Ojo Caliente

Nikki and I drove down to New Mexico this past weekend to spend Memorial Day relaxing in hot springs. We really liked the resort. It was quaint and very enjoyable. Our time was spent between soaking in the hot springs, getting massages, reading by the fireplace and eating at their restaurant. They have 4 different kinds of hot springs: iron, arsenic, soda, and lithium. Unfortunately, since it was a holiday weekend, the pools were a little more populated than we would've liked.

On Sunday evening, we both got massages that we really liked and rented a private pool for afterwards. The private pool was great. The arsenic mineral water was nice and toasty and they have a wood-fired kiva fireplace out there. Unfortunately, about 10 minutes into our 50-minute time, lightning and thunder descended upon us and we had to leave the pool (and get refunded). That was a bummer because we were really enjoying the private pool. No worries though. We headed back to our cottage and started up our own fire.

The restaurant on-site was really nice, too. I got mexican food for each meal and they didn't disappoint, living up to New Mexico's reputation for serving good and spicy mexican food. I think the green chilies were a bit much for Nikki at times, but she really liked the meals she got, too. Her french toast on Monday morning was super rica!

Here's a shot of the back of our cottage

i see london, i see france...

Matt and I took an amazing trip to Europe this summer. Our three week adventure took us to London, England; Munich, Germany; Interlaken, Switzerland; Paris, France; and Barcelona and Madrid, Spain. We have wanted to travel to Europe for a long time now, but what a lot of work it is! I can say though, that it was all worth it. Believe me, we were pretty worn out by the time we got back to the states, but we wouldn't trade our experience for anything. We had such a wonderful time and we were exposed to so many beautiful things - it was great! Okay, so there is so much that we want to share, but I warn you we got a bit lengthy! So if you have some time read on, and if not, skip to the end and check out our pictures.

A Rocky Mountain Hi

Hi Everyone!  Well, as I'm sure you all know we made it to Denver safe and sound.  Our drive out here went well - nothing too exciting to report.  We opted not to stop and see the world's largest ball of twine, but we did catch a glimpse of the world's largest easel.  Fun times! :)





Once we arrived in Denver things got a little crazy.  We had made arrangements to see the home we were going to be renting on the Friday we got into Denver.  Driving through the neighborhood leading up to our house did not give us a lot of hope for what we were about to see.  Unfortunately, our concerns were warranted.  The neighborhood was a little scary looking.  The house was older, kind of dingy, and it ended up being smaller and just not as nice as we had expected.  Walking out from our tour, we were pretty doubtful that this was a place we would want to call home, but I think what sealed the deal for us was a comment made by the women who owns the home.  She said, and I quote, "The neighborhood may look kind of sketchy, but it's not actually sketchy.  There's no gang-bang violence or anything."  That did it for us.  While we were glad there was no "gang-bang violence" going on, the mere mention of it told us this place just wasn't for us.




Bright and early Saturday morning we began our search for our new home.  A friend of ours, Kat (Brian Grimes' girlfriend), recommended an area called Stapleton.  The area used to be the location of the Stapleton International Airport (fun fact: the movie "Airport" was filmed there).  It is an up and coming neighborhood being built with a focus on sustainability.  They have recycled parts of the old airport by using them in the construction of the new neighborhood.  The community hosts a grocery store, gas station, skate park, schools, playgrounds, and several restaurants - all within walking distance.  A 10 minute drive gets us to several of our friends, downtown, a Super Target, and a mall.  We like our apartment.  It is no Buggyworks Loft, but we are truly happy and settling into our new home.




Love and Hugs,
m&n




p.s. Pictures on Flickr

What happens in Vegas...

Okay, nothing like that happened, but we had a lot of fun anyway!  We went to celebrate Nikki's 2*th birthday and the main attraction was the Cirque de Soleil show, "Love".  The show was really cool and set to the Beatles music.  It seemed to be a mix between a play and a circus.  I wish we could've used our camera in there, but we did get some good pics of Vegas.  Check 'em out!

Photos from Phoenix trip

Nikki and I just got back from Phoenix a couple of weeks ago and I put the pictures up on Flickr.  You can see them here.  These pictures are of us hiking Camelback Mountain, which was a lot of fun.