Snow Bunnies~

January 16-19, we had a four day weekend, so we headed to the mountains. We had reservations at the Edelwiess Lodge and Resort where we had the best time. These pictures dont give the Austrian Alps any justice for just how BEAUTIFUL they really are. We drove down early Friday morning to get to the lodge, get settled in to our home away from home, and have things just perfect for the next day. We had dinner at the bar/restuarant letting time get away from us to looking down and seeing that it was already after midnight! Waking up bright and early Saturday morning, Ryan couldn't wait to hit the slopes. After getting all layered up we headed to the Zugspitz, which is the highest peak in Germany. You can literally see for miles and miles from up there. We both had several many bumps and bruises for days after this trip. As a matter of fact, I still have a bruise where Ryan and I crashed. I landed on his snowboard and thought i broke my leg. Not to worry, I was up and down many times after that. We could really tell we haven't been in about 3 years. We can say now that we don't ever want to wait that long between snowboarding again. Hope you enjpy just a few of the pictures from our wonderful little vacation.

Just before heading out!


~Just Us~

~From the top~

Our Date Night!

Ryan and I have been so busy that it seems like when we are home we are only sleeping, grabbing a bite to eat, and then out again. We finally had a date night and took a picture before we left. We had a great time meeting up with friends and just relaxing. I suggest all couples make at least 1 date night a week. We actually dressed nicely instead of our everyday uniforms and it felt great!

My my, what a handsome husband I have!

We are really looking forward to this coming weekend. We are headed to Edelweiss Lodge and Resort to do some SNOWBOARDING! This week cant seem to start and go by any faster. Here are a few pictures from when we took our white water rafting trip. So this is just a sneek peek of many more pictures to come.

This is the BEAUTIFUL fireplace inside the resort!

Happy Birthday to Chase!

Yesterday, January 10th, my nephew Chase Andrew turned 11 yrs old. He has grown so fast and I can't believe he is getting so big. This past deer season he was able to shoot his first deer with papa at the deer lease which has left him ate up with hunting. He loves loves loves it! Here is a few pictures of him from out and about at Granny and Papa's.

Man, I miss this boy. He is growing so fast. I have got to get home before he is taller than me. Happy Birthday Chase! We love you and we miss you! See you in May, we hope!

Happy New Year!

We have been pretty busy already for the new year so I have just been able to jump on see how everyone is doing and then get right back off here. We had a great New Year's night. We didn't do anything but stay home and watch the snow fall and then lots of fireworks from our windows. We also saw lots of cars coming through the gate that were sliding all over the road so we just decided to stay home. Germans and Turkish people seem to get a little crazy on New Year's thinking it is funny to shoot bottle rockets at people. Then, lots of fights break out and then it is all down hill from there. Of course we have no pictures from that night which is sooo unusual for me, but yep NO pictures.

Hope everyone had a safe New Year's Eve and hope that 2009 brings happiness to all!