Monday, January 26, 2009

Breckenridge Colorado - An Adventure Getaway!



Swooshing through the powdery snow gracefully from side to side down the steep mountain, was surely not me or Uday. The others made it look so easy and effortless... I on my butt and my knees more than up and Uday very controlled went "bumpity", "bumpity" down the mountain on our rented snowboards.


Hands dried up like old man hands and bundled up with new bruises forming everyday, the beautiful Colorado lifestyle was a challenge for me being so spoiled living in Florida the last four or five years, but I was glad I experienced it first hand and really happy for Uday that he fulfilled one of his dreams! Uday was a lot better at snowboarding than me but I was better at going faster and wiping out!












In addition to snowboarding, we also went cross country skiing, which I was a little better at on the easiest Nordic Track, than I was snowboarding but I fell many times at this as well (which we got on video tape for my next blog).










Uday was also better at cross-country skiing than me and did not fall as much! He used a different technique than me!












It was very nice seeing the Rocky Mountains and feeling the cool fresh air hit my face. We were told that we were lucky that it was so warm with temperatures in the day time between 35F degrees to about 50F degrees and about 30F degrees lower than these temperatures at night. We were told that the week before the temperature was below zero most of the time and it hurt to breath. I really appreciated that in the day we were hot some times and had to take off some of our layers.



My favorite part of the trip was definitely tubing down the mountain at Keystone which was exhilarating and fun. It was also soft and "cushiony" on my black and blue "buns". It was a real relief!























Another highlight of the trip was seeing Elk in person and getting to watch the big Buffalo (American Bison) on the side of the highway.























The town of Breckenridge was cute and quaint with interesting shops and the best breakfast places. My favorite breakfast place was called Clint's Bakery and Coffee House, not only was the breakfast awesome but the place was hip, full of young "snow boarder" types.



The day before leaving the town was beginning their annual snow carving sculptures contest and we were able to see some of them in progress. Pretty "Cool"!















I have to admit that for me this trip was not a vacation but I still felt privileged that I was fortunate enough along with Uday to have this experience and see the awesome Rocky Mountains and have some fun in the snow.















Click on the picture below to view all of our pictures from Colorado:



Saturday, January 10, 2009

It's time to Shine in 2009...

We got married in 2007 and that year for us was like Heaven! 2008 was great, with many beautiful escapes! Now, it's 2009, and it's time to shine!!!

We celebrated our New Year's Eve at Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach.


We did not have anything special planned since Uday was on call, and time had flown by so quickly, but we ended up having a great time.

At first we were greeted by Batman:


and then Uday got his 2 seconds of fame on the news!











We met some interesting people...





















We had a blast with the fire-works!


























And I don't know if I watched the video of "The Secret" too many times or not, but I was feeling very celestial and it appears that even the fire-works were attracted to me in that kind of way.













Dancing and watching the bull riding was also very fun! I especially enjoyed taking some pictures of the random people that were there, and of Uday, of course.






















Don't know exactly what the year ahead will bring but I am excited to find out!










Wishing you the best in this coming year!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Naughty and Nice Christmas Spice!


After leaving work at 6:00pm on Christmas Eve, Uday and I rushed home to pack our stuff, our dogs, and the presents, to get ready to sleep over Mom's house. It wasn't easy, but the tradition still holds true!

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring except for my dog and my spouse...

The stockings were hung high enough so the dogs would not tear,
their hopes were that the treats would soon be theirs...

Sleeping was difficult for Uday and I,
in the guest room bed that is about the size of my thigh!!

Now Simba and Uday please settle down,
smoosh in as there is sleep to be found...

By morning Simba was snoring and sleeping with me,
while Uday was finally asleep on the couch by the tree,
and Boo she continued to sleep in her own bed, peacefully...

The next morning we noticed that Santa forgot,
two of his reindeer with our camera we caught...










Uday was naughty this year,
and the thought of the empty stocking being his he could not bare...

But to his surprise there was some coal at the bottom,
the look on his face was worth more than anything would have bought him...

Luckily for Uday Mrs. Claus snuck him another socky,
full of good things since she knows he has been just as nice, as he has been naughty!!

Our friends and neighbors, Charlie and Jerry came over for dinner,
and this picture is a definate winner!!

Wishing you many cheers during the holiday season and through out the years!