In Memory Of My Mom

On Memorial Day, Ian and I went with my family to visit my mom's grave and put flowers there.  The cemetery placed her headstone right before Memorial Day.  My dad did a wonderful job picking out the headstone.  It was a great day to remember my mom and her life.

I avoided the cemetery for a long time because it all seemed surreal.  I didn't want to remember that my mom had died.  But, over time the cemetery has become a peaceful place where I like to go and remember her.  My grief has turned to just missing my mom at times.  I know she is aware of me and our family and is still near in spirit at times.  I love remembering her life and memories I have with her.  

Happy Anniversary

For Memorial Day Weekend, Ian and I did some backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park to celebrate our anniversary.  I can't believe we have already been married for two years!  

We took a hike to Fern Lake 

and to Fern Falls.

It was so nice to take a break from everything and enjoy the beautiful Colorado mountains.  I will sure miss the mountains when we move.  It was a bit chilly up there, but we had a warm dinner of grilled chicken, couscous, and vegetables.  Yes, we eat well even when we camp:)  

There were so many elk up there as well.  We probably saw over 60 elk in one day!  The weekend continued with my brother's soccer game, a trip to Larkburger (Yum!), a bbq with family and friends, a tennis game, and a shredded bike tire from Ian's ride.         

Working Out

Well, spring is in the air here in Denver and we have been trying to get back in shape and enjoy the outdoors.  Today we ran a 5K put on by a woman at our church to benefit lung cancer research.  It was cold and pouring rain, but Ian finished in the top ten runners!

We have also really gotten into biking.  A few weekends ago we tried to ride to my brother's soccer game.  I felt confident having grown up in the Denver area that I could get us there on the many connecting trails.  Unfortunately, we ended up here.  After this picture, Ian was nice enough to carry me across the stream so my feet wouldn't get wet:)

We're On The Move!

At the end of the summer Ian and I will be moving to...

drumroll please...

Los Angeles, California.  What is prompting the move you might ask?  Ian will be doing the part time MBA program at UCLA's Anderson Business School.  It will be a long, hard three years and we are a little sad to be leaving beautiful Colorado but we feel it is a great opportunity.  And, what is not to like about warmer weather all year?  California here we come!