Motherless Mother's Day

So this may seem kinda heartless... I don't know, but I forget all about Mother's Day. I mean, I took care of the Mom-in-law Business before we left for Denver, but not having a real mom reason to celebrate Mother's Day for 9 years, has kinda made it seem like Valentine's Day. To me, it's like a lame Hallmark Holiday. I love my Mothers-in-law (Mother-in-laws?), but it's not at all the same. Maybe, someday, if I am ever a mom, I'll think differently. That was the long way of saying, I went to a Major League Baseball game on Mother's Day. Noel's Uncle Jim treated us to a Rockies game. We had a blast.



Noel sitting in the stands at Coors Field.

Some of the players used pink bats for Mother's Day and the Susan G. Komen Fundraiser.

Our seats were in row ten just behind the third-base dugout. So Noel enjoyed a short walk to the field.

After the game we went out for dinner, and then saw Star Trek on the big screen. Then we went back to Uncle Jim's and went to bed, ready for 12 hour drive home on Monday. It was a fast, fun-filled weekend.

Spring Skiing

Noel and I went to Denver again last weekend for a long weekend. We are fortunate enough to stay with his uncle, who truly spoils us. We saw Noel's sweet cousin Molly, who is finishing up her freshman year at the University of Denver. She showed us her dorm room and then gave us a tour of her campus. We decided then, since the weather was great- 55 and sunny, that we would go skiing for a couple of hours. We did and it was beautiful, except that it's been over 6 years since I skied and I was so sore immediately! We had fun, and I love being up in the mountains.


About halfway up, taking a break and resting my knees.

Noel just before going up to the Summit of A-basin. :)

On the chair-lift. I am much more of a wimp, um, daily. But I forgot how much I love the chair lifts and the views and the ride up. I thought I would freak out without my Dad being there but I was like an old pro. It was great.