***Ok, first -- you readers at home can take part in our end-of-year family crossword puzzle!! Get the blank puzzle here, and check yourself against the solution. Good luck!! Happy Christmas and New Year to all!!***
Now, what has happened... Well the biggest thing after we got back (and I went to work on my Birthday... at night!) was our ski trip to Crested Butte, Colorado. It was a great time, and the townies say its even better in the summer.
We first flew to Denver on a direct flight -- and checked our bags for free!! You so totally rock, Frontier!!
After an obligatory liquor stop, we continued in our 2009 Impala (106 miles!) and drove Into The West.
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We continued our tradition of buying Christmas ornaments on our vacation stops... albeit one of them was made in China. Dang!!
We almost all got sunburned, although Brian got it the worst (I think). There were also some bouts with altitude sickness. Probably didn't help that I was a total coffee hound while on the slopes. At the house we stayed in, there was a pool table:
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a hot tub, and a Pac-Man game!! I held the high score on Pac-Man until the last day... when my Dad beat me (more photos of all this cool stuff at this other album).
Scuba and I skiied almost all blues and blacks on the last day, which was the max of our ability. Having a 'breakfast manhattan' at the Ice bar at 11.30 AM didn't do anything to keep me awake, and I ended up coming off the mountain a little early that day.
Alhtough they didn't ski, our boys had a great time as well:
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We had a great time!!
