Snowshoeing!

This weekend Ben and I headed up to the mountains and ventured out for our first snowshoeing trip of the season. We had a blast! The original trail we were going to do was closed to due rock slide danger, so we had to improvise. Luckily, Jones Pass by Winter Park wasn't too far away. We didn't make it all the way up since we got a late start, but it was still beautiful! Below are pictures from the day.

Julia Would be Proud

Things around the Witter house have been pretty quiet so far this year. Ben and I have both had our share of sickness these past 4 weeks, so things have been pretty low-key. Wednesday night Ben surprised me with a bouquet of tulips! The picture below doesn't do them justice, as they are bright pink and SO pretty!
Last night we had some friends over for dinner and I was in charge of coming up with dessert. I decided to go with pears poached in red wine. My mom has made this before and they're delicious! We also had this dessert on our honeymoon. I started googling recipes and came across one from Julia Child. Like Julia, I love all things French, so I gave it a shot. They actually turned out pretty good! (not as good as my mom's, but not bad for my first try.)

I served them with ice cream and a cinnamon stick garnish. As Julia would say, bon apetite!

The Newest Witter

The newest Witter has arrived! Little Elias Ethan was born on January 16th to Ben's brother, Marcus and his wife, Emily. All are doing well. Can't wait to meet the little munchkin!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

~Alice Meynell

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve.
~Mary Kay Ash

Things I Love Lately

~Diet Root beer in a frosty mug

~Finding fruit on sale

~Having a husband who likes to cook...and is good at it!

~College football bowl season

~Jumbo Marshmallows

~Lazy weekends

~Breakfast for dinner
~Having an HOA that shovels our stairs and walkways for us
~A flexible work schedule
~Good wine and good conversation
~After Christmas sales
~Coming up with new decorative ideas for our house
~Our new vacuum
~Bob from the Biggest Loser
~Freshly painted toe nails in the winter

Happy New Year

For New Year's Eve this year, we went to a dinner party. We had a great time ringing in the new year with friends

Me and Ben

Me and my sister with our party glasses

The entire group