A peep show...

Ahhh... we love summer! Chris is still working hard at grad school, but after today, he only has 3 days left. The 4th of July weekend will prove to be a busy one. We will head up to Craig to spend time with the Bergmann's and then back to Fort Collins to spend time with the Christners. Then, we hope to be off to Italy.

In the meantime, we are staying busy with little baby robins that were recently born in a nest in one of our trees! The nest is right outside of one of our guestrooms, so we can go look at them whenever we want! They are cute (in an ugly kind of way), and I must say they are also quite needy. It seems that the momma bird is always going to get worms for her young ones, and the show their appreciation by screaming at her whenever she leaves or returns. She is a great mama!

Here are some pics of the peep show:

Wrapping up June

Wow, does time fly! It's hard to believe that June is almost over, which sadly means that summer is almost over too!

June has been a busy month for us. There are a lot of birthdays this month including: Deb (Chris's mom), Chris and John (Ang's dad), and I'm sure I'm forgetting others. And there is also father's day. Wow, a lot happens in June.

A couple of weeks ago, the Bergmann clan came up to Fort Collins. Lauren, Deb and Pete (Chris's sis, mom and dad) all came up to Fort Collins to celebrate Chris's b-day as well as to buy Lauren a new car. The car shopping was successful and Lauren got a new Honda. We then all headed to Denver for the Rockies game and met up with more friends and family. Sadly, as we headed to Denver (which, by the way, took 2 1/2 hours because of traffic), so did the rain. It was a rainy and cold game, but we did what we could to enjoy it, even if that meant spending time under the overhang rather than in our seats.

Also sad is that the rest of the weekend was rainy. Not just sprinkling rain, but pouring rain! It was a bummer because Taste of Fort Collins was that weekend, but we didn't get to go. Oh well, I guess when it rains, it pours.

Patrick, Janie, Lauren and Joe avoiding the rain


Bummed that it was raining :(


It's raining...it's pouring


Well, after the rainy weekend, Chris started Grad School. He is very excited and somewhat nervous to be a student again. So far, it is going great and it is only 3 weeks of the summer. However, that 3 weeks is very full and busy!

Proud to be a CSU Ram... again!


Then, this weekend we went up to Glenwood Springs. Chris and Jeremy (Ang's Bro) were up for Friday, Saturday and left Sunday. I (Ang) was lucky enough to stay until Wednesday. It was fun to spend more time there and I got to go tubing, go to the pool, go to pilates, go on a lot of walks, ride motorcycles and much more. I was really excited to stay longer than just a couple of days. It was also the annual Strawberry Days Festival, so we all went to the parade and fair.

At the Strawberry Days festivities


Hanging out in Glenwood


Spending time in Gypsum


Now we are all back in Fort Collins and enjoying the heat!

Well, like I said, I will be better about updating our blog during the summer, and so far, I'm keeping that promise. I hope everyone else is enjoying their summer as much as we are!

Summertime feelin' fine

Once again, our blog has been neglected. Let's just say, it's pretty much impossible to keep our blog updated during school. So, now that it is summer, it's time for an update! I don't even know if anyone reads this anymore, so sometimes I wonder if it is worth updating. But, one reason for updating it is so that in 5 years, we can look back and see what life was like now, because I think sometimes we forget the little things, so here it goes!

Summer is fantastic! There is nothing better than waking up and having no obligations. We spent the first part of our summer fixing up our backyard. This included covering the 8in thick, huge, pond and building garden bed over it. We also put in a small, cute, more manageable pond with some flowers. We laid rock, a walking path, planted lilacs, an azalea, roses, peonies and much more. We also have a fire pit, rock porch (built last summer) and we laid sod. So now, our yard is bigger and more useful! We are very excited to spend our summer nights out there.... if it EVER stops raining.





Our summer has also included hikes, reading, playing guitar, hanging out with friends and family, going to Rockies games, celebrating Chris's 28th birthday and much more... and it's not even half way over!

Oh, and kind of a big deal... Chris is starting grad school! He is going back to school for Educational Leadership and will walk away with his Principal's License. The program will last 1 year, which is great. I'm very proud of him for going back!

Our greatest hope is that this summer will include a trip to Rome. My dad works for an airline, and Chris and I get to reap the benefits of that, which means $150 round trip tickets to Rome. So, we kind of figure that for that price, we have to go to one of the greatest cities in the world. So far, the flights are looking wide open, but now we just have to figure out the details and hope that the flights don't fill up. So, maybe next time we write a blog is will be about Rome... we hope!

We want to be here...



Oh, and finally, I must mention that part of the reason this summer can be enjoyed so much is the fact that I got a job! In April, I found out that my position was being cut from 100% to 30%, which was very worrisome. But then, I applied for an opening at my same school and, out of 90 people that applied, I got it! I will be teaching 6th grade geography and I couldn't be happier. I am sooooo excited!

Well, those are the big updates. We will probably write again in a few months :)

Cheers,
ang