Snowboarding... not real

February 7th - 9th

This weekend we were headed to Wintergreen to go snowboarding with Ben, Shelby and some of there friends. The day we left for Wintergreen, Jed had an accident at work and busted up his big toe.

Heading down to the Training Room

But we weren't going to miss the trip so Friday night we made it to our house in the woods. So Friday night once we all got there, we headed to The Edge for dinner and to watch some of the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.

The view from our back porch

Saturday morning was pretty relaxing. We slept in a little, all had breakfast and then people started to head out to the slopes. Shelby, Jed and I just roamed around the lodge and the slopes people watching, check out the few shops and getting ready for our evening adventure, the Plunge.

The Plunge in the day light

As everyone was get back from snow board we realized we had another friend staying with us.

Before heading out for our evening adventures, some took a quick nap while others were busy making everyone dinner. (Thank you Tiffany, it was great!) After dinner, we all headed out to go tubing and had a fantastic time racing and being kids. It was great.

Sunday morning came pretty quick and before we knew it, we were packed back up and heading out. We all made one last stop at Cracker Barrel for breakfast before we all headed in different directions.

And, of course, you know Jed and I can't get home that early on a Sunday so we headed up to Culpeper to spend some time with Jeff & Becca and their family.

We were so glad we were able to make the trip to go see them and catch up with them before they head overseas for a few years.
Can't wait to go visit them in their new home sometime soon.

I put a deposit down on a dog

February 1-3rd

This weekend we took off to Lynchburg to go skiing with Joe & Lisa. Lisa had a great idea in December and we purchased a groupon to the Liberty Mountain Snowflex. It included ski's (or snowboards) & a lesson. Which is great since some of us have never skied and others it had been a really, really long time.

We set off Friday night and made a pit stop in Roanoke. We found a super fun BBQ place in downtown Roanoke called Blues BBQ Co. It started as a food truck in Frederick, MD and some how found Roanoke, VA. It was a tiny little place but the food and drinks were great. It was the perfect way to start the weekend.

We ended up getting into Lynchburg pretty late so we headed straight to the hotel to just relax, catch up and laugh. We had a great time.

Saturday morning, Joe and Lisa were up early and we met them down at breakfast. It was freezing outside, a perfect(?) day for skiing, cold and windy. We knew it was going to be cold but 19 degrees was feeling a little bit much.

While at breakfast, Lisa had learned that an animal shelter that they were looking to check out dogs on Sunday was going to be closing for good after Saturday. There were these 2 dogs that they wanted to check out and when she was tell us about them and then showing us there pictures, we knew we had to go. (Besides, it was 19 DEGREES outside!!)

So off we went to Giles County Animal Shelter. Let me tell you.... the drive to this shelter was one I will always remember. It was out there, down dirt "roads" and "roads" that didn't have names. It was just so funny! After a while I was being to thing our GPS was playing a joke on us and then we saw the sign. We were so excited and couldn't help but laugh at the adventure that we were on.

Lisa's sister and the kids all met us out there after a little while. They checked out two dogs, Kilo and S.P.P. (Small Playful Pup)/C.K. (Chicken Killer). They were both great dogs but in the end, Kilo felt like the better fit for there family.

It was such a great time and an honor to be able to be a part of that. We can make memories skiing any time, but to be invited to be a part (and put down the deposit) for a new member of someones family is definitely something I will cherish. Thank you, Joe and Lisa for letting us be a part of that.

We finished the weekend meeting up with a friend in Roanoke for dinner and spending the rest of the evening playing games and hanging out by the fire with Joe and Lisa. What a great time!