Trip to the Royal Gorge

I've decided that blogging is like exercising- as long as you are consistent at it, it's easy and fun. But when you slack off, it's so hard to get back in the swing of things! I have so many things to update on, so here we go!

Way back in July my sister and I took a trip to the Royal Gorge. We had talked about taking this trip for awhile, and i'm glad we finally made the trip down there. We did the lunch train and I'm glad we decided to do that. We were served a delicious 3 course meal.

We go there early, so we took a walk around the train station

A shot of the train taking us down the canyon

Meliss and i in the dining car

We could see white water rafters going down the river along side the train.

Our delicious dessert!

The view of the bridge. It's amazing how high and how long the bridge is!

I had such a fun day with my sister. We had good talks, sang karaoke in the car, and laughed so hard until we cried!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

One reason many people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the most for what they want at the moment.
~Unknown

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

-John Wooden

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Yesterday is a canceled check
Tomorrow is a promissory note
Today is the only cash you have
So spend it wisely
~Kay Lyons

Things I Love Lately

~New running shoes!

~Frozen yogurt. So many combination choices, it’s almost mind blowing

~Getting to visit with my Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin for a few days

~My husband. (Well, I always love him, but this last month has been really great for no particular reason! And celebrating his birthday is fun)

~The Tour de France. I’ve never really been into cycling, but Ben is and the French scenery is amazing!! Plus, there have been some intense crashes. I even have a few favorite riders picked out

~The new Colplay song, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

~Dinner with just my mom and sister

~Cooking light magazine. So many delicious looking recipes that are good for you

~M&M caramel apple from Laura’s fudge shop in Estes

~Counseling sessions. I know this has been on a past list recently, but this has seriously been the best thing!! As an added bonus, our friendship with Pastor D and Amber has grown

~Getting letters from little Franklin, my sponsored child in Ecuador. I’ve sponsored him for the last 4 years and I love getting his letters.

~Thunder storms

~Getting back in shape. I can now run 4-5 miles 5 days a week and a longer run 1 day a week and not feel like I’m going to die!

~Monthly dinners. Life has been super busy, so it’s nice to schedule just once a month to get caught up with friends

~Target

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow
~Swedish Proverb

Ben's b-day

Saturday was Ben's 29th birthday. He had a work function that afternoon and evening, so it was pretty low key, but we still had a good weekend!

Friday morning when Ben walked into work, this was hanging over his desk!

I love that it has Snow White on it and it says "Happy Birthday Princess." Hilarious.

And, I think his desk is WAY too clean!

Saturday morning I drug him out of bed super early to open presents. He wouldn't open a thing until his actual birthday. He has WAY more self-control than I do!

Ben in his bed head glory.

Enjoying a cup of coffee while showing off his new boots and shirt

Later that morning we met up with Jeff and Paul for some breakfast. We went over to Cafe Terracota in downtown Littleton

Happy Birthday, Ben! I hope this year is all you hope for and more!