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Monday, August 10, 2009

Our first family trip to Estes Park and Steamboat Springs, CO

























It was our first family trip to Colorado and it was an amazing time. We drove and it only took us 8 hours to get to Estes Park, the way into Estes was absolutely amazing!!!! We had to open the jeeps slider roof to get the full effect of the mountains---Lexi kept starring out the window and kept repeating "WOW." Thanks to Ricks parents who let us have such an amazing trip there, we stayed at their timeshare and it was to die for! Well the first night we had to stay in the Roadway Inn, which really wasn't as fun as Rick found some dog poo on the floor by the bed---the desk said "oh are you sure its not an oreo---we have a lot of problems with those"....LOL are you kidding well let us go get it as we saved it for you with the grass sticking it out of it and all!!!! Thank goodness we only stayed one night and they only took $20 off the room which was horrible! The next night we stayed in the timeshare and when we opened the door it was like Extreme Makeover, we all went OOOHHHHH---AHHHHHHHHHHH it was breathtaking. We had 3 huge bedrooms all with our own bathroom and a great living and kitchen area. The best was the jacuzzi on the deck overlooking the beautiful mountains of Estes Park!!! After seeing real life elks we were on to Steamboat to meet Jenni and Shane and Gunner----Needless to say nobody was happy with Ricks mom and I as we are scared of heights and didn't want to go up to the top of Rocky Mountain so we took a little detour well okay a LONG detour....we ended up driving 5hrs and it really only would of taken us like 3hrs to get there...OOPS....I just don't like heights and thank god Ricks mom was on my side so I didn't have a full on panic attack :))))We enjoyed ourselves in Steamboat and the last night we got to have a little alone time with Jenny and Shane and enjoyed some amazing sushi and a wonderful chocolate martini----Thanks to the Emary and Halter family for an amazing first family trip. Love you guys!!!

Passport to the Cure-ACS Event-Aug 7th
















Well the big event is finally over and was so much fun!! Now the anxiety is over! I can't tell you how wierd it felt to be painted and then to stand there like a sculpture in front of people:))))
I was breast cancer, then we had skin cancer, blood, ovarian and lung cancer. They dedicated mine to my sister Lynn who has breast cancer and is fighting it for the 3rd time in 6 years! They did an amazing story on her and I was very touched by the woman who came up to me and took pics with me! My friend Ashley dedicated ovarian cancer for our lovely friend Natalie who passed away with Ovarian Cancer this year. I worked with these girls at Von Maur when I first moved to Omaha. It took me over 1 and 1/2 hrs to get the paint off me and my shower was a mess afterwards. Lexi was a little scared of mommy when she came home as I looked like a super hero :)))) The weekend was very busy for us, my mom and Maria came into town and we enjoyed the company and had so much fun. Although I had to leave for a girls night in KC at the Power and Light District and it was a blast!!!! Daddy went to a bachlor party for a friend so Lexi got to spend a little time with Anthony and Melanie as they need practice for their little baby boy coming on Thanksgiving Day. Thanks for everyone for a fabulous weekend of memories!!!!