a summer hike

One of the perks to living in Colorado is that we can go hiking... a lot! (it works out since it's not 104 degrees here and we're about 1 to 1.5 hours from beautiful mountains!) Yesterday Matt had a day off and we had planned on hiking a fourteener, Mt. Beirstadt, but the road was closed so we defaulted to the beautiful hike where we got engaged 2 years ago.

It was not my best hike ever. I think I had some weird altitude issues because I had a horrible headache and was lightheaded and really tired the whole time. :( Tried to distract myself by taking pics of the gorgeous scenery.... it was still fun, though, and Jake and I took a long break at the top while Matt did some exploring.

taking time out for a refreshing swim :)

this is the meadow where we got engaged! The small tree on the left has actually grown quite a bit in two years. :)

...woke up this morning, Texas on my mind...

SO MUCH has happened since I last blogged!

1. My beautiful sister, Sarah, got engaged to my favorite brother-in-law-to-be, Luke Abraham!!!

2. Matt graduated from medical school and is officially a physician. So proud of him.

3. We ate our last meal with our beloved Langston's at Gloria's. Man, we will miss that place and the company we shared it with. Good times.


4. We moved from the wonderful Sycamore Tree Apartments in Dallas to a cute little house in Denver, Colorado.


5. Jake ate my iphone case.

6. We spent several lovely days in Vail before residency started.


7. We set up our house and are officially moved in. :) please, please come visit!!


8. Jake ate a new floor mat.


9. Christine interviewed for several PA positions in Denver... and is currently waiting to hear....


10. Jake ate Matt's glasses.


11. Dr. Whinery started his 1st year of residency with an ER rotation at the local county hospital.


12. Jake ate approximately 76 socks.

13. Christine tried to figure out what to do with all her spare time as a stay-at-home-wife (at least until she gets a job.) Faves so far are helping Sarah plan her wedding, walking the dog, playing frisbee with the dog, cooking for my hubby, reading, making my blog look pretty... :)

14. Jake ate my fave pediatrics textbook. :(

15. Dr. Whinery has become an expert at sewing up lacerations, most of which were the result of drunk cycling accidents. (yes, we live in colorado now)

16. Jake and Christine started obedience school.


17. We miss our friends in Dallas!!! We are so blessed by your friendship and hope y'all are doing great. :)


18. Meghan came to visit!!! SO good to see her!!!


19. Jake ate my new credit card that came in the mail today. So much for 2% cash back.

This is why I don't blog anymore....

...but I do intend to start up again once we're settled in Denver. Only 2 weeks 'til the big move!

Jake

So, this is probably old news to most of you, but I needed something to get me to blog again. I've been blogless since before Christmas... it's sad. But it's probably mostly due to the subject of this post. :) Matt gave me a puppy for Christmas!!!! His name is Jake (or Mr. Jakerson as we like to call him) and he's a Golden Retriever. He's soooo cute and soooo fun, and is a big bundle of energy! His major accomplishments thus far include: sitting, coming, eating, drinking, and doing number 1 & number 2 MOSTLY outside!! Yay! He LOVES to play with his toys and with us. Always wants to be with us. And he has recently discovered his ability to bark. (our neighbors already know this...) Here are some pictures of his rapid growth since we got him. He is now almost 13 weeks old!