tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45773818170441434202024-03-21T16:39:26.015-07:00The Baker Bunch1 country boy+1big town girl= 2 extremely happy people!Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-37904551104244849322012-11-01T16:47:00.001-07:002012-11-01T16:47:45.808-07:00FALL If you know me you know I LOVE FALL! I had one Saturday off the 3rd week of September. Husband was so kind to take me 4-wheeling for probably the last time this year. Preston kind of kept it a surprise as to where we were going which was fine with me! Preston already had everything ready to go. I was so excited, the weather was perfect! The trees were so pretty with all the leaves changing colors. We rode all around as Preston reminisced about times with his grandpa bringing the cows down from the mountains. It was awesome!<br />
After that we headed towards an old mining town known as Summitville. On the way up there all I could do is stare at the trees and the sky. It felt so good! Half way to Summitville we stopped to eat our sandwiches. I couldn't help but notice the mountains were ORANGE! When I asked husband about this he told me it was because of the minerals they had in them and that that color was a dead giveaway that there are gold in the mountains. The mountains were bare because the soil is so acidic that vegetation can not survive. We finished lunch and continued on our way. The higher we got in elevation the colder it got! So husband being the awesome man he is pulled over and let me wear his jacket. After another hour or so of riding we reached our destination! It was an awesome old abandoned town with many old buildings.<br />
We hopped off the 4-wheeler and toured the little town. Then we noticed there was still a mine there! They are still to this day mining gold. Husband and I just wandered around for awhile then before we headed down i put on my snowboarding pants and husband put on his coveralls and we both put on hoodies and jackets, so we could keep warm since the sun was starting to set.<br />
As we were heading back to where we started Preston decided to take a trail that looked "interesting" to him. Him and I explored it and I was telling him how disappointed I was that we hadn't seen any wildlife, not a minute after I had said that there were three deer that ran out in front of us! I was then satisfied!<br />
I love being outdoors and I LOVE spending time with my husband, I'm so thankful for him and everything he does for us.<br />
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On another note... Preston and I were called to serve as cub scout leaders of the Wolves here in Alamosa. I was a little nervous but excited because I love little boys and I would like one. (haha) I think have changed my mind now though haha Preston is soooo sooo good with the boys and such a good example to them!Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-17795080508564923232012-11-01T16:11:00.001-07:002012-11-01T17:38:04.158-07:00Catch up! Wow it has been awhile since I've updated this thing! Let's get started! August 25th was my 24th (UGH) birthday! Believe it or not I had a very hard time with turning 24! I think this is because I have accomplished many things I wanted to, but at the same time there are things that I hadn't accomplished yet that I wanted to. I do have to say it turned out to be a pretty great, thanks to my awesome husband!<br />
We packed up and headed to Colorado Springs. I LOVE springs! Husband and I arrived at the Manitou Cliff dwellings. They were super cool and interesting. They were very well preserved. You could walk in them and get an idea of how they lived. We spent about 4 hours there then it started to rain, so we hurried into the gift shop until the storm had passed. After the cliff dwellings husband and I just drove around springs to look at the fire damage that had occurred a few months before. Before we knew it, the sky was turning dark. We had discussed going to Seven Falls at night... So we did. I have to say it was pretty freaking awesome! You sure do get your work out in while viewing the beautiful lights of the falls. There were 224 steep steps, but they were so worth it once you get to the top of the falls. The lights of the falls changed lights every few seconds. The night was perfect! <br />
After we left the falls we decided to go get a birthday dinner. It was 11 p.m. when we decided this, so not much was open. I chose applebee's which was pretty yummy. After dinner we headed to our hotel. We stayed in my favorite hotel ever, marriott tech center in springs. It just brings back a lot of childhood memories, i guess is why i love it!<br />
The next day we got up and started our day off by visiting the Pro Rodeo hall of fame. Let's just say i learned a lot and got to see a glimpse of what my husband likes. After that we drove to the cave of the winds! I would have to say it was definitely worth the money! Preston and I decided we want to go back and do the lantern tour (where you literally just have a lantern and have to crawl through parts of the cave!) The tour took a few hours and by the time we were done husband and I were starving! We grabbed a quick lunch and then we were off to our next adventure!<br />
Our next adventure was miniature golf.... I don't gt to play golf a lot anymore since I work a billion hours. So husband took me to this fun mini golf place. We played a couple rounds and I hate to say it but husband kicked my butt! (I guess I should just stick with real golf) <br />
Preston and I were both sooooo hot when we were done so we decided to go to an air conditioned building which just happened to be furniture row! We looked around tested out beds, chairs and couches. It was pretty fun and we got a chance to cool down.<br />
When we were done there we decided that we should head home since both of us had to work. But of course we could not leave springs without stopping at my favorite pizza place! Fargo's has been a go to place for my family ever since I can remember... it also has delicious pizza! Now enjoy the pictures :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preston telling a fish a secret</td></tr>
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August 12th, 2012 was our one year anniversary of being married! The past year has been amazing and we have been able to do a lot of things together. To celebrate our one year anniversary we went to Denver. Friday night we drove up to Denver (we took the old LaVeta pass up since I haven't been that way before.) and spent the night. Saturday we went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. If you have not been there I strongly recommend you go! We spent all day there! Husband and I both enjoy history so this was a great place for us, plus Preston had never been. While we were there we went to a movie in the planetarium which was awesome. We also went to the IMAX 3D movie about tornadoes... Husband and I both agree that it was spectacular! They had the museum divided into continents and states! After we were done in the museum we went to dinner. We were going to go to Maggiano's little Italy but it was over an hour wait! So we decided on Hacienda. The food was super good and the portions were pretty good and reasonably priced. Since it was our first time there they gave us a free dessert! We then headed to the hotel to call it a night. The next day we went to the Denver Aquarium. Preston again had never been to an aquarium. He thought it was pretty neat and we enjoyed ourselves and relaxed. It didn't take us too long to get through the aquarium so we decided to head to 16th st. mall. We walked for about an hour and then Preston's feet were burning up so we had to stop and get him new shoes and me some new flip flops of course :) We continued to walk around, looking at all the weirdo's. I remembered that there was a Hard Rock Cafe and husband had never been to one. So we went to Hard Rock Cafe Denver. Preston kept looking around in amazement. It was so cute to see him this weekend just light up and really relax and be himself. After we were done eating and looking around we decided to call it a day and head home. On our way home we stopped at Baskin Robins which was delicious! Now its back to work for us! Hope you all have a great week!<br />
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Yes, I finally got to go to California for the first time in my life. Truth be told I did not care for California. One, because the people there are just RUDE! They run into you cut in front of you without saying sorry or excuse me. Two, everything is overpriced. Three, EVERYONE has a dog and they bring them with them everywhere, we were in a upper class mall and people were bringing their dogs into the food court... DISGUSTING! Four, the traffic, parking and drivers suck!<br />
I did LOVE the ocean though! We had a lot of fun while we were there. Preston had never played in an ocean so this was a first for him and he enjoyed it so so so much!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Shayla and Uncle Kevin with nieces and nephews</td></tr>
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Before I finish about the trip I have to tell you about Shayla and Kevin's wedding. The wedding was amazing and the reception was too adorable. I wish I was as creative as my little sister. I do have to admit though that I got a little emotional because this is my "little sister" but it kind of hit me when I saw her in her wedding dress I thought I was going to bawl my eyes out! The day after the wedding and reception is when we decided to to go the beach. It was so fun I loved the sand and the water. I got far enough out where I couldn't touch the ground. Preston, Steve and Jere were having a contest to see who could go out the farthest... needless to say Preston won. Preston lost his sunglasses in the ocean. I did too but it was kind of funny... after I lost them Preston stepped on something so he limped back to shore to make sure he wasn't bleeding then he headed back out into the ocean. He went to the spot where he had stepped on something, he bent down and picked up what he stepped on which happened to be my SUNGLASSES! I thought that was pretty awesome!<br />
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One night we went to the Hollywood walk of fame. That was fun for everyone. The kids loved all the people dressed up as super hero's. I though it was fun just watching all the weird and different people (there were a lot of them.) Our family also drove down Rodeo drive and drove through Beverly Hills. The only famous people we saw were Chef Ramsey and Josh Flagg (Million Dollar Listing). That was exciting and something I could cross off my bucket list! Did I mention this was Preston's first time ever being in an airplane?! He LOVED it! The flight there wasn't bad but on the way back the turbulence was so bad! It felt like we were going to just drop out of the sky! I think Preston was a little bit nervous even though he won't admit it!<br />
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On Monday the 30th of July we arrived back in Denver. We then drove back to Sterling with my parent's and stayed there a few days. While we were there we took a little trip to Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska. Husband and I have both been there before but we haven't been there together so we decided to go just for a little day trip. That was really fun for us. After about a week and half of vacation we had to go back to work. But We all had fun! It was really nice to spend time with my siblings, nieces, nephews and my parents! <br />
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<br />Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-76177753703872109192012-07-17T12:57:00.000-07:002012-07-17T12:57:52.390-07:004-wheeling! Husband I and have been talking for awhile about using our 4-wheeler, it has been sitting there for a month or more. It looked so lonely haha. So, I found out that Saturday I was supposed to be off at 11:30. Preston said that he would load the 4-wheeler and all our gear so I could come home change and leave! That's exactly what we did!<br />
It was a very nice day out, we headed up to La Jara Creek to go ride. We didn't really know what to expect since him and I have never been up there to ride. It turned to be out awesome! There were mud puddles everywhere, and of course Preston could not resist them. I was O.K. with that because him and I could finally just let loose and relax. As we were riding we came up on these awesome rocks. They were white and just HUGE! We found out that those rocks are known as "White Castle." While we were up there we got to explore a few different paths and Preston also go to help herd cattle ( more like these people were herding cows and they were in our way.) We stopped took a few pictures and then headed back because there was a huge rain storm coming our way. We got back to the pick-up and then it started raining hard! Preston got the 4-wheeler loaded and we decided to go ride at the terrace reservoir.<br />
I love riding at terrace because it's so beautiful up there! The water is so pretty, the sand is a cool caramel color and the mountains are breathtaking! We explored a lot of different trails and saw a lot of beautiful things. Finally at about six p.m. we decided to call it a day.<br />
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On a side note we are super excited for our trip to California with the family next week for my little sisters wedding at the L.A. temple! This will be my first time to California and husbands first time there not in a truck and his first time in a real airplane! (by real I mean not flight for life leer jet or a little air plane.) It is going to be a fun time especially because we will be with family and it will be a nice break from the real world! Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-34253024336020546422012-06-26T18:56:00.000-07:002012-06-26T17:57:00.190-07:00It's Been Awhile!<span style="background-color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"> I know I haven't been on for awhile. So I thought I'd just share what we have been up to. We are extremely short at work so I have been working six days a week. I'm going to be working like this until I get the time off for Shayla's wedding (which is at the end of July!) So hey we may have some spending money while we are there which I won't mind! Hubby has been working equally hard. Husband had the opportunity to drive the county sheriff's pick-up in the parade for people who have been killed in the line of duty (yes, husband asked me to ride along with him so I did.). At the new police/fire department here in Alamosa they had a little program and after had a dinner afterwards. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"> A few days later was Memorial day, so my mom asked to me take some flowers to Manassa to put on the graves there. So, Preston and I bought flowers and took them down there. After placing the flowers, we decided to go see my grandpa. I love him! He is 91 years old and still as ornery as can be! We visited with him for awhile and then headed home. Preston and I didn't really get to do anything for memorial day because I had to work late. </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> After working over 60 hrs a week husband decided that I needed a break, so one Sunday after church we decided to go for a walk. We walked up to Zapata Falls, let me tell you it was a sad sight! There was hardly any water, which is very unusual for this time of the year. But it was still a beautiful site! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"> The following week I received a phone call from my uncle. He told me that he wanted to take a trip out of town but needed help. I said "help with what" and he said that my aunt was sick and had not been doing well. So all he needed me to do was spend the night there and go check on her a few times a day. I told him I could do that. So Preston and I packed up and headed to my uncle's. I had no idea that my aunt was so sick. At first I did kind of dread doing this but I knew I would get blessings for doing so. Taking care of my aunt ended up not being bad. I had an actual conversation with her, which I found out was awesome for her. A week after I had finished taking care of her I found out that she had passed away. Monday the 25th of June was her funeral. After her funeral I had to go back to work, but I was happy that I was able to see my dad, brother and my three nephews, Mason, Logan and Dallas! The kids were very well behaved and I was mostly surprised by Dallas.... We used to lovingly call Dallas "Damn Dallas". This is because when he was smaller all he would do is cry and scream! But he must have grown out of that (Thank goodness.) Uncle Preston gave all the boys hats that said "Peterbuilt" on them. They loved them! After all of that excitement, Uncle Preston took one boy at a time on a 4-wheeler! That's all the boys could talk about after they saw it. All three boys LOVED IT! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"> Logan wanted a ride but he wanted to ride with Mason. But as soon as those 2 were on the 4-wheeler here came Dallas! He would not let me leave him. So I had all 3 boys on the 4-wheeler we rode for almost an hour and every time I mentioned stopping Dallas would say "NO STOP"! When it came time to stop all three jumped off and grabbed their sticks! haha These boys and their imaginations are so cute! While on the 4-wheeler Mason had me laughing... He said "This is my second ride on the 4-wheeler so its twice the fun... get it get it aunt Courtney". He is too funny! But my dad brother and nephews had to leave to go back to Sterling around noon. I was so sad to see them leave but I will see them in just about 3 weeks for the last Smith sibling wedding! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span>Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com2 Alamosa, CO 81101, USA37.469449 -105.87002112.092192999999998 -146.2997085 62.846705 -65.4403335tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-89648471782350564162012-05-15T12:38:00.000-07:002012-05-15T12:38:36.947-07:00Our Spontaneous Trip!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Saturday morning I woke up at 7 a.m. and COULD NOT go back to sleep! I was super annoyed since it was my day off! So I woke Preston up about 8 and told him "let's go" and he replied "go where?". I said I don't know or care I just want to go! So we got up and got ready, I packed a bag just in case we decided to spend the night somewhere. We headed out at about 10:30 that morning. Preston already had an idea where we were going but I didn't really have a clue, I just sat in the passenger seat and enjoyed the scenery. <br />
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We continued south to another place where husband had lived when he was young. This town was Dalhart, TX. When I saw the Texas sign I flipped out because I had no idea how we ended up in Texas! It really hadn't seemed like we had been driving that long! Husband and I pulled into Dalhart and Preston took me around town. The town was pretty neat because they had BRICK streets! Yes BRICK it was so awesome. The town wasn't big or anything special but it was just nice to see something different. When we got done with Dalhart, both of us did not want to go home yet. Husband asked "Have you ever been to Amarillo?" and I hadn't so he drove me there! I love Amarillo! It is such a quaint little city. As we were driving around we decided we'd spend the night since we wouldn't be able to see all of Amarillo since the sun was going down. I booked us a room downtown Amarillo. It was awesome! We stayed at the Marriott courtyard, it was an awesome building. We were on the top floor and we could see all of the lights from the city and we also could see all of the club hoppers. Before the sun went down husband had mentioned the Cadillac Ranch. I had heard of it and husband had driven by it many times but never stopped. So on our way to dinner we decided to stop at the Cadillac Ranch. It was pretty interesting. There were a bunch of Cadillac's buried in the middle of a cornfield with free roaming cows. We could pick out who was a city person and who was a country person. The city people were terrified of the cows, not to mention it was super entertaining to watch them! After that we got back in the car and headed to the restaurant "The Big Texan". This restaurant is famous for their free 72 ounce steak.... It's only free if you eat all 72 oz of steak, a baked potato, 3 jumbo shrimp and 2 jalapeno's in an hour! When we got there, there were 4 people attempting this feat, none of them finished though! We had a good time just looking around at the gift shop and all the people. Husband and I decided to call it a night after that. In the morning we woke up and headed for home. Preston took me down the Route 66 since I had never been on it, that was pretty cool to experience that piece of history. Him and I were total tourists. We stopped at almost every single shop down Route 66. I kept seeing signs for Hard Rock Cafe in Albuquerque. I was super excited because I think Hard Rock Cafe has good food and they are fun. So I told husband we HAD to go, we pulled up to the Hard Rock and could not see a cafe anywhere so we went in. Sure enough it was just a casino and hotel. By the time we got out of the casino I think I had emphysema (thank you Colorado for your non-smoking laws!). I was super bummed but we decided to go to Olive Garden which was the next best thing!<br />
After eating dinner we headed home to get ready for the start of our work week! This trip was really fun! I got to learn so much more about my awesome husband, not to mention he is really nice to travel with because he is so knowledgeable about so many different things. I learned a lot about him as well as a lot about the different states! Thank you hubby! <br />
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</tbody></table>Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-54037676802747268192012-05-07T17:17:00.007-07:002012-05-07T17:17:58.895-07:00WORK <span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Some days I love my job (when things go as planned, and smooth) other days it's like why do I bother?! Friday was a mess literally! Friday was the 5th day of work in a row.... for those of you who say oh that is a normal work week... not for me... I work 12 hour shifts at a fast paced high stress job. So I was exhausted, not to mention I had not seen hubby all week due to our different schedules and all of his other jobs. Anyways, Friday I go into work and I already knew it was a hectic day by the look on everyone's faces. Come to find out that one of our patients had C-Diff. For all of you who don't know what that is here is the definition "Clostridium difficile (klos-TRID-e-uhm dif-uh-SEEL), often called C.
difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging
from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon." Yeah it is GROSS! Not to mention this patient wanted to share it with all of us. We had to straight bleach EVERYTHING. The patient did not have any other clothes either so he just sat in it his whole treatment which is 4 hrs long! After he left he stunk up the whole office again! But that is just the beginning. The day continued to get worse. One machine went down, we had people come in late, people bleed forever and it just went on and on. So by the time the last patient left I was EXHAUSTED! I called hubby ( he was in Sanford being a cop). He told me to come down, so I went and picked up some dinner and headed down there. I hadn't really seen him at all that week so he wanted me to come ride along with him in the cop car. That's exactly what I did. It was prom that night so he had to do security checks at the high school where prom was taking place. When we went in it brought me back to how awkward those dances were and high school was. Can I just say how glad I am that those days are over... for me anyway. </span><br />
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After riding around with him for six hours I decided to call it a night since I had to work the next day. Preston stayed out and patrolled until about 3 a.m. I went to work again Saturday it was nothin special, text husband and he told me to come down again. I like riding around with him, we get to talk and I get an insight to what he does. Preston and I only stayed until 10 that night because Preston had only got 4 hours of sleep the night before. Those couple of nights were pretty uneventful for me but for Preston they were pretty busy. </div>
<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Sunday came around and we were both pretty exhausted but we were ready to tackle the next week! We hope all of you guys have a great week! </span>Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-51291713650554432402012-05-07T16:45:00.001-07:002012-05-07T16:45:45.101-07:00It's That Time of the Year! Two weekends ago Preston and I were getting spring fever! So, we decided to do something we both enjoyed doing.... 4-wheeling! I love taking out the 4-wheeler and just roaming around. It was set, Preston and I and one of his co-workers and his friend were going on a little adventure! This was my first Saturday off in a month! I was so stoked and so was Preston.<br />
Saturday morning Preston got up and gathered all of our gear ( we had packed the night before). Husband loaded the 4-wheeler into his big pick-up and then he decided I needed to drive... I think he wanted me to drive is so he could see how I drive his pick up, since I'm used to my car. So with a little hesitation I jumped in, started it up and we were on our way. First, we had to make a stop at Subway. This is where we always stop to get a meal for our 4-wheeling trips. After that Preston decided to drive so we could get there faster.<br />
We finally got to the Sheriff's office and met up with his co-worker. After that we headed out! We went south into New Mexico and rode on a bunch of different trails down there in the Carson National Forest. It was a very nice, warm day! The mountains were so pretty. A little after noon we decided to stop and eat our lunch. We had lunch by a river on a rock that stretched out over the river! It was so pretty! We packed up and headed out again. Preston being crazy as always decided he needed to "wash the 4-wheeler" what that really means is he wanted to play in the water. Without me knowing really, he took a sharp turn into the river and we went across. Me, being a little bit paranoid about getting wet, I got the tip of my big toe wet! At least it dried fast!<br />
Preston and I explored some new trails and then met up again with his co-worker. There was still plenty of daylight and warmth so we headed back towards the Sheriff's office. We took a detour to these dirt pits. It is always a fun time to ride at these pits, the downside is the amount of dirt that gets in my eyes! Even with sunglasses on, I still managed to get dirt in my eye... so not thinking, I rubbed my eye! While in the process of doing that my contact fell out! For all of you who don't know I'm literally blind as a bat! I had packed contact solution but no extra contacts, so I was blind for about an hour! After that took place, husband said he would take me home. So that is exactly what he did! When we got home we both discovered we were sunburned! How the heck did that happen? I applied sunscreen like every 2 hrs... maybe it had to do with being over 10,000ft? Who knows, all I know is that I hurt like crazy, got tan for a few days and now I'm back to being white as white can be.... crazy how that works huh? Hope you all are having a great spring!Preston&CourtneyBakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106586292610565936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577381817044143420.post-84298562349454636162012-05-07T16:25:00.002-07:002012-05-07T16:25:48.799-07:00Preston's Big Birthday Weekend<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Preston and I have both been working a lot of hours. Preston has a full time job as well as two part time jobs. Preston runs the jail as well as does court security on Thursdays after work, then he also works in Sanford whenever the police chief needs him (which seems like all the time haha). So I told him for his birthday we both needed to get away and do something fun. We had already been to the Cheyenne Mtn. zoo (btw its like the best zoo I've ever been to). Well we get a call from his dad, his dad said he would like us to come to Pueblo and we all would spend the weekend together. Preston and I both were a little bit iffy about all of this, but we decided to go because we were planning on getting out of town anyways. So, I had requested Friday the 16th off (the day we were going to head to Pueblo). I had turned my phone off the night before because my phone makes weird noises sometimes. Anywho, I turned my phone on that morning and not even two minutes after doing so I get a call from work. They asked if I could come in, so the nice person that I am I went in. So I worked (so did Preston) we both got off around 4 came home showered, packed and we were on our way. We got to Pueblo around 7 that night. His dad and Rose had cooked us dinner. We all just sat and visited and watched a movie.<br />
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Saturday morning Preston and I got up and got ready to go... all his dad would tell us is that we had an awesome weekend planned. I think Preston and I both had our doubts but we kept positive. Saturday the 17th we drove to Canon City and drove Skyline drive. That was pretty cool, its a small very narrow road that is on a ledge as you drive you can see all of Canon City below you. After that, Keith (Preston's dad) had informed us that we were going to the Royal Gorge Bridge! Preston and I had been talking about going there. If you don't know Preston, Preston LOVES historical, informational things so this was a huge moment for him! We arrived at the Royal Gorge. I on the other hand, was a littlIe apprehensive about this. I have this fear of heights due to my brother (thanks a lot Jere!). But I thought I was going to be ok because the wind wasn't blowing and we were taking a little train down to the bottom to see the river. That was really fun.... a little scary at first, but fun. We got to the bottom took a few pictures, watched a few kayakers then took the train back up. It was time to face my fear... THE 1,000ft bridge! I thought "Ok you can do this the wind isn't blowing and there aren't that many people" We start on the bridge I was practically walking in the middle of the bridge and Preston kept trying to pull me over to the side "because he couldn't see" I don't know what he wanted to see all that was down there were rocks and water what's the big deal?! But he slowly got me to overcome my fear he was very patient with me! That's why I love him! About half way over the bridge here came the Colorado wind! UGH really the bridge started to sway and all I wanted to do was book it off of that thing! Unfortunately, Preston had a tight grip on my hand... he must have read my mind haha. Finally we made it off the bridge! We went up this little trail where there was a little ghost town as well as a few animals. I thought the bridge was going to be the worst part of that experience... oh boy was I wrong! Keith told us that we would be taking the tram back across the gorge... ummm a big cart on a little thin string.... I DON'T THINK SO! But I did not voice my concern. We got on and went across I do have to admit it wasn't that bad... I was in the middle and I'm short so I couldn't really see but husband being so thoughtful kept inching me towards the front.<br />
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There is still more! After the Royal Gorge we hopped back into the car and drove to Manitou Springs.... I LOVE THIS PLACE! It reminds me of when I was little my parents would take us there and we would play at the penny arcade (which is no longer there :( ) It is a super neat town though very old victorian houses and very clean! We checked into our hotel there, then we went to dinner at the stagecoach inn. It was busy since it was St. Patty's day and all. We had reservations there but they kind of just shoved us into a little corner where the waiting area was. But still, the food was good! Preston and I being the old couple we are decided to call it a night after that.<br />
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When we got back to Pueblo Preston and I had planned to go back home, but after all that driving we decided to stay the night. I called my sister Amanda and she got us a hotel room. Monday, Preston and I decided to just window shop. Well I'm a girl I can't just window shop! I bought Preston some new cowboy boots! I had tried some on and he has been trying so hard to get me to wear them! So, we left and went and looked a few other places. Then we came back and guess what.... Preston bought me some extra cute cowgirl boots! I was actually really excited. Husband and I just had one more stop... COLD STONE! Preston LOVES ice cream no matter the time of the year. After that important stop, we headed home to get ready for the rest of the week! All in all I think Preston and I BOTH enjoyed this awesome weekend!<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Our first date was dinner with Preston, me and our mutual friend (awkward I know but SHE INSISTED SHE COME!) We had dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant. After that, we ALL went for a ride around the Valley. Preston showed me a lot of different parts of the Valley I didn't even know existed. After a few hours of driving around our friend got tired. Preston and I took her home. When we dropped her off we decided to drive around more. Preston is very knowledgeable about history and such. He told me many interesting things that night. I learned a lot from him. Preston dropped me off at my house, as I got outta his huge pickup I thought to myself "You blew it". I was thinking that because I kind of had a bad attitude and very shy.... yes shy. But a few days later he called and asked me out again. This continued until May of 2011. I then moved back to Sterling with my parents because things were just not working out for me in the Valley. Preston came to visit me in June. We went to go see his sister(who happens to work at a jewelry store) in Loveland. While we were there his sister's co-workers whisked me away and started showing me all this stuff and asking if they could clean my necklace. I found out this was all a cover up. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> We said goodbye to his sister and we headed to Sephora, where I wanted to just exchange an item. Preston said he wanted to just wait in the car. I didn't think anything of it. I came back to the car and we were on our way home. When we got back to sterling he said "Let's go to a park or something". I thought that was kinda weird because him and I were pretty tired. So, I lead him to one of my most favorite parks, but when we pulled up he said "There are too many people here." I thought to myself "well there are like 2 people here... somethin is up". I directed him to another park and he was anxious I could tell because he kept saying "Did you have to take the long way?" When in fact it was the quickest way there. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Preston and I got out of the car and walked up a nice little wooded path as we got to a little river Preston looked at me and said "Sorry I couldn't afford the ring." Then he got on one knee and pulled out a RING! I was pretty shocked! Come to find out while I was in Sephora Preston had called my dad and asked if he could marry me. As you all know, I said yes! </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I came home and nonchalantly held out my hand on top of a box of shoes I had bought that day. My mom's expression was PRICELESS! My dad was out of town at the time visiting his mom and dad in the Valley. They both were so happy. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> The planning started right then and there! I have some awesome sisters they are pretty creative! They helped me plan my wedding in 8 weeks! Preston and I were married on August 12th, 2010 in Sterling. We had an awesome time and I was so happy all my family could be together again!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siblings!</td></tr>
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Our yummy, pretty cake! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our yummy, pretty cake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just me and my dress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My niece Ashlyn and I (I'm putting on a necklace)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dad and brother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little sister and I </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink high heels (:</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh boy he has already started!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nieces and nephews minus brynlee and dallas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">high heels and shoes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We begin our journey (:</td></tr>
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