Go Blue!!!

Mr. L being squirrly... Somebody's excited about his team!
Mr. L and I at the Big House in Ann Arbor, MI.
Sarah and I. Love her new hat :)
New box seats... actually buffered the wind a bit so the "45 degrees, feels like 34" day we had in Michigan wasn't too bad... But it was pretty stinking cold.
An hour before kickoff. The stadium was packed and we were packed in like sardines!
Mr. L... This is just how he looked when Michigan won in triple overtime against Illinois!!!
We flew into Chicago and spent some time with family before making the trip up to Ann Arbor. Mr. L was in nirvana, and I was well, cold :) Despite the cold (and the snow the day before), it was still a great trip.

Top of the Rock

After dinner of some amazing Sushi at Yama, followed by some famous cupcakes from Buttercup Bake Shop, Mr. L and I took a long elevator ride to the top of the Rockefeller Center.
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Mr. L and I at the top... it was so windy we could barely keep our eyes open!
That lit up part in the center is Times Square.
Amazing views from the top. There were 3 observation decks and I'm so glad we went at night!
Even though there were glass barriers it was still hart to get close to the edge.
Safe and sound at the bottom! You can't see it very well but that's the ice rink behind us where they put up the famous Christmas tree.

WICKED!!!

Mr. L took me on a trip to New York to see Wicked on Broadway! It was his one year anniversary gift to me. We'd talked about wanting to try to see it in Denver but it was gone before we could. So we had a fantastic trip to New York!
At dinner before the show...
In the throne, where I belong.
The stage before the show.
Sneaking in a photo :) It was so good-- I love the story behind the Wicked Witch, and how she really got to be "wicked." Or did she?

Trip to Texas

Mr. L, Bo, and I made the trip down to Houston to visit Mr. L's family. It was a long drive. Really long. Crazy long. Did I mention it was long? It was 16 hours long to be exact. I didn't take many pictures because we were mainly just lazy and spending lots of family time but I did capture Bo's funny positions in the car :)

The Royal Gorge Bridge

Mr. L's best man Jeff, his wife Ashley, and their daughter Alexis, and I all took a trip to the Royal Gorge Bridge. The bridge itself is 2100 feet x 18 feet wide and as you can see on some of the photos, the part you walk on is made of wood!! It was built in 1929 and it's breathtaking! You can find more fun stats about it here: http://www.royalgorgebridge.com/FactSheet.aspx.

This is sort of backwards because this shot is us at the bottom of the canyon :)
Amazing! None of my pictures really do it justice or really show just how deep the gorge was.
View from the cable tram that goes across the gorge.
Explanation. They have this attraction called the skycoaster, which cranks you back and lets you fly out over the gorge superman style. After Jeff and Mr. L tried it, I decided to go too. These photos are of Mr. L and Jeff "flying" out over the gorge. Let me just tell you it was a huge rush!
This is the best shot of looking down into the gorge... it's one of those places you don't lean too far over the edge!
Crazy!
Of course, had to pose with the Virginia sign ;)
The little box on the upper left is the tram you can ride across the gorge. Pretty crazy and a long, long, long way down!
Jeff, Ashley, and Alexis!
Amazing views. It was so beautiful and so quiet you just had to stand there and take it all in.
From about half way across the bridge.
All of us!

Homecoming

Waiting for him to walk through the doors
Finally!
On the way down the escalator...
Bliss.


Heading out

Love him.

Yay for new Friends!

So one day I walked up to Mrs. H and I said "We should be friends." I feel like with military spouses you just have to do that sometimes. It's kind of like elementary school or maybe a high school dance. You know they are totally cool but you are nervous to ask for a shopping buddy or somebody to help you drive your husband's car across town (oh wait that's another story). Anyway I have been so fortunate with the friends I've made here and in the short time I've known them all, I LOVE them! I have never met a group of stronger women in my life. Ok backstory over. This is about my new friend Mrs. H.

Mrs. H, Mrs. S and I out on the town.
Love this one. :)
This is Kaia, Mrs. H's furry child. She is such a sweet dog and is one of the few dogs Bo actually will play with and not try to "hug" or kill. She is a good sport too when he does get cranky and goes kujo on her. Isn't she cute?!
BFF's. For life.
Mrs. H and Kaia at the JQ run.
"Whine" night :) Notice our bottle of Vampire wine... we could hardly contain ourselves.
On the way to the Colorado State fair for the Rodeo and fried twinkies :)

Another Recent Obsession

Me and Mrs. H (my new friend!) at the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.
All the girls at the start of the race
Crazy right?! There were 7,000 participants. It was so fun and for such a great cause. I ran (walked) in honor of my Aunt Z and Granny.
JQ! There's a pub in town that sponsors weekly 5K runs. After 10 races you get this sweet Brooks running shirt. There are a bunch of us that go every week for the great run and of course the $2.50 beers afterwards! I started off walking a lot and am now running like a real runner! I'm so proud...
Our first JQ run. These prompted a batallion wide "Walk our Soldiers Home." We are all keeping track of our miles with the goal of reaching the amount of miles from Afghanistan back home. Cool and totally good for you!