Archive for the ‘Travels’ Category

mommy-to-be

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

The secret’s out: I’m becoming a real live auntie! We made the trip to upstate NY 2 weeks ago (thus the lag in blogging!) to see the belly…and join in a baby shower. The happy mommy is my sister Rahab. It was so cool to see her sporting a belly! The queen mother opens her […]



a wild, green christmas

Posted on December 27th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on a wild, green christmas

We’ve headed south to spend some time with David’s family in New Mexico. Coming from Colorado, the drive is so nice and short. For once, we didn’t arrive at 5am sporting baggy black circles under our eyes! We got here early afternoon, bright-eyed and bushy tailed. Very nice, indeed. We brought along a few handmade gifts: […]

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the road to colorado springs

Posted on December 17th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

We headed south along the mountains for a day trip to Colorado Springs. The mountains form a steady range all the way. They are really breath-takingly beautiful. Little yellow airplanes flying through the mountains. See the paragliders? To me that looks incredibly fun. Paragliders coming in for a landing…wheeeeeee! And then, boom. The mountains themselves […]



mountain dreamland

Posted on August 16th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Yeah, I know…I’m really dragging this mountain thing out. I just can’t help it. I’m still stuck somewhere in the mountains of Colorado. C’mon, let’s go there…just for a minute. Take in the view, and let it take your breath away. Feel the cool mountain breeze on your face, smell the sweet mountain air. Pick a […]



home is where the lion is

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

As we were leaving Durango, we realized Mr. Lion was missing. We searched the hotel room and cafeteria, the local grocery store and everywhere else we could think of. Finally we headed out of town, sad and lionless. Zia and I prayed together that Mr. Lion would somehow be brought back to us. She didn’t […]