Wow, lots of things off my list this past week!

Last night Mark and I finally had a chance to go through the rest of our wedding pictures for our wedding album! All I can say is I am ECSTATIC to FINALLY have this done! At least it didn't take us longer than a year, right....

#13-Order our wedding album Check!

Old friends are great...

Because no matter how much time passes since you last saw them, you can always pick up right where you left off! I went to lunch with an old friend, Sarena, yesterday. We went to the Pumphouse in Longmont, partly to celebrate her college graduation and partly just to catch up! All I can say is; good food and good company!

#29-Treat a friend to lunch Check!

Bike MS (aka MS150)

This last weekend I volunteered for the MS150, it was so much fun! Granted I had to get up at 3am on Saturday but it was totally worth it being able to see so many people support such a great cause. It really hits close to me since my dad has MS.

I have wanted to volunteer for a few years now but I never think of signing up to volunteer until it's time for the ride. I am so glad I signed up in plenty of time and was able to be a part (a very small part) of getting the ride ready! I will be doing this again next year!

#93- Volunteer at the MS150 Check!

Not the trip we planned for...

This last weekend Mark and I had planned to go to Lake Powell for a canoe trip. When we arrived on Saturday at Lake Powell, we got the canoe in the water and started heading out to Moqui Canyon, on Lake Powell. Shortly after we started paddling out, a large houseboat drove by and caused HUGE wakes. We felt as though we were not safe enough in the canoe to continue on our way, so we turned around, headed back to the dock and loaded the car back up to try to find another way we could still make this trip work. So we started driving north, searching for a canyon we could put the canoe in. Strikeout after strikeout, we exhausted all but the last option of trying to get out on Powell with the canoe. We headed to our last option, Hite Marina. We finally make it to Hite and we couldn't have been happier. There was water and a descent campsite, we couldn't ask for anything more. So we unloaded the car, got the tent set up, and we ready to cook dinner. It seemed like the minute we got the tent set up the winds just started HOWLING, I look over and the tent is lying flat from the wind. At this point it was about 7pm and we knew there was no way we could camp here, so we packed everything back in the car and decided it would be best to start heading back to Moab (a 3.5 hour drive). On the way we drive through Blanding, Utah, we find a place to eat, get our food and all of the suddon Mark isn't feeling well. At this point we had decided that it makes the most sense to get a hotel and finish the drive back to Moab on Sunday. So we head to the Super 8 in Blanding, check in and get to our room. Whew, FINALLY, we have a place to sleep! Not more than 5 minutes after we get into our room, Mark is sick. I just couldn't believe it, after the long day we had already, poor Mark had to deal with being sick, Sunday couldn't come fast enough!



After Saturday things got much easier for us, we headed back to Moab, had lunch and then found a great campsite along the Colorado River, we set up camp, made dinner, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Monday morning we headed back into Moab and had breakfast, then decided to visit Arches National Park. Beautiful, just beautiful!! We then headed back to Moab, checked into our hotel, took a nap and then decided to drive to a lake we heard about from some locals (Lake Oowah) which about 45 minutes outside of Moab, we heard there is some good fishing there. We fished for a few hours, but we didn't have any luck catching any fish. Mark got a few bites but we didn't catch anything. We spent the night at the hotel, woke up the next morning and ate breakfast, walked the town for a little bit and then headed back home to Colorado. We were sad the trip was coming to an end but we were so glad to be heading home!





Overall the trip was fantastic, it definitely had it's challenges, but we survived and it only made us stronger!!

#12-Take a trip with Mark Check!

Visit Washington D.C.

This past weekend Mark and I, along with my parents, headed out to Maryland for a few days. We were headed out East for my cousin (and best friend)'s wedding reception. Since they live so close to D.C. we really wanted to try to make a visit to our nation's capital. I am so glad we were able to visit D.C., it was absolutely breathtaking! Here are a few pics from our trip:



Capital Building and Washington Monument


Lincoln Memorial


The White House


And...of course.....


I just LOVE this pic of Mark, so I had to throw it in ;-)


#7-Visit Washington D.C. Check!