Our good friends Jason and Shannon found a great deal on tickets to Salt Lake City, so naturally, we decided to go for the weekend. At the last minute, our friends Rob and Jan decided to fly up and join us (he works for US Airways so last minute travel decisions are second nature for them).
After quite the rental car episode, we headed out to the mountains on Friday with our boarding passes in hand (note to any powder hounds reading this: if you fly into Salt Lake City on any day, fill out a form and then go to any of the Park City ski resorts that day...you ski for free) and hit the slopes. The rental shop outfitted me with the most uncomfortable ski equipment so I quickly switched to snowboarding. I hopped on the lift with little hesitation (I kind of forgot I didn't have skis on) and wiped out HARD while getting off the lift. I made my way down a blue run...and then went immediately to the bar.
The temperatures in Park City were a bit too warm and produced lots of heavy snow and sleet. Lucky for us though, the temps in the mountains nearby were perfect for dumping LOTS and LOTS of snow. On Saturday we headed out to Brighton and were delighted to find lots of fresh powder. I again attempted snowboarding and was excited to see myself making progress. After a while, Scott, Jason and Shannon headed off to find the double black runs.
No one was hurt and good times were had by all...a successful trip indeed!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Kids Rock 2009
Katie's running club at school signed up to run in Kids Rock 2009, the kids version of the P.F. Chang's Marathon. So she and daddy ran the 1 mile race with hundreds of other 2nd graders in just under 12 minutes. Meanwhile I chased them around the course taking photos. I'm not really sure who ends up running more...
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Frist Annual Light Rail Pub Crawl
Scott had the brilliant idea to organize a pub crawl utilizing Phoenix's newest, and only major public transportation system...the Light Rail.
So we did some homework and devised a plan for which bars to hit along the line. There are 28 stops and we did our best to find a bar for each stop. We rallied up a few of our friends and a few of their friends and headed out.
We began at the far west end of the line at Groggy's bar in Mesa at 3pm. We quit 13 stops later in downtown Phoenix at Hanny's when we realized we had 5 minutes to catch the last train home.
Thanks to everyone who showed up to help keep us company!!!
So we did some homework and devised a plan for which bars to hit along the line. There are 28 stops and we did our best to find a bar for each stop. We rallied up a few of our friends and a few of their friends and headed out.
We began at the far west end of the line at Groggy's bar in Mesa at 3pm. We quit 13 stops later in downtown Phoenix at Hanny's when we realized we had 5 minutes to catch the last train home.
Thanks to everyone who showed up to help keep us company!!!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Snowy New Years Trip
Midway through the year, we decided that we weren't going to do a huge a Christmas celebration with lots of presents and toys. Our main present was going to be something that created memories. Stuck in the tree was a card telling her that we were planning to take her skiing in Colorado for New Years Eve. She was very excited about this.
Low and behold, Santa, who knew that Katie was going to be at her mom's house for Christmas brought Miss Katie a pink snow helmet and new ski goggles. Attached to the presents was a note from Mrs. Claus saying something to the effect of, "Santa and I wanted to make sure you had something for your daddy's house too." That Santa sure is clever!
We left Phoenix on December 30 to make the 10-hour drive to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. When we arrived at our rental house on New Years Eve, Katie discovered that the kids who had stayed there before us had left her 2 snow caves in the front yard. To say that she was happy and excited does not begin to describe her level of excitement. Our powder-hound friends Jason, Shannon and Chris met us there also. We played in the snow, played on the Wii, drank champagne/kid-friendly bubbly cider and hoped for snow.
The next day we enrolled Katie in ski school. She did outstanding!!! At the end of the day, Scott and I checked her out of school early and went on the small slopes with her. We ended the day with a HUGE smile on Katie's face. The next day we skiied on the green slopes with Katie and played mommy-duck and baby-duck. Katie quacked her way down the hill following in Whit's tracks like a professional. Both of us were very impressed with Katie's skill and toughness.
Friday night brought 6" of fresh powder to the house. It continued to snow into Saturday morning and when we arrived on the slopes bundled up to our eyeballs, Katie got a little cold, a little nervous, and a little whiny. So we went home and built snow forts and had snowball fights. It was a great day to play in the snow at home as it continued to snow all day...although it would have been fantastic conditions on the mountain.
Happy New Year to all!
Low and behold, Santa, who knew that Katie was going to be at her mom's house for Christmas brought Miss Katie a pink snow helmet and new ski goggles. Attached to the presents was a note from Mrs. Claus saying something to the effect of, "Santa and I wanted to make sure you had something for your daddy's house too." That Santa sure is clever!
We left Phoenix on December 30 to make the 10-hour drive to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. When we arrived at our rental house on New Years Eve, Katie discovered that the kids who had stayed there before us had left her 2 snow caves in the front yard. To say that she was happy and excited does not begin to describe her level of excitement. Our powder-hound friends Jason, Shannon and Chris met us there also. We played in the snow, played on the Wii, drank champagne/kid-friendly bubbly cider and hoped for snow.
The next day we enrolled Katie in ski school. She did outstanding!!! At the end of the day, Scott and I checked her out of school early and went on the small slopes with her. We ended the day with a HUGE smile on Katie's face. The next day we skiied on the green slopes with Katie and played mommy-duck and baby-duck. Katie quacked her way down the hill following in Whit's tracks like a professional. Both of us were very impressed with Katie's skill and toughness.
Friday night brought 6" of fresh powder to the house. It continued to snow into Saturday morning and when we arrived on the slopes bundled up to our eyeballs, Katie got a little cold, a little nervous, and a little whiny. So we went home and built snow forts and had snowball fights. It was a great day to play in the snow at home as it continued to snow all day...although it would have been fantastic conditions on the mountain.
Happy New Year to all!
Christmas 2008
So despite this being our first Christmas together as a married couple and family, this year was a bit sad for us as Katie spent the holiday with her mom. However, we celebrated Christmas a week early with Katie by packing up a few mugs of hot chocolate and a bag of cookies, throwing her and Sally in the car and heading over to see the Tumbleweed Christmas Tree in Downtown Chandler.
The next morning we surprised her with her favorite breakfast (pancakes) and a surprise visit from Grandma Judy and Grandpa Larry. We opened presents and pretty much pretended it was Christmas morning. We tried our hardest to make the best out of the situation.
The following week, Scott's brother Mark and his wife Meridith flew in from Texas and kept us company over the real holiday. This was especially fun because Meridith is 7 months pregnant!! It was certainly nice to have guests around to keep us from feeling the empty house syndrome. Sally was especially happy to have Mark and Meridith in the house because they spoiled her. She was pretty sad when they left...as were we.
The next morning we surprised her with her favorite breakfast (pancakes) and a surprise visit from Grandma Judy and Grandpa Larry. We opened presents and pretty much pretended it was Christmas morning. We tried our hardest to make the best out of the situation.
The following week, Scott's brother Mark and his wife Meridith flew in from Texas and kept us company over the real holiday. This was especially fun because Meridith is 7 months pregnant!! It was certainly nice to have guests around to keep us from feeling the empty house syndrome. Sally was especially happy to have Mark and Meridith in the house because they spoiled her. She was pretty sad when they left...as were we.
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