I'd rather be by the pool

Well, we just got home from Craig/Steamboat. We were up there to celebrate Lauren's upcoming marriage with a Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party. It is a BEAUTIFUL day, and we have not seen very many of these this summer. I asked Chris to go to the pool with me, but he opted out and is taking a nap instead. And, I don't want to go to the pool by myself because we usually sneak into our old condo complex's pool, and I am too scared to be an outlaw all by myself. So, instead of working on my bridesmaid's tan for my strapless dress, I'm inside. Maybe I will gather the courage and sneak in the pool by myself if Chris doesn't wake up soon. Then again, if I go by myself, there will be no one to put sunscreen on my back... this is quite the dilemma.

The trip to Craig was fun and jam packed. We got there at about 6 on Friday night and had dinner, visited and went to bed. Then we woke up, Chris went fishing with his dad and the girls prepared for the Bridal Shower. The Bridal Shower was a Margaritaville themed shin-dig (thanks to Janie and all of her hard work), complete with margaritas, coronas, cheesburgers in paradise and Jimmy Buffet CD's. It was a fun get-together and Lauren got some great gifts to feather her nest.
Then from there, some girls went up to Steamboat for the bacherlorette party. We stayed in Shannon's condo (a friend of the Bergmanns) and walked downtown. We started at the Rio (as every good party should) and then went to a new bar in Steamboat. At the bar we met a member of the band Rusted Root, which was cool. Then we went back up to the condo and played some games.

All in all, I think it was a fun, memeroable day for Lauren. We will be back up in Craig in a week and a half for the big wedding. Congrats Lauren!

Fish Tales

Summer has been great so far, even though the sun has been hiding!

Sadly, we are working. But we are still finding time to enjoy life. We have been camping, rafting, bbq'd with friends, gone to concerts, gone to festivals and visited family.

We also celebrated Chris's b-day with lots of good friends. We had a bbq with a lot of good food, good drink, good company and good fun.

Chris playing Baggo- Wrigley and Harvey are enjoying it too

BBQ with friends

The guys pretending to cook

Yes, Chris is getting older (a whopping 27 years on this earth), but who says old guys can't have fun? So, for his b-day, all of the families and I pitched in to get Chris a fly-fishing rod and all of the gear. We got him a gift card to Jax, and with the help of Jacob Benson, Chris made some purchases and is now ready to be a great fisherman.

This is the camping trip where Chris got a true taste for fly fishing- before he got his own gear

Camping up the Poudre

Happy as can be- seeing as how it was SNOWING during our camping trip- we did have a lot of fun, even though it was cold

Chris got to try out his new gear this weekend on the Roaring Fork in Glenwood Springs. We went up to visit family and enjoy the Strawberry Days Festival. We had a great time! We watched the parade, visited all the booths, ate gyros, bbq'd and went rafting. And while Chris didn't catch any fish, he is beginning to master the art of fly fishing!

Till next time,
Good night!

Neglect revisited

So, clearly we are not very good and updating our blog. Does anyone even read this anymore?

We started blogging around Thanksgiving break last year. This tells me that at the time, we were on vacation, and did not have stuff to do. Clearly, that is not the case anymore. We are busy people and blogging is not at the top of our priority list.

But alas, we are going to try and get better at blogging again. It is after all, summertime!

Let's see if we can stick to it!