Deer Run

As I've said before, Matt and I see deer out here nearly every day. When we pulled up at the house yesterday the deer were just hanging out in the driveway and the yard. We pulled out the camera but had to snap pictures pretty quickly before they got behind the trees. The lighting is kind of funny on this one because of the sun being so bright, but its still a cool picture!


Here is one just walking across the road!


Ok... I am a little embarrased about this one but it is too funny to not share! The deer that we had seen earlier had "pranced" off into the trees and it was so funny! It looked like a cartoon because they were just hopping up the mountain with their legs together. Matt and I thought it was so funny! SO, a little later in the evening we noticed they were out in the yard again. We kind of wanted to see them prance again so I told Matt to go up on the balcony and video tape and I would run down the driveway making noises and see if they would prance... good idea, I know.

SO, here is the video. A few things to note:
1. The driveway is VERY steep and I was running uncontrollably downhill the entire time (and had a hard time running back UPhill!)
2. Notice the deer that runs to the left side of the screen and jumps the fence (he comes back later to get me)
3. Although it doesn't look close in the video, the deer that comes back at the end was VERY close to me and we both thought he was trying to attack and kill me.

I'm retarded, I know... I'll save yall the time of leaving me comments that say "You're retarded." :) STILL, regardless of how retarded it is, this video gave us a good laugh! I hope you enjoy it!

Funny Pictures

As I said before, Matt and I have enjoyed using his panoramic option on his camera... so here are a couple of pictures we took on Sunday!

You never know what kind of creatures you'll run into out here!! :)

Hike, Mountains & ONE YEAR!

Matt and I went on a short hiking trail yesterday to see the Doc Holliday grave/memorial site. It is just a half mile hike up the side of the mountain to the Pioneer Cemetery. I'll share some pictures of our trip!

Here we are in the car getting PUMPED UP for our hike!! :) (Don't worry mom... we didn't ACTUALLY go out in public looking like this!)

We stopped on the way up to take a picture together!

We had a contest to see if we could blow all of the things off of the weeds. Matt got ALL of his, and all but ONE of mine blew off. :( As you can see, I was quite sad...


This was the sign that was posted at the bottom of the hill...


The plaque next to the grave...

The cemetery was stretched all up the side of the mountain, so who knows where he was actually burried!


Matt's camera takes paneramic shots and he just recently figured out how to use it! He has taken some really neat pictures with it!



These are from a few days ago when it was really cloudy outside. This is actually a picture of where Mt. Sopris is, but the clouds were completely covering it up! It didn't even look like there was a mountain there!

A little later in the day, you could see the mountain again with the clouds along the bottom of it...


Even LATER in the day, the clouds were just all around the mountain. It looked really cool to see the storm clouds on the left, one cloud sitting on the mountain, and blue skies on the right.


Nearly everyday we are amazed by the things we see. The mountains, of course, are amazing. Sometimes we will go in a store and forget we are in the mountains and just be amazed all over again when we come out. We see deer and a fox or two nearly every day. Usually it is dark outside when we see them so we can't get a picture, but maybe we'll catch them one of these days!

On another note, as of today Matt and I have been dating for ONE YEAR! It hardy seems like it has been that long ago. We consider our "first date" when we went to the Rangers game last year on May 26. Instead of being mushy and lovey dovey, I'll just leave you with this picture. It was the first picture we ever took together! :)


Cute, huh? :)

Super Cheesy

Exactly one year ago today, Matt and I sat in the movie theater in Sherman, TX and watched the third Pirates of the Carribean movie. That night was the first time that Matt and I held hands (all together now, "Awww..."). Well, it JUST SO HAPPENS that that very movie is on TV tonight. :) So we are going to sit around and for a good three hours of our lives, watch the movie again together. Anyway, I know that is a super cheesy and mushy story, but I just thought I would share!

One More Picture

Matt took this picture from the church parking lot. This is the mountain that we see from our office window.

ATTENTION: Mountain Lions in this Area

Hey everyone! Matt and I are finishing up our first week here in Glenwood Springs and things are still going great! We have seen a couple of foxes and quite a few deer, but no bears or mountain lions yet! ;) Anyway, here are a few pictures and videos that I wanted to share.

This is Sopris with the clouds coming in on top of it...


This sign is posted right as you enter the neighborhood where Matt is staying. The top says, "ATTENTION: Mountain Lions in this Area". Whereas I certainly don't want to come in contact with a mountain lion, I think it would be pretty cool to see one in the distance (while remaining safely inside the vehicle) Haha :) I am kind of a spaz about it because anytime I see anything that looks even remotely like an animal I get all excited. Usually it ends up being a rock or a dog or something... but Matt finds it amusing, I think.

The Colorado River is really high right now. Apparently they had a whole lot of snow this past winter and now that it is getting hot, it is all melting and the river is moving pretty fast! There is a kayak park real close to the church building so Matt and I went to watch some of the people yesterday evening.

Here is a guy that ended up flipping over...




Then, as we were leaving to go get some food a guy in a truck in front of us started pulling a SURF BOARD out. Our curiousity got the best of us so we rolled down the window and asked him if he was about to surf out there. He said that it would take him about twenty minutes to get ready but then he would be out there. We were pretty hungry so we ran and got some Moe's and went back to watch him.

Here he is surfing the Colorado River!



Anyway, we have been having a blast so far. We have a few hiking trails that we are looking forward to doing, including one up to Doc Holiday's grave. It is pretty cold today, so we will have to wait for it to warm up a little before we do those! We also want to eventually check out the Hot Springs Pool. We have been told that it is pretty neat.

We went yesterday to check out a program called "Feed My SHeep". They feed, clothe, and serve people from the homeless community in Glenwood Springs. We talked to them about ways we can help and maybe get the youth group involved in helping as well. One of our goals for the summer is to get the youth involved in the community.

Ok well, I will try to keep updating yall with pictures, videos and stories so keep checking back!

Oh Moe's...

It is hard to read the sign in this picture (I was holding my camera up through the sunroof!), but Matt and I ate at MOE'S today! I was so excited! We got a table outside and enjoyed the nice weather and the beautiful view! We warned the people there that this would NOT be the last time they saw me in there... ;)


This is the church building...

This is the auditorium...


If you thought I was lying when I said Matt had a great view from his house, you were wrong. He stepped out on the balcony this morning and took this picture... its unbelievable! Everything here is so pretty, but I think Matt definitnely has the best view!