What Came with the Snow
Let me just start this post by saying: “Look at the adorableness I left behind in Colorado…Aw…”
Also the snow. Did you see the snow?!
We had so much fun, especially after we discovered that the hill in front of his house made for the greatest sledding run. Zooming down was fun; we made it to the fence (barbed wire!) several times. Climbing back up, however, was beyond tiring. Combine uphill leg-lifts with ice-climbing and I think you’ve got the general idea. My pant legs and fingers were frozen stiff afterward, but it was SO MUCH FUN! Around 4:30 or 5:00, it was usually too dark and cold to keep going, so this became the time of day when we would start dinner and curl up in front of the fire. Ah, vacation. How I love thee. It really was a marvelous little pretend life to have for a while. Élan and I seem to fall comfortably back into each others company so quickly. Give us about two hours, and it’s as though we’ve not been apart at all. Unfortunately, the opposite is just as true. When either of us leave, we may as well have been apart forever. Saying goodbye never gets easier. But he has his portfolio to develop (you can do it!!), and I have a degree to finish. The real world calls, much to our mutual dismay, but these are important things to finish, and we both understand this (begrudgingly).
I can stil relive parts of it through the pictures we took, right? Sure, that’s what I’m going with. For our trip to the hot springs (so much fun), we have these few photos:
The snow’s piled up higher than the car!
No, that’s not smoke. The steam looked incredible. We weren’t brave enough to take our cameras/phones into the actual hot springs area; they would have gotten wet for sure. It’s a shame, too, because there could have been some amazing silhouette shots (I’m such a sucker for them). A few photos of our frozen hair would have been hilarious as well, I think.
It was just a wonderful experience overall. And the people who worked there were so nice, as well.
The time we spent goofing around the house was wonderful, too:
Snow coming through the valley. Can you believe this is the view from the front porch?
Moose in his booties.
Yup, that’s my Élan. Look how cute! There were a lot of these falls, but Moose was always there to sort of save him.
“Okay, I found him…Time for burgers?”
Frolicking with the Moose
Aw… Um, am I allowed to say that about a picture I’m in?
He’s just too cute. I can’t wait to see him again!
Tags: adventure, good plain fun, joy!, photos, pups, snow, The Boy, travel
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