Andy, the sweet guy that he is, rearranged his work schedule this weekend so he could spend my birthday with me. I was so excited! Our original plan for the day was to go on a nice little hike up the mountain a bit. Rain, wind, and cold temps made us think twice about our idea and in the end we decided to go for a drive around Breckenridge instead. Andy had taken the drive a couple of weeks before and was sure that I would love the scenery. Unfortunately, due to thick, low clouds there wasn't much to see but snow. No problem, snow can be quite beautiful in its own right. After driving around in the snow for awhile we decided to stop for lunch a tiny little restaurant in a "blink and you'll miss it" town. We even played a round of pool while we were waiting for our food. Talk about a good time!! :) Later that afternoon we made our way back to Vail and together we prepared a delicious "birthday" cheesecake! Yum!! :)
This morning we woke up to snow of our very own. It was one thing to find snow at 11,000+ feet but another thing to find it outside of your bedroom window. I hope all of you in Michigan are enjoying your nice warm, sunny weather!! The snow is coming!! Enjoy the 80's while they last!! :)
Sadly, as beautiful as the snow can be it can also prove to be quite dangerous. There was a bad accident near the next exit to the east which lead to a 5+ hour traffic back up. On the way home from church I encountered the back up about 10 miles from the accident site. They were diverting traffic around the area but I was able to talk my way through the road block and after only 40 minutes of crawling on the freeway I was finally on my way. By the time I made it upstairs to our apartment though my curiosity had gotten the best of me so I convinced Andy to take a bike ride toward the accident site-about 4 miles up the road. Along the way we saw some magnificent sights! The trees were bright yellow, the sky was a beautiful shade of blue, the creek was sparkling in the sunlight, and nothing can beat the sight of snow-capped mountains a few miles in the distance. After riding along the bike path for a few miles we finally came out to a point near the freeway where we saw a couple of truckers talking outside of their trucks. They were not sure what had happened to cause the accident but they had been sitting there on the freeway since 8am, about 5 hours! One of the guys we talked to laughed a bit at the irony of the situation--it seems he had chosen to take this somewhat longer route through Colorado to avoid the 2 feet of snow that had fallen in parts of Wyoming, shutting down the freeways there. What do you do??
Eventually the traffic cleared and we decided that despite the fact that our return route would be mostly downhill that it might be better to take the bus back to our part of town. It was cold out and we were riding into the wind--our hands were practically icicles!
What a great weekend! Great sights, fun memories, and beautiful pictures to remember it all by--who could ask for more??
**Check out the pictures below!! :)
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