us. 6am. leaving for halifax to catch our flight to colorado springswarning:this is a LONG, stuffed to the max with pics post!
why? for the eig clan. seeing as chris and i are the LAST ones to go, i thought i would lavish the deets on the eig's, they LOVE details. the longer, the better...haha
chris and i were sent to cs to visit http://caringfortheheart.com/ it's an intense marriage counselling. it was weird to tell ppl we were going bec most ppl said "is everything ok?" which was the opposite, chris and i are at the best place in our marriage. ever. so we finally went!
the BEST time to go get marriage council is when everything is good! we had a BLAST! we called it our "working vacation" it was fun and amazing and thrilling and so very intense all at once
i actually lack the words to explain how much this trip changed my life, my marriage, my hubby, my family and my relationship with god. over the next few i will try to share how life changing it was
to sum it all up, chris said it best" john was able to pin point the main problems in 15 mins, he is gifted and open to be used in this area"
here is a peek into our journey
oh, i also called this our "eating what ever, when ever i want vaccay" haha i bought new clothing, in bigger sizes. i enjoyed every mouthful and at times out ate chris!.true
lunch in a cute mexican bistro. not sure what it was but it was GREAT
day 1, waiting our first session
mmmmm panara coffee mmmmmmmmm
mts glorious mountainschris came shopping with me. walmart. we had a great time! ha
the store was on the left
and this was the view on the right
and the trunk was 1/2 way full
view from our hotel window
another day another panera
during our 5 day stay we went 10 times to this place. the pastries were mouth watering and oh so ever melting
me. WAITING for chris, not minding the wait, the view was spectacularwhere was he anyways???
SHOPPING he was! he spent WAY more than me!
i adored the mountains but i did have 1 teeny, tiny problem
interesting lady on the way to the garden of the gods. i think she thinks she's swiss
garden of the gods. simply breath taking
us in front of the buffalo. seriously, who would NOT want their picture taken in front of a gigantic buffalo?
taking a detour through the garden of the gods. it was SO refreshing, quaint and peaceful (before our afternoon session that would have me begging for mercy...bawahh)
just petting a free cow in the mountains and suffering from some bloat. haha
mocking chris as he explains how this farm thingy works
self shot up in the mountains in the garden of the gods. beautifulness
squeezing in the rocks
my rock in front of a huge rock
having an amazing snack in the mountains
pulled pork. it was really good!
mountains
this is for you shawn, chris forced me into lows and i found this bad boy for your kitchen
it's a freaking drawer microwave!
love it!
then i found this!
everyone needs a custom built in coffee machine
it pulls out for easy cleaning and has a cool pull out drawer too!
fri morning chris and i drove up a mountain, on the way up we found these cuties on the side of the road, we pulled over and i got some close shots (no zoom!)
betcha wanna shoot this eh jeff and shawn
not me, i fed it my apple
chris and i then ditched the car and climbed some of the mountain
see! i have the pic to prove it
i am so small
coolest ever rock stairs
us, on the mtn. we haven't thrown each other off....yet....haha
coming down the mtn. this was the edge of the mtn, it went straight down. it was ubber freaky and fun
tunnel in the mtn. just before we hit the tunnel, i had (made) chris pull over and I drove the rest. so. much. fun!
another ledge shot, seriously very freaky to drive up and down a mtn with no rails or safety edges!
driving through another tunnel
i made chris take a pic of me driving down the mountain. cry you would have been so proud of me!
then i drove home, on a 6 lane hwy. very cool. proud sis?
these pics are for you vati and muetti! i took a pic of the outside of the new caring for the heart ministry building. see we DID go...and not just galavant around the country. haha
the inside wating area.c was realxing before our last session
"what do you mean I have issues?" c in john' s new office
after our last session chris and i went to check out "manitou springs" it was just the neastest place, it's a lot like old town in florida but way cooler bec it's nested in the mtns. it was SO much fun, we checked out the shops, ate more food than we should have and enjoed each other's company!
side street on the way into the old school archade
childhood flash back pop machine. b.c anyone?
remember dad? and they work! for .5 cents
tom and jerry anyone?
fresh mtn water, that was naturally carbinated. it was so swiss....
street witnessing! i haven't seen it in yrs! very cool
shocking! chris looking at a MAP!
hells kitchen pizza
SO good!
ok, see the yellow building? above it is this
houses!
then we discovered.....home made frozen custard! WAY better than ice cream!
more panera
driving to denver i saw this
but it wasn't opened yet or we would have been in BIG trouble!
not bad. this was our take on luggage. that plastic bag is full of chips. for me. muwahhhh
one last guilt free supper
this is for YOU cry. do not mock the green hoodie with built in ear phones....bawahhhhhhhhh
we had such a great trip. we didn't fight once. even with all the travel. everything went so smoothly. chris and i feel that this was a life changing trip for the both of us. we learnt SO much, grew closer together and came away with a deeper understanding of us, life, god and who we are. more impotant we are totally connected emotionally
SHOPPING he was! he spent WAY more than me!i adored the mountains but i did have 1 teeny, tiny problem
gas
bloating
i looked pregnant
and no i am not
ha!
interesting lady on the way to the garden of the gods. i think she thinks she's swissgarden of the gods. simply breath taking
us in front of the buffalo. seriously, who would NOT want their picture taken in front of a gigantic buffalo?
taking a detour through the garden of the gods. it was SO refreshing, quaint and peaceful (before our afternoon session that would have me begging for mercy...bawahh)
just petting a free cow in the mountains and suffering from some bloat. haha
mocking chris as he explains how this farm thingy works
self shot up in the mountains in the garden of the gods. beautifulness
squeezing in the rocks
my rock in front of a huge rock
having an amazing snack in the mountains
pulled pork. it was really good!
mountains
this is for you shawn, chris forced me into lows and i found this bad boy for your kitchen
it's a freaking drawer microwave!
love it!then i found this!
everyone needs a custom built in coffee machine
it pulls out for easy cleaning and has a cool pull out drawer too!
fri morning chris and i drove up a mountain, on the way up we found these cuties on the side of the road, we pulled over and i got some close shots (no zoom!)
betcha wanna shoot this eh jeff and shawn
not me, i fed it my applechris and i then ditched the car and climbed some of the mountain
see! i have the pic to prove it
i am so smallmy god is so mighty
there is nothing he can't do
coolest ever rock stairs
us, on the mtn. we haven't thrown each other off....yet....hahacoming down the mtn. this was the edge of the mtn, it went straight down. it was ubber freaky and fun
tunnel in the mtn. just before we hit the tunnel, i had (made) chris pull over and I drove the rest. so. much. fun!
another ledge shot, seriously very freaky to drive up and down a mtn with no rails or safety edges!driving through another tunnel
i made chris take a pic of me driving down the mountain. cry you would have been so proud of me!
then i drove home, on a 6 lane hwy. very cool. proud sis?
these pics are for you vati and muetti! i took a pic of the outside of the new caring for the heart ministry building. see we DID go...and not just galavant around the country. haha
the inside wating area.c was realxing before our last session
"what do you mean I have issues?" c in john' s new office
after our last session chris and i went to check out "manitou springs" it was just the neastest place, it's a lot like old town in florida but way cooler bec it's nested in the mtns. it was SO much fun, we checked out the shops, ate more food than we should have and enjoed each other's company!
side street on the way into the old school archade
childhood flash back pop machine. b.c anyone?
remember dad? and they work! for .5 cents
tom and jerry anyone?
fresh mtn water, that was naturally carbinated. it was so swiss....
street witnessing! i haven't seen it in yrs! very cool
shocking! chris looking at a MAP!
hells kitchen pizza
SO good!
ok, see the yellow building? above it is this
houses!
then we discovered.....home made frozen custard! WAY better than ice cream!
more panera
driving to denver i saw this
but it wasn't opened yet or we would have been in BIG trouble!
not bad. this was our take on luggage. that plastic bag is full of chips. for me. muwahhhhone last guilt free supper
this is for YOU cry. do not mock the green hoodie with built in ear phones....bawahhhhhhhhh
we had such a great trip. we didn't fight once. even with all the travel. everything went so smoothly. chris and i feel that this was a life changing trip for the both of us. we learnt SO much, grew closer together and came away with a deeper understanding of us, life, god and who we are. more impotant we are totally connected emotionallywe have already decided that nate needs a weeks too so we are bringing him to colorado springs next yr, john agreed to council him while chris and i galavant around. haha
seriously, i would LOVE to go back. what an amazing life experience. thanks v&m for everything you did
i am trying to talk chris into bringing john out here to council all my friends!
