I'm happy to report that the past few days have been extremely productive! With long school breaks, I always worry that I won't get everything done that I want to, but I have been on top of it the past few days. One of those to-do list items were to peruse this...
Pretending to Ski
Rob and I had a bit of trouble deciding what to do with on this year's Thanksgiving camping trip. Lacking in skiing knowledge and cold weather attire, I was a little nervous that we would be able to entertain ourselves. We opted out of learning to downhill ski this...
Gone Camping
When Rob and I started dating, we started a mini-tradition of going camping for Thanksgiving. The problem with this year's trip is we have only been snow camping once, and that was kind of a fluke in southern Arizona. So we spent the past few days gathering what we...
Sunday Stress
Do you ever have so much to do that you don't know where to start? That is the way I have been feeling all day today. My to do list is quite long in addition to classroom observations coming up at work the next few weeks. It's a bit of a stressful time if you're new...
Weekend in the Rockies
Happy September! Friday after work, Rob and I took off for Rocky Mountain National Park. Saturday, we hiked 10 miles to a waterfall scramble and the stunning Sky Pond. We started our hike early enough that we had a few minutes of awe-inspiring silence before the...
Hotel Living and Colorado Hiking
Things have not slowed down since Rob and I left Minnesota and hit Colorado a week ago. We have been living in a hotel while we look for an apartment in Denver, which means a lot of meals that look like this: Followed by this: (we bought a variety box of 4 for Rob's...