50 Days and Counting

Wow! I can’t believe it, only 50 days until my life will change forever. It seems like just last week I was looking at 100 days left, so now I know it will really go fast! I am very excited for her arrival and for the shrinking of my ever growing belly, but until then I’ve decided to make the most of these last 50 days.

I started working less hours this week and I am already seeing the benefits of that decision, but I want to do more to make these last days great. Every day I am going to do something that I really enjoy and may not get to do once my little girl is born. I’m calling it my “Me Moment.” Today, Day 50, it begins with me in comfy clothes snuggled up with a soft blanket listening to the rain and taking a nap. Hurray to the next 50 days!

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Vail

Over a week later, here is the rest of the story…

Wednesday:

Wednesday was a pretty sluggish day. Brent was sick and it was raining so we spent most of the day just hanging out at the resort. We played several rounds of our new favorite game Bohanza (just bought it on Amazon, can’t wait for it to get here. Thank for bringing it Brent and Andrea the trip wouldn’t have been the same without it.) And I made some peach cobbler with the peaches we bough at the farmers market on Sunday. yumm.

The best part of the day was that evening when Dave and I went out together. We took  a short drive to a small ski resort town called Beaver Creek where we heard there was a year round outdoor ice skating rink. It was the most beautiful town tucked right in the valley of some ski slopes. We enjoyed a great dinner at the Dusty Boot and then headed for the ice rink.

At 8pm we were the first ones to ice skate all day. The ice was very slick and cracked beneath our skates, but I’m proud to say I didn’t fall once despite my awkward shape. Dave and I felt like we were in a movie as we skated around the rink. It was so wonderful. We couldn’t believe that just days before we had been experiencing 100+ weather.

Thursday:

Thankfully Brent was feeling much better the next day. So we all drove down to a town called Edwards and took a very scenic fall walk along the Colorado river.  Beaver Creek was so beautiful that Dave and I took Brent and Andrea there so they could see it too.

After a great lunch and two beautiful walks we headed back to the resort for another wild game of Bohanza!  On our arrival back we were greeted  with a much needed room change (the lower floor in our building had been having drainage problem on week-YUCK) we were also given a complimentary dinner to any restaurant in Vail (sweet!) We swam and hung out the rest of the day it was relaxing and enjoyable.

Friday:

Friday morning we drove and hour to Glenwood where we took the tram up to the top of the mountain where we went on a cave tour. At first the cave was dry and only some what entertaining, but as we traveled deeper in we arrived at the live part of the cave and were able to see some very beautiful stalagmites and stalagtights.  At the top of the mountain they also had an alpine coaster that Andrea and Dave we on.  And not to forget there was a great view.

We completed our wonderful week with an amazing dinner at Larkspur courtesy of Marriott. They were featuring their Harvest menu and were putting on quite the show for the event. It was the most beautiful fancy food I’ve ever had. We had fun enjoying the food and pretending like we could afford to eat there.

Overall it was an amazing, cool, yummy, and relaxing trip. Just what Dave and I needed. Now back to real life and waiting for our little girl to arrive. Only 7 more weeks!

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Vail, CO- Days 3 & 4

Yesterday, Dave and I drove to the near by outlet malls where we found some good deals on clothes for Dave and found a cute little dress for our little one. The outlet mall was design around a river that flowed threw the town it was very pretty, making it a very enjoyable place to be.

Once we had shopped our hearts out we headed back to Vail where Dave’s brother, Brent ,and his wife, Andrea had just arrived. We welcomed them with a BBQ cooked right outside our door next to the stream flowing in front of our place it was fabulous.

Today we took it easy spending some more time in Vail Village, eating lunch at a garden cafe, and hiking and playing games outside our room. It’s been fun having Brent and Andrea here, and we are looking forward to the days to come.

Vail, CO- Oktoberfest

Yesterday morning Dave and gladly left 108 temperature to arrive in Denver, CO where it was an amazing 60 degrees. We then rented a car hit a great little joint downtown for some awesome pancakes (pineapple upside-down, black and white, and sweet potato flavors- amazing). After our bellies were full, we head west on the I 70 to Vail.

It was the most beautiful drive threw the Rocky Mountains. The mountain sides were cover with pine trees and speckled with bright yellow aspens poking out between them. It was absolutely beautiful.

We checked into our room where we will be staying for the next week, looked out our window and thought, "this will be rough."

In the evening we headed into Lionshead Village where we wondered around and explored all the town had to show. And it was quite a show. The buildings looked as though they were transported directly from a old quite Europe

an town.

Today we did some more exploring of Lionshead and Vail Village where there was a farmers market and an Oktoberfest festival going on. Vail Village was just as impressive architecturally as Lionshead, but with a more German feel to it. We had a great time walking around all the tents and sampling unique foods like Peach Cider-yum.

Happy Birthday Amelia

Before Sconica returned to Ohio they wanted to celebrate Amelia’s first birthday with all the family. So, coordinating with her nickname “Peanut” we threw a very appropriate “Peanut” birthday party. Lonica did a great job putting it together. The decorations were so cute, and she let me help with the cakes.

We had so much fun frosting the cakes together. The best part was sneaking licks of frosting to Amelia, “yum” she would say. While at Knott’s Berry Farm, Lonica found some cute toppers for the cake that worked perfectly. We’re just not sure why she wanted them red ;).

  

Amelia had her own little cake, and was so excited to eat it that while here parents held her hands back during the candle lighting she head dived into. She couldn’t quite reach the cake and so ended up with just a little Hitler mustache of frosting. It was too cute.

After the candle had been blown out she wasted no time getting down to business. Now here’s a kid that can eat! We were all so entertained by watching her eat that it wasn’t until the cake was almost gone that we realized we had let her eat the whole thing! It was a miracle that she didn’t throw it all back up, especially after swimming for an hour.

Happy Birthday Amelia! We love you!

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