Vacation!

I just got back from my first real week of vacation since our trip to New Zealand last year. THANK GOODNESS. I really needed a break so it couldn't have come at a better time!

We flew to Denver, Colorado to visit the in-laws, friends, and go skiing.

We went skiing up at Copper Mountain and stayed at Armand's uncle condo in Silverthorne. We hadn't skiied in several years and boy, did I feel my age... My legs were killing me! But we still had a blast and only fell a couple times. Luckily, we escaped with no serious injuries. :)














In the evening, we hung out with my college friend and brand new fiance! We had a home-cooked meal, warmed ourselves by the fire, and played Bohnanza- the bean game! It was awesome.

Everytime we're in Denver, we usually consume large amounts of amazing food, and especially meat. Here we are with baby-back ribs made in the smoker and then placed on the grill. Yum.














We had some serious business to do while in Denver which involved visiting the State Capitol and being introduced at the Legislature since Armand's mom is a State Representative! Here they are at the State Capitol office.














We made another little side-trip to Boulder, Colorado to visit friends, see the CU-Boulder campus, and enjoy a free tour at Celestial Seasonings!!














We packed in a lot of fun and enjoyed seeing everybody. I'm sad that vacation is already ending and tomorrow, I return to the grind... 150-something more days left until my first-year of fellowship is OVER!