Thursday, October 1, 2009

Our weekend away!

Each September Nate and I take a weekend away together. It started about 4 years ago and we have kept it up each year. We love this time of year, the Aspen trees are changing and it is just beautiful in the mountains! This year we were excited that Nate's parents could stay with the girls while we went away (more on post below!).
Our plan this year was to do another 14er and then have a day to just rest and relax together. As we were watching the weather for the weekend we were going, we saw that there was a big cold front coming in and our climbing day was looking like one of the worst days. So we ended up leaving a day early. The hike was great, very different from Mt. Elbert last year, but still great and we made it to the summit around 10:30am, just before the storm came in. It was truly another great experience together.
We hiked on Sunday and then had until Tuesday to just relax and rest...and did we ever rest!! I don't remember the last time we have slept as much as we did. It was truly a great weekend and I am so thankful for these cherished times together with Nate.
Thanks babe, for making these weekends a priority and a treasure!

2 comments:

Lisa said...

Wow Katie! Awesome pics! Looks like you guys had a fabulous time together! We just drove home from Lake Powell on Monday and the views were amazing! (But, we were wanting to get home - so we didn't stop for any pics - so I'm thoroughly enjoying everybody else's mountain pics right now!) :)

Anonymous said...

oh my... what a wonderful way to share such a beautiful experience. I honestly had tears in my eyes most the time together with an ocassional quiver at the beauty pared with an amazing song. I am just so happy that you and Nate have each other. I am reminded of the happiness I felt for you on your wedding day. I can't believe it's been a year already since your last hike! How much changes in a year.

Thank you so much for sharing.
Tura