We drove to Siesta Key to have lunch today and are sitting out on Little Sarasota Bay.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
On the road to Florida
Katy, Texas. Ahh, that tasted good.
It's taking me a while to get to the end of Texas, but that's because I've been stopping in each county along the way to find a cache. Am not going the most direct way either. Have gotten 7 new counties so far, 8 more to go.
It's taking me a while to get to the end of Texas, but that's because I've been stopping in each county along the way to find a cache. Am not going the most direct way either. Have gotten 7 new counties so far, 8 more to go.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Breckendridge Ski Trip - March 2011
This trip I invited Gene Dickey and his family to join me in the condo. Tracy, Brandon, Matt and Drew. I drove up by myself and did my usual sleep in the car thing. They drove up in their car and didn't get there until Sunday and left on Friday. We had a lot of fun.
Here's the whole group:
The snow this week was some of the best I've ever seen up there. There was so much of it and it wasn't icy or too hard or too soft. This is a view of a run on Peak 7 - there was so much powder that day it was hard to ski, but most days it was just perfect. No lift lines either, and the weather was beautiful, sunny but not hot. It was just about perfect.
Sally and Tommy Hartley were there at their condo the same week, so I met them for skiing a couple of days and they had me over for dinner one night. It was great to get to see them. Tommy took me up on top of Imperial lift because I thought I was ready for it, but I almost didn't make it down. My ski track for that run is really funny. I was going back and forth very slowly allllll the way across and then allll the way back, and then I fell. I went straight down for a very long way before Tommy caught me. I knocked him down too, but he was able to stop me before we skidded all the way down. That was fun!
Here's a google maps link to my ski track for the week: 2011 Trail Map
This trip I invited Gene Dickey and his family to join me in the condo. Tracy, Brandon, Matt and Drew. I drove up by myself and did my usual sleep in the car thing. They drove up in their car and didn't get there until Sunday and left on Friday. We had a lot of fun.
Here's the whole group:
The snow this week was some of the best I've ever seen up there. There was so much of it and it wasn't icy or too hard or too soft. This is a view of a run on Peak 7 - there was so much powder that day it was hard to ski, but most days it was just perfect. No lift lines either, and the weather was beautiful, sunny but not hot. It was just about perfect.
Sally and Tommy Hartley were there at their condo the same week, so I met them for skiing a couple of days and they had me over for dinner one night. It was great to get to see them. Tommy took me up on top of Imperial lift because I thought I was ready for it, but I almost didn't make it down. My ski track for that run is really funny. I was going back and forth very slowly allllll the way across and then allll the way back, and then I fell. I went straight down for a very long way before Tommy caught me. I knocked him down too, but he was able to stop me before we skidded all the way down. That was fun!
Here's a google maps link to my ski track for the week: 2011 Trail Map
Monday, July 26, 2010
Zip Line
Last Thursday I drove to Temple to pick up Andrea and Evan and then we drove to Athens, Texas to spend the night at Melissa Cox Pulley's house. Melissa and Nicky were in Branson, so we just made ourselves at home and spent the night. Nicky's father, Dean, stopped by for a visit and ate with us.
Friday morning we drove out into the country to do our zipline adventure. The GPS took us around in circles for a while, but we finally made it. Andrew and Danielle Pulley joined us there and we all had so much fun. You zip from tree to tree, sometimes landing on the ground and hiking to the next tree. We all want to go back and do it again.
After zipping, we spent the afternoon and evening at the Pulley's lake house, swimming and relaxing. It's so beautiful and relaxing there. Caleb and Dean joined us and the boys cooked hamburgers on the grill. We left about 9:30 and headed back to Temple. Thanks to Melissa and Nicky for letting us use their houses.
Friday morning we drove out into the country to do our zipline adventure. The GPS took us around in circles for a while, but we finally made it. Andrew and Danielle Pulley joined us there and we all had so much fun. You zip from tree to tree, sometimes landing on the ground and hiking to the next tree. We all want to go back and do it again.
After zipping, we spent the afternoon and evening at the Pulley's lake house, swimming and relaxing. It's so beautiful and relaxing there. Caleb and Dean joined us and the boys cooked hamburgers on the grill. We left about 9:30 and headed back to Temple. Thanks to Melissa and Nicky for letting us use their houses.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Last Day in Omaha
Today we went to the Lauritzen Botanical gardens. Had a nice long hike and it was really pretty. Then we drove by the stadium to try and buy tickets for tonight's game, but the lines were too long so decided to rest at the hotel and come back later.
So, we showed up at the box office around 2:30 and the lady said they were sold out, but she had 2 tickets that someone had just turned in - and they are almost right behind home plate. How lucky was that? Now we're just sitting in the shade, waiting for the game to start.
Later: the game was great, our seats were great, we saw the National Champions win. All in all, we had a great time. Great end to a great trip.
So, we showed up at the box office around 2:30 and the lady said they were sold out, but she had 2 tickets that someone had just turned in - and they are almost right behind home plate. How lucky was that? Now we're just sitting in the shade, waiting for the game to start.
Later: the game was great, our seats were great, we saw the National Champions win. All in all, we had a great time. Great end to a great trip.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Finals Day
We went over to the zoo today for a few hours and saw some pretty birds and lots of other animals.
Around 3 we walked across the street to the stadium to see if we could find tickets from a scalper for a decent price. Walked right up to the box office and bought good seats for face value. We must be living right. Who should we root for tonight?
Around 3 we walked across the street to the stadium to see if we could find tickets from a scalper for a decent price. Walked right up to the box office and bought good seats for face value. We must be living right. Who should we root for tonight?
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Walking and Gambling
Today we went down to the Old Market area of Omaha and did a walking tour. Lots of old buildings, shops, restaurants, open-air arty stuff, parks, etc. We had a good time.
Then we came back to the room and rested before going over to Harrah's for a buffet dinner and another try at the slot machines. Lost again of course.
Then we came back to the room and rested before going over to Harrah's for a buffet dinner and another try at the slot machines. Lost again of course.
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