Ok, so not so much a wonderland, but it definately was blizzardy this weekend. We decided to go to Durango for a vacation getaway and also because it was our mom's birthday and so it was alot of fun to go over there and see them and do the whole birthday party with them. The not so fun part of our weekend though was the drive home. We found out about this huge snow storm that was suppose to last for two days on Saturday night and we thought we would leave in enough time to miss it on Sunday. That however was not the case. There was already a ton of snow on the road when we left and Brooke was scared to drive on it. It took us two hours to get from Durango to Pagosa Springs which is only suppose to take an hour and then when we got there it was really dark outside and then the roads got to be so bad that we stayed the night in Pagosa Springs at a hotel and thought maybe it might be plowed through enough in the morning. So we had a nice night, but then morning came.
We woke up and had breakfast and got all packed up and found out that the pass we had to go over was closed and we had to check out of the hotel and couldn't really stay there so we either had the choice to go back to Durango and wait out the storm at our Dad's house or we could go down through New Mexico and back around and try to beat the snow that way. Nate was feeling very bold about the fact we could make it through the snow and everything through NM. So, we got in the car and drove for 5 hours. Throughout these 5 hours though, we were told that one of the other passes was closed as well so we kept driving and figured out another road we could go down and when we got about 30 miles away from the border to Colorado, the highway was closed all the way to the Colorado state line. We just could not get a break. It was so bad. So we went to a town about 30 miles away called Taos where we stayed the night there too because basically every road going to Colorado was closed. So we checked into the hotel room thanks to Dad and then went and washed some of our clothes at the laundromat because we only had enough clothes for 2 days. We passed the time playing a game together and so that was fun. Then we went back to the hotel and enjoyed the hot tub that they had and then watched tv and went to bed.
Now it is Tuesday afternoon and we finally got back to Alamosa around 1 oclock. The roads cleared up this morning and we were able to get over the border without any problems. We got home and took our stuff inside and then grabed a quick bite to eat and then life went back to normal. Nate went to classes and Brooke went to work. It was a very exciting and event filled weekend. We are very happy to be home but we decided its just one of those stories that we will eventually share with our kids and just look back and laugh at it. We probably won't be driving anywhere for a while now.
January 29, 2008
January 21, 2008
School and news
Well, classes have started for Nate again. He actually has a very easy load of classes this semester. Brooke is really jealous. She is still working everyday as a Receptionist at a Title company and Law firm. It keeps her pretty busy and pays well. Can't ask for much more. Nate is taking mostly music classes right now and then he has a few different things he is playing for here soon. We are taking a trip with the jazz band to Colorado Springs this week on Thursday so that they can play for the conference and then Brooke will just get to watch them. She is excited for the day off and it will be a good experience for Nate.
Other exciting things for us, our new big news, is that we are planning on moving back to Arizona later this year. We will be moving to Flagstaff where Nate will plan on finishing school there. We plan on living in the dorms on campus and we are pretty excited for it. We figured it would be easier for Nate to finish off school there so that when he is finished, he is already certified to teach in Arizona, which is where he wants to teach. We are really looking forward to it and hope all goes well with that.
Other exciting things for us, our new big news, is that we are planning on moving back to Arizona later this year. We will be moving to Flagstaff where Nate will plan on finishing school there. We plan on living in the dorms on campus and we are pretty excited for it. We figured it would be easier for Nate to finish off school there so that when he is finished, he is already certified to teach in Arizona, which is where he wants to teach. We are really looking forward to it and hope all goes well with that.
January 15, 2008
The First
Happy New Year everybody!! Hope you all had a very wonderful holiday season. We certainly enjoyed our first Christmas together. We enjoyed figuring out what to buy for each other and then wrapping it before they found out. It hasn’t been too hectic around here though. Since Nate has a month’s break from school, he is really enjoying his time off, but we are glad that he is one semester closer to graduating. His finals went pretty good and all his concerts were awesome. We are excited for him.
After the stress of finals was over, Nate then got a new stress of making sure the ward Christmas program would be ready. We had to put in a few rehearsals in during the week but Nate got many compliments from the members of our ward after it was over. Brooke played her flute on one of the songs and the whole program turned out amazing. Now Nate can put off that stress until next year again. He needs to get the choir together again to sing a piece for our ward conference on the 13th, so he hopes to be able to pull that off. Brooke’s job is still going good. Title insurance is definitely confusing but it is a good thing to learn. She is keeping busy and feels more comfortable there. There isn’t much else that is keeping her too busy.
Christmas was wonderful for us. Brooke’s boss was nice enough to take everyone and their spouses out to a nice prime rib dinner and had a white elephant gift exchange there. On top of all that every employee got a Christmas bonus; that was definitely a nice gift! Then we went to Brooke’s dad’s house in Durango and stayed there for a few days with them and spent Christmas day at her Aunt Cindy’s house where 22 people hung out, played games and the guys shot clay pigeons in the afternoon and we enjoyed some amazing food. Our cousin and uncle came in from out of town and it was nice to see them along with everyone else.
New Year’s Eve though wasn’t as exciting for us though, sad to say. We had another married couple with a baby boy come and we played games and chatted and snacked on goodies. It was a lot of fun but they had to get home to get the little boy to bed so we just went to Blockbuster and watched a movie and then spent the whole next day doing nothing. It was a nice break to add to Christmas.
Another cool thing we were able to do this month was attend a baptism for an older lady. Brooke played the piano and Nate led the music. It was the sweetest thing. We really enjoyed that and hope we will be able to do it again. Well, other than the fact that it is really cold here (-23° the other day) and we are deeply disappointed that there isn’t more snow, we are loving life and our time together.
After the stress of finals was over, Nate then got a new stress of making sure the ward Christmas program would be ready. We had to put in a few rehearsals in during the week but Nate got many compliments from the members of our ward after it was over. Brooke played her flute on one of the songs and the whole program turned out amazing. Now Nate can put off that stress until next year again. He needs to get the choir together again to sing a piece for our ward conference on the 13th, so he hopes to be able to pull that off. Brooke’s job is still going good. Title insurance is definitely confusing but it is a good thing to learn. She is keeping busy and feels more comfortable there. There isn’t much else that is keeping her too busy.
Christmas was wonderful for us. Brooke’s boss was nice enough to take everyone and their spouses out to a nice prime rib dinner and had a white elephant gift exchange there. On top of all that every employee got a Christmas bonus; that was definitely a nice gift! Then we went to Brooke’s dad’s house in Durango and stayed there for a few days with them and spent Christmas day at her Aunt Cindy’s house where 22 people hung out, played games and the guys shot clay pigeons in the afternoon and we enjoyed some amazing food. Our cousin and uncle came in from out of town and it was nice to see them along with everyone else.
New Year’s Eve though wasn’t as exciting for us though, sad to say. We had another married couple with a baby boy come and we played games and chatted and snacked on goodies. It was a lot of fun but they had to get home to get the little boy to bed so we just went to Blockbuster and watched a movie and then spent the whole next day doing nothing. It was a nice break to add to Christmas.
Another cool thing we were able to do this month was attend a baptism for an older lady. Brooke played the piano and Nate led the music. It was the sweetest thing. We really enjoyed that and hope we will be able to do it again. Well, other than the fact that it is really cold here (-23° the other day) and we are deeply disappointed that there isn’t more snow, we are loving life and our time together.
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