A Vaily Good Time!
30 Dec 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: awesomeness, Christmas, friends, holidays, Life, love, meiko, people to see, places to be, sister, snow, sports, things to do, travel
After spending 34 hours in the car and a whole week on vacation with Robbie I can officially say I’m not sick of him! Good thing since I decided to marry him!! I was sad on Monday morning when I realized I didn’t get to spend the whole day with him and had to return to work.
Rob and Me skiing
Robbie and I skied a few days at Vail. Only about 28% of the Mountain was open due to lack of the fluffy white stuff, which seems like it’s not that much but we didn’t even ski all of the 28%; it’s that big! One of the afternoons Mac was able to meet up with us and take a few runs, It was easy to spot which way she went in her green jacket and red snow pants!
Mac and Me at the top of the Gondola
MacKenzie works at a really fancy/expensive seafood restaurant called Montauk where we visited her at the bar and had really yummy lobster macaroni and martinis. The wait staff was really confused when they saw me sitting there and then saw Mac bopping around. Some of them caught on that we were twins….I heard a “there is a girl that looks JUST like Mac at the bar!” a few times.
Me and Mac and Montauk
Karrisa and Rob at Montauk
The hockey team Mac and Karrisa play for had a friends and family night since everyone’s family was in town for the holidays so Rob was able to play with everyone and I sat in the stands with Meiko. I believe Rob was the only one WITHOUT full pads, he had some under his Redwings shirt but I bet he would’ve like to have had butt pads, too! Here’s Rob trying to score a goal on Mac…
Rob in Red, Mac in Yellow--blocking the goal
Meiko's watching the game
Four of our meals we ate at Moe’s in Lionshead at Vail. They have amazing pulled pork sandwiches, banana pudding, and macaroni! For only $9 you get the sandwich, your choice of 2 sides, and a drink—for anyone that’s been to Vail, that’s a STEAL! Everything is overpriced in Vail, so overpriced the gas stations don’t even put the prices up on their displays. I guess that’s the price you pay for living in paradise.
us at Moe's!
Going on vacation with Meiko was a real treat! It was so nice to come back from skiing and be tackled by her kisses and love. She was such a good traveler, sleeping 16.75 of the 17 hours there, and 17 of the 17 hours back! I think Meiko had a great vacation too; she was spoiled with love and got a few special presents from her GrandPawents; A snuggie and some very durable squeaky toys!
meiko in her snuggie
Robbie got some really great shoes, and I got the best present ever….spending time with Rob, Mac Karrisa, and Meiko. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’ll get made fun of because it’s really not that funny… I had a VAILY good time –get it? Vaily instead of very… I know, I know.
sorry for the poor quality photos, I neeeeeeeeed more than just my iphone camera.
Merry Christmas!
25 Dec 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Christmas, Decor, Decorating, decoration, Garage Sales, holidays, Mom
Merry Christmas!!!
This year, we’re out in Colorado spending the holidays with MacKenzie and Karrisa! While we’re having a blast skiing and spending time with them this Christmas is a little different for us since we aren’t spending it with our parents. I guess that means we’re finally grownups with our own agendas…that’s hard to grip. (miss you Mom and Dad!)
I loved when I was growing up opening the Christmas decoration boxes and walking down memory lane with each ornament. The ornaments we made in school were always so fun to look at as well as all the numerous different ballet ornaments I’ve been given…I don’t think Rob knows how ballet oriented our tree will be in the future! The year we moved out of the house my mom started a new tradition for her tree, packed up all our ornaments and shipped them our way. Now her tree has a few hundred personalities other than just our family ornaments.
Here is her whimsical elf tree.
o'christmas tree.
Here is a close up!
layers of elves!
My parents tree is so much fun to look at! There are layers and layers of elves in the tree, not just on the front branches. My mom jokes (at least I think she’s joking) about taking attendance for all the elves, not a bad idea when you have so many! I’m always on the look out while at garage sales or thrift stores hoping to find a new addition to her elf family. The elves don’t stop just at the tree. You never know where they’ll turn up! There’s one in the bathroom, on the bookshelf, one taking a nap, and one overlooking the porch…
a few from the collection
Did you find the elf sleeping on the job?!
I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas! Rob, MacKenzie, Karrisa, Meiko and I wish you joy and happiness—now it’s time to go ski!
On The Road Again.
18 Dec 2009 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: Christmas, Dog, holidays, Life, people to see, places to be, sister, things to do, travel
We’re all set for our 17 hour road trip to Vail; we’ve got a full tank of gas, best friend (meiko) in tow, and a car full of smiles Here’s to a safe drive and good music to be played.
As my father always said while making sure we had everything we needed for our trip, “ski’s, boots, poles, gloves” I think we have everything needed to make this a great trip!
See you soon MacKenzie and Karrisa!
–update–we’ve made it through Iowa, now it’s robs turn to drive :)
Boston Terrier, Love.
16 Dec 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Animals, Christmas, Decor, decoration, Dog, holidays, love, meiko
I’d really like to spoil Meiko with this amazing food and water tray,
food station
Strangly, Meiko looks JUST like that when she needs some food.
feeder in use.
The company, “These Creatures is committed to donating a percentage of our annual profits to non-profit organizations working to make the world a more livable and sustainable place for all creatures. ” I really love this product, but $175 is out of my price range.
A product that is more in my price range is this cute ornament. It looks a lot like a French Bulldog but we could get away with calling it a Boston Terrier…
ornament
Snow!
11 Dec 2009 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: holidays, Life, outside, snow
On Tuesday night Madison received 18 inches of perfect white snow. It was so quiet on Tuesday night from the city going into hibernation I thought I could hear the snow fall…Wednesday morning came and the city was still silent. Schools had a snow day, the malls shut down, the University shut down, and even I had an adult snow day from work! I think the only people who went into work were those who drove the snowplows.
quiet snow
Meiko loved her first blizzard. She jumped through the snow like a little snow bunny–though, she didn’t really have a choice, it was either, jump or be left behind, so she jumped through the snow banks.
Snowball Meiko
Having this snowday was really beneficial, I was able to tone up my arms by shoveling for two hours and make sure my snow pants fit for our trip out west in a week–and they do!
me and meiko in the snow
I have to thank Jane (!) for mentioning in her blog that the falling snow was a feature for all WordPress bloggers. I investigated the setting and now for your enjoyment, I bring you…..snow falling from my blog top, well at least until January 4th! Enjoy this fake snow as much as I love the real snow :)
safe travels.
10 Dec 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: fun, holidays, meiko, travel
In a little over one week Rob, Meiko, and I will be making the 17 hour drive out west to spend Christmas with two of my favorite people; MacKenzie and Karrisa.
karrisa and mackenzie-they're cool
I haven’t worried about what I’ll need for the trip but Meiko is almost all packed. We’ve got her booties ready, plenty of sweaters and jackets, a portable crate (thanks to Jessica!), and a harness. Now, this harness is not just any harness. This harness was created with lots of love and saved us lots of money. Here is a photo of what inspired us for a little DIY, from this catalog website!
catalog- harness
The reason we need this harness is for Meikos tendency to want to be anywhere we are. We worry about her leaping out of the car when we stop along the way, especially in the mountains. More dogs are lost while on vacation and we don’t want Meiko to be apart of the statistic. The harness is nice because she can’t get tangled in it, she still has the option of which seat she’d like to curl up in a little ball and sleep in, and she can’t slip out of the car.
meikos harness, without meiko
While we’re willing to spend any amount on Meikos safety, $41 seemed a little hefty for a glorified zip line. If you break down the components to this zip line, you basically have a few carabiners, a harness, and two leashes. With the exception of the heavy duty carabiners, we had all the tools to create the zip line for less than $8. She has a nice seat cover, too. It should keep her precious little body nice and cozy on the drive since there are no seat heaters in the back seats ;)
I know ours looks very DIY but Meiko will be safe and we can use the difference to get her a few more bones for the trip. Here’s to safe travels!
