up the mountain

We just had a whirlwind of a visit with Norbert's brother, and his girlfriend, who came in from Finland.

They arrived on Friday and Norbert is just heading back now, from the airport.

Their visit was short, but super sweet and fun.

It had been a few years since we had last seen them!

We went all over, but I actually remembered to bring my camera when we took them to ski in Vail.

I captured a few photographs....

but really, I just spent most of that time laughing. 

And talking. 

A lot :)

And there were a few football games in there, too!

You know - I've mentioned my love of public art and sculpture.....

And then heading out: a reminder of summertime.

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I'm trying really hard not to give you an exact date for our upcoming shop update because I always underestimate how long it takes (which totally leads to stress because I HATE being late).

BUT, I'm nearing the end. I will say that! 

You see, I just get super excited and over eager to get my new work out there :)

I'll of course let you know here and on Facebook first. 

So keep an eye on those two spots for when I finally get these new designs posted.

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the goings on.....

A quick overnight trip (with my new party of six, because ever since my parents moved up, we have been traveling in a pack together :) began with a drizzly drive into the mountains on I-70 that led to Vail.

It's a sweet, Austrian-esque ski town....if you've never been there, it's worth a visit.

One of the things I love about Vail are the abundant amounts of art and sculpture that are erected on every corner....even the kinda crazy ones are cool to see.

And then we moved on to Salida.

The smell of fresh rain is the best smell on earth.

Besides fresh baked bread, that is.
And it was raining everywhere we went that weekend. Not constantly.
Just bits here and there. Enough to bring in some moisture and a constant barrage of fresh smells.
I LOVE it.

My Dad.

Kicking back at the end of a long day.

We played here, went to the farmer's market, found a few deals at some yard sales...

That boy of mine is the sweetest most huggable, loveable child. Ever.

Okay, make that two.

And they sure do love their Nana and Papa.

But, before heading home we landed at our main attraction....AND take a look at that line to get in!

When we finally rolled home we arrived, to that sky, and more drizzling.

We've been having some pretty fantastic weekends, lately.

I didn't even capture one photo of my Aunt and Uncle's visit from Sunday and Monday!

We laughed, when we parted ways last night, that our time spent together had been nothing short of decadent.
And it so was.

And by the way...

I've been listening to this guy like crazy, lately.

Press play and then prop your feet up.....it's so beautiful:

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Travels, a giveaway and a thank-you

As I mentioned in my last blogpost, my Estonian mother-in-law is visiting for the month so we are taking several mini trips to show her this gorgeous state. This last weekend we headed down to Salida to meet up with a friend at a beer festival.

Norbert's in red and our friend Rudy is in green

Since we were heading that way we decided to stay for a few days and drive around Leadville, Aspen, Vail and Silverthorne.

Between Leadville and Aspen is a gorgeous highway that takes you over Independence Pass which is above the treeline.....which basically means we are pretty freaking high ;) 12,095 ft. to be exact.

Some of my absolute favorite hikes have been in this area.

The road is on the side of a cliff for a good portion of it and it has incredible views.

I love mountains.

 I mean, REALLY love mountains.

That is one of the main reasons we moved out here. We live really close to the base of the Rockies and to get to all of these aforementioned areas takes only a couple of hours. That doesn't even include all of the gorgeous areas around the flatirons, which is half an hour away from where we live.

My oldest monkey playing in the water in Aspen.

We did conduct a bit of business while out here though, so it wasn't all pleasure :)

We just believe in mixing it up. Always!

Aspens on the way to Aspen ;)

I did want to mention two things before I head out to the farmer's market:

1. A big THANK-YOU to Irene from Bloesem for such a sweet mention to our shop.

 She definitely put smiles on our faces!

2. Also, Cassandra from Coco + Kelley is sponsoring a giveaway with $40 towards

any item in our shop. Head over here to enter!!

Oh! And also the newsletter was sent out this afternoon.

There's some good stuff in there ;)

Have a great evening!

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