne with meatballs
mocha chocolate chip muffins
hot 'n spicy chex mix
nestle toll house mini chocolate chip cookies