our new home!

our little neighborhood- next to university of denver's campus.

our home!

front yard- with an amazing tree.

living room.

old thrift store coffee table- refinished by todd!

my favorite place in the house- the sewing area.

dining room.

fun built-in.

old-school peep-hole!

a crank phone used to go here!  our house is super old, but we love the character.

kitchen...tons of windows in the house.  i love it!

more kitchen.

more kitchen.

our tiny little bathroom!

spare room.

more spare room.

can you tell todd works at REI?!

our bedroom.

back yard!

soon to be garden area...it needs a lot of work though!

last but not least-- todd's man shed!  (he LOVES it in here.)

clear creak canyon, colorado.

Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.

Our project...3 pitches to the top...around 250 feet.

i am up first.

todd belaying me.

almost to the 1st pitch.

made it!

todd now belaying while he is hanging from the side of a mountain.

now i am hanging from a mountain and belaying people up.  slightly uncomfortable.

2nd pitch.

almost to the top.  all of us just hanging from the bolts.

todd finishing up the last bit of the climb.  (and the hardest.)

after we reached the top, we all had to rappel ourselves down.

view from the top.

work trip.

The talc mine in Yellowstone, Montana.

I rode in that thing!

I really liked Montana.  This is part of Yellowstone.

The borax mine in the Mojave Desert.  (California)

More of the mine.

Driving through the Mojave.  It was wonderful.

On the way to Longbeach, California.

My hotel!

Longbeach, California.

One of the many piers off the ocean.

It was an enjoyable trip!