A Korean New Year's Party

Our neighbors invited us over for a Korean New Years Party. We were so excited because we have been wanting to get together with our new friends for a while. So we received an invitation and when we showed up, they had a sign welcoming us and our other neighbors to the night. They all love Asher dearly, so he got quite a bit of attention. Myung Hee had prepared a traditional feast for us, some sushi with tuna, japanese noodles, delicious Korean beef and a rice creation that was delicious.

Afterward's they showed us some of their home videos from their trip to Europe and we made plans to hang out again. It was so exciting to make new friends, and not only that but new friends from another culture. I am grateful to the Kim's for inviting us into their world.

A Valentine's Day Adventure

So after being wisked away in my black satin dress, my night and shining armor, looking debonair in his black suit and tie, surprised me with an exotic restaurant visit, where we ate all my favorite foods, sushi, lobster, shrimp, cheesecake and more. After a night of romantic dancing, a reading of sonnets and the most passionate kisses, my man was walking me to our luxury accomadations for the night, when out of the dark shadows came three men asking him to give me over. "Over my dead body" he cried with passion. And with that, they began to brawl, three to one. I shreked as I watched my love get hit from the right, and from the left, when suddenly the fight took a new turn. My Joshy began to pull out moves I have never seen before, not even on tv. And within a matter of minutes, the three evil men were lying on the pavement crying out for their mothers. My hero was hurt. And we had to get him checked out. The night ended with a red cast on this hand symbolizing his courageous moments and I, in love as ever, took my hero home to tend to his wounds.

Okay, so you probably have figured out already that this is a farce. I wish it were that romantic and believe me, so does he. But simply put, my man broke a bone in his hand playing basketball the night of Valentine's Day. And the cast is only red because the doctor messed up and didn't look at the color before opening the package of fiber glass. I think it looks cute, but don't tell him that, he just wants to hear manly!!! I love you Josh, this is just adventure #81 to go down in the books :).

Snowboarding Mamas

Two housewifes went boarding on Monday to Eldora. We are both beginners so it was going to be an exciting day. We arrived at the lift that takes you to the green hills. The Eldora worker says, "you guys been boardin' long?" we say, "no, not at all," he says, "well, good luck, then!" Hey, what's that supposed to mean? I just have to say for the record...WE TORE IT UP OUT THERE! Oh yea, we were all over the green. So after lunch we graduated to the big lift and went up the mountain to some blues. A little icy, proved to be a little rough, provided some nasty wipe outs, but over all, I think we conquered! Can't wait to do it again Jan! Your awesome! Oh yea, and to my wonderful hubby-thanks! He watched both our kiddos for the day, how awesome is he?

What a weekend!

The first weekend of November, Josh, Asher and I went to a couples conference in Estes Park. So much happened, I just had to blog about it. First, we show up and walk into the back of the ballroom and ask the usher guy if we could sit near the back insinuating our little one, and he says that they will not allow Asher in the ballroom. Oh great! He says we can sit on one of the chairs or couches outside the ballroom and listen. Well, we lucked out b/c we found a couch right in front of one of the open doors where you could hear and see the speaker. We got lots of attention from people during the breaks, complimenting us on our comfortable seat choice, but also we were making them all miss their children by having Asher there. The next morning we show up to find all the chairs and couches outside the ballroom are filled with people. Hmmm, they like our idea, only they didn't know we were forced to sit outside. Oh well. It was a great weekend, very rewarding. Asher was the best baby ever. And the thing I love best about Estes Park is the ELK!!!! They are everywhere. They were in the park just lounging, I found three bucks sitting in someone's front lawn, they were grazing around the men on the golfcourse. I couldn't believe how close I was able to get. Josh thought I was nuts getting that close, but I had to take the opportunity.

And to top the weekend off, we took a couple drives through Rocky Mountain National Park, it was beautiful. I decided that I love the mountains in the winter. I had really only experienced them in the summer or for ski trips. But there is something so majestic, so spectacular about the snow caps, hiding in the back. Something about them makes me feel special when I see them, it's as if God made them for that reason and much more. The beauty of them draws me closer to HIM!

When we got home on Sunday from the conference, Josh wasn't feeling well. It was our turn to teach the children for church. So we are in the middle of the story of the good samaritan when Josh turns around and throws up all over the Kautz's basement. The kids didn't realize what was going on, I think they thought it was part of the story at first. We ended up leaving early that night but it has provided for a lot of laughs since. We found out it was food poisoning. Estes Park health authority called us a few days later because they were doing an investigation on a food borne illness at one the restaurants we ate at. Pretty crazy, huh?

It's Official!

It's official, we are citizens of Colorado.

Asher and Dad had a good time putting on our new plates!