Yikes. I am just awful at this. Like I said, work has proved to decrease my desire to blog 100 fold. But Robert is camping tonight and I'm sitting all alone in our apartment, so I am making myself do it. And also uploading pictures to facebook. Here is what has been going on!

Katie came!

This was the awesome hike we went on.

Robert told us to climb on the sign... I guess Katie thought she could?

Then more work. BORING. But getting better! I actually have responsibility and make mistakes and stuff. But it was a good, short week because....

WE WENT TO TELLURIDE!!!!! And my whole family was there. Which was awesome. Here are some of the things we did.

Indeed. We drove on this rode. The picture really doesn't do justice how steep that drop off is. I might have hyperventilated slightly as we went over this pass. Ophir's Pass to be exact. But boy was it beautiful.

Then we picnicked it James Feagin style. Complete with grilled lamb chops and wine. Top five best meals of my life.

Then we went on a beautiful hike to a waterfall! (See above and below). It was great!

Ok so I had to post this picture. If you haven't heard about my traumatic mountain biking experience with Robert last year it might not make much sense. But anyways... Robert, Drew, and Becca decided to go mountain biking. Even though I hate it, I really wanted to go to be with everyone. But Robert gave me a firm no after recalling my near death experience.

Needless to say I was probably a little too happy to see Becca struggling (aka walking her bike) down the mountain. Her and Drew turned their bikes in after one run. And Drew ended up having to go to the hospital because he flipped over his bike and landed on his shoulder.

All in all- I didn't miss out.

So there it is. Our past two weeks in a nut shell. Really- I will try to get better at this.

Loooove you

Workin' Wests

Life in the West home is good! Robert started his first day of work and he really likes it! Its just so great that this opportunity came up- it was literally exactly what he was looking for. A part-time job that paid well and he could learn how to roast coffee. At first I thought he was being too high maintenance, but the Lord provides!

This weekend my parents came in town! It was so much fun- we ate, ate, and ate. Sushi, pizza, turkey legs, bratwurst, steak, and wine... yummmm. Robert and I are not eating this week. Yeah right. I'm making macaroni right now. But we really did have such an awesome time- it was so great seeing them. My mom bought me flowers to plant so now our porch is super cute! Pictures coming soon- its a yucky rainy day today and got too dark to get any good ones.

Love you all so much! I will try to post more regularly- work has proved to tire me out much more than expected!

First Day of Work!

So I know it's been forever. And I'm so sorry- but life at the West household has been crazy! First Becca and Britt came to visit. Then Robert and I basically spent the next week and a half in Breckenridge with Aunt Bev, Uncle Coy, Aunt Carri, Tommy, and Ellie. It was awesome. We were totally spoiled. We hiked, fished, played tennis (Aunt Bev totally smoked Robert, which was awesome to watch), played Rumikub (best game ever), and ate so much food. Robert and I are so blessed to have such hospitable family. They totally let us crash their vacation. Here are a few pictures from the hike Robert and I went on!

Yeah we totally climbed that waterfall...

And then there was the first day of work... which was, well... long. But I am really excited for the next couple of weeks. I am working with an awesome group of people who are all really encouraging and want to help me learn.

Robert even made me breakfast on the "You are Special" plate. I love him.

Here is my first day of work outfit...

Mom and Dad are coming on Thursday!! CAN'T WAIT!

Love y'all!

VisitorsA

I cannot even tell you how good it is to see familiar faces.

And to go on awesome hikes with them.

And conquer mountains.

I hope this weekend never ends.

Symphony on the Rocks!

So I found this thing called Symphony on the Rocks online... it was free so obviously we were all over that. The Colorado Symphony Orchestra was playing at Red Rocks Amphitheater... hence Symphony on the Rocks. We were excited to go (ok I was way more excited than Robert), but it turned out to be so much greater than we expected!

This was driving up to Red Rocks... So beautiful!

Here we are waiting for the concert to start!

This is Red Rocks! They literally carved seats out of the rocks.

Here is the orchestra playing!

Awesome night... we had a great time! And even better- Robert got an interview today with a roastary company! (The ones who roast the coffee beans) We are so excited... such a blessing. The Lord has provided for us in so many ways- we really can't believe it! Plus we found Champion Bloodline AKC English Mastiff puppies for $350- we are hoping to snag one. And hey- don't look up English Mastiffs and freak out because they are huge and won't fit in our apartment.

1. It will fit.

2. They are great apartment dogs- we have done an excessive amount of research.

3. We want a big dog.

In conclusion, we really hope we get one.

Love y'all!

The Fourth

We had a wonderful first Fourth of July as a married couple! Woke up, went to church, came home and had lunch, then a crazy hail storm hit. We're talking golf ball sized hail people. At first, we were a little nervous about the cars, but no worries- they are fine!

Then we had planned with some friends to go up to Green Mountain, which looks over the entire city of Denver to watch the fire works! It was going to be oh so beautiful and fun! But of course, it started pouring, which was a bummer. But then we went to our friend's friend's house (does that make sense?). They were really nice and we could see a really good firework show from their backyard! We played darts and hung out and made more friends! YAY!

Tonight we are going to Symphony on the Rocks, which is a free concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater. It is supposed to be beautiful! I will take pictures and post them tomorrow!

On another note- only two days until Bec and Britt get here! Wednesday come sooner!

Camping Trip

So Robert and I went camping for our first time last night. There were definitely highs and lows of the trip.

Lows:

You had to drive 6 miles on a dirt/gravel road to get there.

There was NO running water so the bathrooms were sick.

No firewood for sale at the campsite.

It rained 80% of the time- including the entire night.

I had to pee in the middle of the night- shamelessly I did so 2 feet away from our tent praying no one could see me. I was not about to walk to the bathroom/woods in the dark.

Highs:

First we went to Boulder and met up with my old roommate Kim and her husband Chase. It was so great to see them! And we had really good food/coffee/beer. (Note: this is pre-camping)

It was sunny while we ate dinner.

We got to go on a hike.

Our tent was awesome. (Thanks Becca and Drew!)

A nice camping neighbor let us have some of his firewood after watching us try to start a fire with some sticks for half an hour. We looked pathetic but it turned out great!

Overall, fun trip. We will definitely be more prepared next time :)