Hike #1, 2011

Each year my goal is to hike more than last year. So this is Hike #1 in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was 28 degrees and windy...but gorgous! We have never hiked in snow before. This is Bear Lake and the area leading to Emerald Lake.

Stanley Hotel Adventure

Vern and I spent 2 days at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO. It is known to be haunted! We went on the Ghost Tour and learned a lot of history of the hotel, the Stanley Steamer, room 217, and the life of FO Stanley and his wife Flora.

Cancun Vacation, March 2011

I had the opportunity to vacation in Cancun with a nurse I work with at St Joseph Hospital, Cindy Morgan. We stayed at the Royal Sands.

The crystal clear Caribbean was awesome, but so was the pool, our noodles, and water aerobics with "Pepe".

We spent one day at Xcaret where we enjoyed wild life, Mayan ruins, snorkeling in the underground river, and the night show of Mexican history and Music.

We also sailed on the "Captain Hook" with Captain Jack Sparrow. We had Lobster and Steak, and quite the pirate show put on by the crew of our ship and the "Black Pearl" Who would have thought I'd be part of the show...

And our views were dynamic, breathtaking, and soooo relaxing! See the huge sea shells I am bringing back to my grandchildren...

Our family is trying for the every other year group photo...This one was taken August 16, 2009. Garrett is now 9 months old. We loved all getting together!

Another Beautiful Hike

Still celebrating my August birthday...I called this hike to the top of Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park "My Belated Birthday Hike". It gives you the opposite lateral view of Longs Peak; and at the very top as we sat eating lunch on the rock faced cliff, it overlooked Estes Park. The view was WOW! But if you go 3.1 miles up...you need to descend 3.1 miles. We both could hardly believe we actually were up there when we looked up from the bottom!

What a wonderful birthday I had yesterday! Heather and Ian are visiting from New York. They accomplish so much in just 9 days, including celebrating their being married one year now. Steven brought Garrett up to Denver and we all went to the Denver Zoo for the day. Then Audrie and Zdenek joined us for dinner on the grill. Julie had to work but made an apple, snicker salad and visited by phone. And the day ended with the first preseason Bronco game! I so enjoyed getting cards or posts on facebook...I do love my family and friends!

40 year Class Reunion

Vern and I just got back from Ely, NV; where I celebrated with old friends from the Class of 1969.

We rode the train to the village, had dinner, class picture, and enjoyed "catching up"

Next morning all the class reunions met for breakfast...then on to the July 4th parade.

Our class, the class of 1959, and Dr Rick Carter (from my class) donated funds towards White Pine High School's new football and track field. We really enjoyed getting together with class members, old friends, my sister and her family, and my mom. We even got a lot of yard work done for her.