i don't normally like to gush over how great my husband is on my blog, but i think this will be an exception. :)
yesterday was our one year wedding anniversary. since we really only have weekends to do house stuff, i was all ready to spend the weekend painting our master bedroom and bathroom, and finish straightening up. and being that i'm jobless and we've been spending way too much money with this move, i really wasn't planning on anything big. well, W had other plans. instead of slaving away this weekend, he planned a little getaway to the rockies. bachelor gulch and vail to be exact!
we took off after lunch on saturday and made our way to the ritz-carlton, bachelor gulch. the resort is beautiful! well, except for the huge dear head in the lounge area and the scary looking fish (with TEETH) in the library... the gondola is just steps from the hotel rooms! it's too bad it wasn't snowing quite just yet. and the aspen trees had already lost their leaves (they're the ones that turn a beautiful golden yellow color in the fall, colorado is covered with them). so the surroundings weren't at their peak, but it was beautiful none the less.
for dinner we went to dinner at mirabelle, and it was sooooo delicious!! we had the lobster bisque (soooo good), W had the tenderloin and i had the lamb (one of master chef daniel joly's specialties), and for dessert, their famous creme brulee (sooooo rich and creamy!). if you're ever in the area, i highly recommend having dinner there. and the big plus, the restaurants in the area are having price wars, so we got our entrees for half off! an amazing deal! W's coworkers had gotten us a 96 dom perignon for a wedding gift, so after dinner, we sipped on some dom p with the godiva chocolate truffles i had bought earlier that day. mmm...delicious! but i drank carefully, remembering the last time i had chocolate and champagne...not pretty. :) and plus, we were about 7000 ft above sea level, and alcohol affects you much faster than at sea level!
sunday morning, W made me wake up at 6am!! he said he had plans for breakfast, and that we needed to leave by 7am, so we could go on a drive and do some sight seeing. well, after driving on some unpaved roads, through an extremely unhabited area of eagle, we came up to a group of people, and a big giant basket... we were going on a hot air balloon ride!! it was really cold, about 35-40 degrees, but being up in the air, it didn't feel cold at all. it's the strangest feeling of floating, and the take off is so smooth, it's just the wildest thing. and once you're up, you don't feel like you're that high up. i can't really describe it, it's just something you have to experience yourself to understand. we got amazing sunrise views of the eagle valley areas, and it was soooo incredible. what a way to see the rockies! and what a way to celebrate our first anniversary!
after the hot air balloon ride, we drove up to the vail cascade resort and spa where we got much needed massages at the aria spa. all their spa services were 40% off!! so we got another amazing deal! seriously, if you want to experience the vail valley and beaver creek areas, go in the fall when everything is on sale! vail was nothing like i imagined. i pictured a cute little area with shops and restaurants lining the streets, but instead, there were just endless condos and resorts. i'm sure it's much more bustling with ppl and activity in the winter, but i guess i was just expecting more. but i got a great massage, and that's all that mattered!
i still can't believe a whole entire year has gone by already. it's been a truly wonderful year, and i'm so lucky to be married to such a great man. okay, no more mushy stuff. here are a few pictures. :)
yesterday was our one year wedding anniversary. since we really only have weekends to do house stuff, i was all ready to spend the weekend painting our master bedroom and bathroom, and finish straightening up. and being that i'm jobless and we've been spending way too much money with this move, i really wasn't planning on anything big. well, W had other plans. instead of slaving away this weekend, he planned a little getaway to the rockies. bachelor gulch and vail to be exact!
we took off after lunch on saturday and made our way to the ritz-carlton, bachelor gulch. the resort is beautiful! well, except for the huge dear head in the lounge area and the scary looking fish (with TEETH) in the library... the gondola is just steps from the hotel rooms! it's too bad it wasn't snowing quite just yet. and the aspen trees had already lost their leaves (they're the ones that turn a beautiful golden yellow color in the fall, colorado is covered with them). so the surroundings weren't at their peak, but it was beautiful none the less.
for dinner we went to dinner at mirabelle, and it was sooooo delicious!! we had the lobster bisque (soooo good), W had the tenderloin and i had the lamb (one of master chef daniel joly's specialties), and for dessert, their famous creme brulee (sooooo rich and creamy!). if you're ever in the area, i highly recommend having dinner there. and the big plus, the restaurants in the area are having price wars, so we got our entrees for half off! an amazing deal! W's coworkers had gotten us a 96 dom perignon for a wedding gift, so after dinner, we sipped on some dom p with the godiva chocolate truffles i had bought earlier that day. mmm...delicious! but i drank carefully, remembering the last time i had chocolate and champagne...not pretty. :) and plus, we were about 7000 ft above sea level, and alcohol affects you much faster than at sea level!
sunday morning, W made me wake up at 6am!! he said he had plans for breakfast, and that we needed to leave by 7am, so we could go on a drive and do some sight seeing. well, after driving on some unpaved roads, through an extremely unhabited area of eagle, we came up to a group of people, and a big giant basket... we were going on a hot air balloon ride!! it was really cold, about 35-40 degrees, but being up in the air, it didn't feel cold at all. it's the strangest feeling of floating, and the take off is so smooth, it's just the wildest thing. and once you're up, you don't feel like you're that high up. i can't really describe it, it's just something you have to experience yourself to understand. we got amazing sunrise views of the eagle valley areas, and it was soooo incredible. what a way to see the rockies! and what a way to celebrate our first anniversary!
after the hot air balloon ride, we drove up to the vail cascade resort and spa where we got much needed massages at the aria spa. all their spa services were 40% off!! so we got another amazing deal! seriously, if you want to experience the vail valley and beaver creek areas, go in the fall when everything is on sale! vail was nothing like i imagined. i pictured a cute little area with shops and restaurants lining the streets, but instead, there were just endless condos and resorts. i'm sure it's much more bustling with ppl and activity in the winter, but i guess i was just expecting more. but i got a great massage, and that's all that mattered!
i still can't believe a whole entire year has gone by already. it's been a truly wonderful year, and i'm so lucky to be married to such a great man. okay, no more mushy stuff. here are a few pictures. :)
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