tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52524543959991734232024-03-05T00:42:46.017-07:00Wild on WestAmber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-74762199749327541662011-07-30T08:30:00.001-06:002011-07-30T08:35:51.265-06:00nothing but love for steamboati look back and am amazed by how long it has been since i have blogged. <br />
we didn't die we are very alive. this year has looked a lot different so far then our first year here. taylor has been pouring a lot of his time and energy into the start up bike shop he is managing. it has been a great experience and he is learning so much. so our adventures since april 2011 have looked a little different. <br />
on the fourth of july we escaped the city to return to one of our favorite places in co, the place that when we were dating we visited and planted the dream of living here. we got to stay in a fancy fun hotel that made me giddy by the time we got in the lobby... thank you hotwire you make anything afforadble.<br />
in less then 36 hours we ...<br />
mtn biked twice, watched fire works on the river while listening to a fun funky little band, watched a ski jump in july, sat in a slopeside hot tub, held hands, reconnectd, laughed and tried to make plans for year two in a city so far from home. we came home and moved two days later to this sweet little bungalow in wash park. did i mention taylor and i single handily moved every item on our own. challenging beyond words... but we did it. <br />
this little home is part of our new plan, our hope is that by moving toward young people, our church, and the city we will not feel as disconnected as we did where we were before so yipeee for a denver address ha. today our friend doug is moving in the basement and the tiny space will get warmer, I love having people around and look forward to more company. <br />
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for me it does not get much better than this....<br />
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we went on a sailboat all day and went to a little island Yelapa there are no roads no cars few inhabitants, it was gorgeous! we got to snorkel through caves, jump off cliffs and learn to sail. i want to relive this day a 100 more time and i still would not be bored<br />
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more fun in the sun<br />
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we also learned to surf kinda.. the water was packed so we didn't become experts<br />
we caught one together though that was amazing<br />
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i always morn a little when vacation is over, i have a hard time not wanting to go right back ! i am so beyond grateful for the wonderful break from life.<br />
we got great news before we left taylor got a management position at a new bike shop in town and is beyond fired up about it! <br />
this was taylor before mexico praise the lord he needed a baby face for the sun ! he might kill me for putting this up so look now it will be gone tomorrow ha. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">here is a peak into the last year and what we have been up to </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it has been a wild and crazy year full of life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">this year has been more challenging and more fun then we could have ever dreamed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">we didnt climb mtns and explore new places everyday </div><div style="text-align: center;">although we did do a lot of it :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">there were really hard days we questioned if this is where we were supposed to be </div><div style="text-align: center;">as i look back and reflect i see huge changes in mine and taylor's hearts </div><div style="text-align: center;">we are more grateful, more aware of the value of people and community, </div><div style="text-align: center;">defenitly more in love and aware of each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i would not change this year if i could</div><div style="text-align: center;">i now know god in a new way from walking through new challenges</div><div style="text-align: center;">and experiencing a new part of his creation. </div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks be to god that he is the author of life</div><div style="text-align: center;">and i am not in control . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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a year in the mtns sure has made me miss the coast so <br />
we are off to mexico for the next week to celebrate two years of marriage !<br />
my husband gets me .<br />
he would be fine in a tent on a mtn side me not so much . <br />
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we loaded the car down with who knows what and headed to CO springs. I really like the springs, the size and feel of it is similar to knoxville except pikes peak.<br />
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we went and shopped around in a little town outside of pikes peak called Manatou, where the north pole an amusement park lives , sadly it was closed <br />
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taylor meets big foot! kinda look a likeAmber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-10564570056106881882011-03-22T10:36:00.000-06:002011-03-22T10:36:59.423-06:00you get me<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in the last month i had to visitors that made my heart so glad. two friends who being with is so natural and easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brittany is one of the most fun people i know, she inspires me to follow my dreams like she has here<a href="http://www.britfrayphotography.com/"> http://www.britfrayphotography.com/</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">we went to lunch for hours , played at thrift stores she gets it, most people i have taken have been grossed out she was full of squeals! and then did a work out video nothing fancy or entertaining just time together that was so good for my heart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">we had a lovely breakfast at yumilious roosters crow in BV with sharon and the boy , headed to newbies an old thrift store the highest form of entertainment in BV in the winter </span></span><br />
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Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life! ~Albert Einstein<br />
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last weekend my parents flew from tennessee and my gramie flew from texas to come be together and visit us in our new life. to spend time separated from jobs, obligations, and chores.<br />
I learned a little about myself through watching each of them no matter how you embrace it or fight it you are your family. i am my family.<br />
i wash my hands a million miles a minute, love to talk on the phone, and getting a little rise out of people im close to. just like my dad<br />
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i love people, texture, being silly, decorating & shopping. just like my grams<br />
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i dream of having little girls but my grams makes me change my mind when i see how much she loves my dad<br />
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i love quality time, connecting, snuggling, drinking huge diet cokes,getting things accomplished, being warm . all my mom<br />
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it was not the most beautiful weekend ever the wind blew hard and the chill was cold. the adventures i planned were not all followed through . we headed down 16th street mall and lasted less than 30 minutes<br />
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what we did was better we spent serious quality time together in the car site seeing, on the couch watching silly movies & ate long meals with great convo.<br />
thank you all for coming it was a treat to have you and beyond fun to be together.<br />
miss them all already! <br />
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i wanna be just like her !<br />
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she told me while she was here all she ever dreamed of was to have a big family i thought ohhhh thats where i get it. <br />
im hoping and praying when we start having kids i can talk her into living with us <br />
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the professional co tour guides . not joking when i say we have had people with us more days then not since janurary. i wanted a full table :)<br />
cant wait to see brit and nathan next they will be here this week <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaQSf8HENGR2KNnYt3QgB7tT7vetqIPId1BNue-Xb5Se8SRLyvS7VejwZhBgaQro9EeT3MTYCFlEaK3IFdFMttqKKL4C-xB6s7EcgW0WkBfWe7VSoT4XHTMaDN1s25nJ6d5j-J71HzOFg/s1600/palms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaQSf8HENGR2KNnYt3QgB7tT7vetqIPId1BNue-Xb5Se8SRLyvS7VejwZhBgaQro9EeT3MTYCFlEaK3IFdFMttqKKL4C-xB6s7EcgW0WkBfWe7VSoT4XHTMaDN1s25nJ6d5j-J71HzOFg/s200/palms.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">im dreaming of this.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> the snow keeps dumping. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i shovel and shovel some more</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i make an effort to enjoy hunkering down by the fire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">going on new adventures</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">driving to mountains to snowboard after wrecking this weekend in the snow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i have enjoyed the winter but i am OVER IT !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">sharon and i will hop on a plane and fly to the bahamas in six weeks ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to escape the neg 20 degree weather to sleep in a sweet room where we can hear the waves rolling and smell the seashore. to drinking pina coladas and lather on the sunscreen. to taking fun pictures of beautiful people, im so grateful for every chance im with sharon when she shoots i learn infinitely more than hours of online tutorials and practicing alone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> im dying i can not wait for every bit of it </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">today i will be grateful though because im not guaranteed tomorrow </span><br />
<em>"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. "</em><br />
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we packed the car up with way way way too much stuff as we tend to do . my husband is an eagle scout for goodness sake he would take the whole garage if it would fit. <br />
we headed to rocky mtn national park to snowshoe... i wanted to hike to the same place we had hiked this past summer, dream lake, to see what it looked like in a different season. <br />
boy did it look different we laid on the frozen pond only months earlier we were fishing in.<br />
Where the heck do the fish go was my question? are the frozen or swimming down deep....<br />
this is the frozen dream lake<br />
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i luv this shot he keeps me entertained<br />
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i really loved snow shoeing. i had always wanted to do it but had no idea how fun it would be. you should try it in the smokies!<br />
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the night ended with a beautiful sunset and an elk sighting<br />
this place reminds me jesus is holding my hand walking by my side inviting me to journey with him i think his beauty is hard to miss in a day when you are surrounded by it . its truly a gift to be here worshiping him in his creation. to god be the glory . <br />
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not only did my friend sharon of smitten photography snap these oh so fun photos for our christmas card, i look at these pictures , and reflect and feel as if smitten describes my feeling for taylor in the last six months best. im crazy about him, in love with him, have the most most fun with him, argue with him, be myself completely with him, change with him. i guess thats how i would define marriage these days ha.<br />
i know moving to co was the very best thing for our marriage. we have learned so much in the last 9 months. we have walked through some really hard times wondering if we were foolish, selfish or blind moving here. many times we have pleaded with god for changes in our jobs, shaping of a community, time in our schedules to be together. we have had moments on top of mountains literally were we say is this our life? i love it ! I think this is exactly where God wanted us wondering, questioning, loving, living, growing .<br />
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as we have been studying Ecclesiastes in church and i have been reading Jeremiah in my time with jesus. i realize i will always be chasing the wind using an idol to fill a hole in my heart. i realize that if i had everything i wanted here and now i would not need a savior i find myself desperate for daily.<br />
i realize the sweetness of the story jesus is writing in our lives in my life when i slow down... this has been such a great place for me to do this so thank you for reading and being apart of our journey .<br />
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here is our official christmas card a little late on the blog hopefully your received it in your mailbox<br />
if not joy.. from the rockies :)<br />
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one last reason im smitten when i beg him to climb the tree and put lights up to the top , because it would not be christmas wtih out a big lit tree in front of our house he does it smiling<br />
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hope you have a great weekend ... taylor and i are off to rocky mtn national park to bike and snowshoe its our first saturday off in denver together ever cant wait Amber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-39072280795191470842011-01-12T17:39:00.000-07:002011-01-12T17:39:09.837-07:00board muchvail . beauty.<br />
my new favorite ski resort. the expanses are so wide and the town is adorable<br />
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since dec 30 hotel ratliff has been opening and serving friends and family for 15 days straight our little home and big table have been full. <br />
what a joy it was to have our friend jess bring out her new fiance luke to enjoy some fun in the snow.<br />
we skied on a day that lifties laughed at us telling us with the windchill it was below -63 degrees a little miserable to say the least but with good company you can make anything fun<br />
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ill probably spend the rest of the winter trying to imitate every move this man makes on a snow board. he is phenomenal like a gun out of a bullet, im learning to keep up a little better these days.<br />
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so jess & luke were here then spencer & melody then michael and mary alex<br />
all engaged michael actually proposed while he was here , which was great news for me i get to enjoy all the love which i cant get enough of and also practice skills with my new camera. on all the lovey dovey couples.<br />
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looks like there is a lot in store for 2011. <br />
lots of weddings. <br />
many more visitors i am ecstatic to see <br />
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including one of my heroes in life my gramie. how many gramies do you know that will jump on stage at your wedding with you and boogie down only a few weeks til she arrives<br />
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off to change the sheets for my bff amanda who will be here on friday <br />
taylor will be gone on a boys weekend so we will do all things girl for a long weekend. hoping i can talk her into snow tubing in breck <br />
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going home for a week to bake cookies, be with family, laugh with friends, carry on fun traditions, lay on the living room floor for hours, stay in the house all afternoon with those with we love was exactly what the doctor ordered.<br />
coming home to our home in colorado and our life here felt right as well.<br />
it was not to sad to leave because in the course of the first 2o days in jan our house will be filled to the brim with fun company.<br />
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i luv luv my friends we have set a goal of doing whatever we can to be together there are a few people missing at our christmas gatherings but it was a treat to bake cookies late at night, and exchange gifts over a warm bowl of soup .... i am so blessed. now if i can convince some of them to move to CO.<br />
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in all the years of this little ones life i have celebrated christmas with her and gone to her sweet little christmas play this year she was the angel that told of the good news ! i love her like she is mine and was so glad it snowed and the play was delayed so i could be there.<br />
yesterday i talked to anya on the phone she told me her new years resolution is to learn to ski ( that girl is just after my heart) .... good news my second family is coming to CO for a week in march<br />
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my mom and i bought this same shirt across the country and i walked up stairs to go shopping we both had it on .... so awesome!!<br />
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woke up christmas morning to a white christmas .... cant really remember many of these in my life<br />
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while these two snoozed taylor's brother spencer called me and told me to get the family on skype so we could talk....spencer was spending christmas with melody in Montana for christmas.... he said WAKE THEM UP NOW...<br />
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im glad i did because . great news they are engaged so excited to have another sister i always wanted a sister i got one in 2009 and i <3 big families! congrats to the newly engaged couple<br />
they stopped in denver to hang out with us, it was a treat to get to meet melody and get to know her, she will truly be a great addition to the ratliff family. she can hang in awkward funny moments when most freeze she joins in. i love her already<br />
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for a couple that got engaged a day after their first real date their love is REAL and beyond clear.... i love taking pictures of couples in love freezing an emotion that is alive is there are no words for it<br />
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im planning a second honeymoon for may... its just a must!<br />
anyone who is looking for a place to vaca should def choose st barts its amazing!<br />
it is the most awesome place to get away, there is nothing but the adventure you create.<br />
the beaches are so secluded you have to hike for thirty minutes to get there , you can swim with sea turtles just a few feet of the shore and you will be lucky to see five people total on the endless beaches, and for the most part they are french and nude ha ! <br />
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we loved this little rental ... and we saw all 8 sq miles of this sick in the head island in this !<br />
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another amazing thing about st barts is you get to fly on a six passenger plan to get the island <br />
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oh the mahogany ! private villa yes please<br />
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& on the last night we got to eat at the swanky restuarant eden rock it was too good for words !<br />
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i wish i was here now ! <br />
but in just about a week i will be home in knoxville and that is more than good enough for meAmber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-43011432342891199002010-12-09T17:33:00.000-07:002010-12-09T17:33:37.182-07:00who is my favorite?last weekend sharon, elle & bosten came to retreat to the city and civilization. to leave being locked inside because of the bitter cold in BV. Play with me, taylor works most weekends so im lonely. They were dying to visit Duffy's Cherry Cricket, a restaurant, elle and sharon were gaga over. They had seen it on man vs. food. im not sure who was more excited elle or sharon, it was so awesome they were giddy and feeding off each other every second. elle is one of the most grateful little girls i have ever encountered. over and over she would say i really love this mom... i bet dad is jealous ha. she is truly a mini sharon which makes me love her all the more!<br />
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i watch them and dream of the day i will have a little mini me to play with, dress up, hug tight and share cheesburgers with! elle played in my jewelery and all the accessories you see .... yep they came from my closet haha.<br />
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and this little one, the boy, is amazing! he has made me talk my husband into having a busload of kids. seriously taylor is crazy over this kid... who wouldnt be, He is a comedian performing every second and a lover of all!<br />
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I <3 spending time with sharon ! we were talking the other day that we have been friends for over 10 years, crazy. I can hear my grams saying time flys enjoy every second. so this weekend we enjoyed every, second every small thing. we ate monster cheese burgers, shopped, thrifted( yes i have made it a verb), fed little ones lots of candy for bribes, danced, laughed, took pictures and a rockin fun weekend.<br />
at one point elle played a game of questions she said who is mama's favorite elle, bosten and myself all raised our hands proudly :) <br />
I have a lot of amazing people in my life but sharon clark you are one of my favs ill keep you for ten more years please! sharons mini me even took our picture. <br />
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god had different plans and where we are now is right where he wants us! no extra chairs... just the two of us and empty seats.<br />
there are many nights i miss the knocks on the door, and yelling come on in!<br />
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one of my favorite adventures in co has been thrifting!!!! i have fallen head over heals in love with digging through others lightly used treasures and making them my own.<br />
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this little treasure i made my own it now sits tucked under my grandmas old oak table we painted black<br />
here was the process.....<br />
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this latest project reminds me that jesus knows my heart that some day my table will be overflowing with community again!<br />
ps. i helped on this too .... the pictures make it look like all taylor :)<br />
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a couple snap shots from the oct visit to knoxville hope these faces cont to fill our table someday<br />
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molly you are the the most genuine person i know, never change xoxo<br />
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we dont do friendship braclets we do friendship toms<br />
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you are beyond gorg... this pic of you makes me smiley can not wait for you to sit on my new bench in jan<br />
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this is just impossible to recreate<br />
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So as i was saddened over the thought of not going home to the beauty of a Tennessee Thanksgiving, i gave thanks that i had a partner by my side to celebrate the holiday with. And we celebrated !<br />
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On thursday morning we hopped in the car and drove to our friends the Clarks which was a sweet thing for me considering it was my first thanksgiving with out my family and the Clarks are the closet family we have in CO. It was a truly bitter sweet day. it was so good to hold little bosten, to swing elle in circles to sit in the kitchen with one of my best friends and peel the sugar off the ham when no one was watching.<br />
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With that our hearts were so sad. we got in the car after being inside with this community that we were so close to being apart of " were we supposed to be here?" Did we miss the wagon??<br />
For the next two hours as we drove home we talked about what it looks like to trust Jesus with your whole heart to believe he prompts our every decision our every move and is writing a story we get to live out. Im still sad over walking away from a dream town and a dream job but am expectant for what Jesus has in store for us next. Trusting God does not always look like life making sense, but we put our trust in him knowing he loves us and wants to lead us where he desires. It was not Buena Vista, It was not Frontier for now it is Denver. And our journey, our calling is to lay a foundation for our marriage that is about being intentional, slowing down and being thankful for where we are . <br />
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Friday was my 25th birthday ! wow 25 how did that happen. It was my first birthday with out friends around me, family birthday parties and being streched in all directions. it was different it was sweet it was right where i needed to be. I was surprised by taylor with the camera i have been wanting for years:) I was woken up by streamers out the door and a birthday breakfast setting.Taylor did everything he knew how to make it the perfect day and it really was !<br />
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Then last night our favorite new friends in Denver, Riley and Katie invited us to the SHREK the musical !!! I was ecstatic i luv luv luv musicals ! Shrek did not disappoint it was hilarious, and when we walked out of the play it was a winter wonderland !<br />
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not my best shot hahaha to say the least but its documenting life here !!! <br />
my favorite song in the musical said let your freak flag fly .... guess im learning to do this :)Amber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-53922255382257780732010-11-20T23:31:00.000-07:002010-11-20T23:31:16.276-07:00happeningsLots of happenings some small some big . mostly just life !<br />
Halloween.... Taylor was a banana and road his bike all out in a banana costume . It was one of those moments i knew i would laugh at for a long time to come. I chuckled all day halloween and am still chuckling as post this.<br />
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<embed allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid867.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab232%2Famberkendrick%2FMVI_1423.mp4" height="361" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" wmode="transparent"></embed>Can you imagine sitting at a traffic light and seeing a banana fly by HA.<br />
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We got a dog we fell in love and we just could not handle him! we wanted it to work so bad but it just was not meant to be. When taylor was laying on the floor every night to keep the dog happy instead of snuggling with me on the couch i drew the line. We both agreed we just werent ready and found sweet scout a home on a ranch where he could roam and play with wide open spaces and eat many more varmints.<br />
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Taylor's old friend Doug moved to Colorado and stayed at Casa de Ratliff for a week. I love having company. I miss having friends a lot! i think i talked Doug's ears off when Taylor was not around hopefully he will come back to visit :) we went on a pretty little hike on a perfect afternoon in the town of golden<br />
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We commited to getting out of the house and exploring fun things in the city . We ventured down to the free night at the art museum and ate a little diner and shared a yummy milkshake.<br />
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<a href="http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/amberkendrick/?action=view&current=IMG_1463.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/amberkendrick/IMG_1463.jpg" /></a><br />
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A fun picture i found on taylor's camera from our fishing day in estes park. actually all these pictures were on his little point and shot<br />
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Taylor had surgery on his knee last week, he has had trouble with it for as long as i have known him . The Doctor discovered he had a lot of cartlidge in the wrong place but nothing turned out to be torn. Which was great news!<br />
He is recovering wonderfully. I wanted to baby him but he would not have it . he refuses to even take the pain medcine. You can pray he will continue to recover.. he still is walking with a strong limp .<br />
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<div>I occasionally decide to flip through old pictures on my computer.<br />
<div>I came across some pictures of a fun visitor that goes by the name of PARG . we have been friends since we were 14 crazy who knew the friends i made in middle school would last a lifetime. </div><div><br />
</div><div>That the friend same friend i dressed up to go to cotton eyed joes with would help me put on my wedding dress and stand by me on my wedding day. That the same friend i babysat with through my teens would dream of having babies, being neighbors and homeschooling our kids together . That the same friend i laughed at 11 years ago can still make me pee my pants. that the friend i discovered who I was along side would help me to continue to know who I am by sharing life with me. </div><div>I have been blessed with margaret and many other dear friends im not sure what I would do with out. </div><div>As i have journeyed into this new season of life and been cut off from all my friends by thousands of miles i have to say i treasure them more than ever. I miss her, I miss my friends but i feel blessed to know they are life friends. That miles do not have the power to separate hearts </div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/amberkendrick/Marg%20VIsit/?action=view&current=0320-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/amberkendrick/Marg%20VIsit/0320-1.jpg" /></a>while parg was here we went back to frontier for the first time since highschool to visit our younglife leader and for her to experience buena vista one of the most beautiful places in the world<br />
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Maybe someday i can make a dream a reality and do this as my job... for now im gonna practice practice.<br />
here are some pictures of my favorite little girls<br />
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anyone who knows me well has probably heard me talk about these little girls.<br />
they feel like family i have known both of them since the day they were born. I often wonder if i can love my own kids as i love these. I miss them more then most anything in Knoxville<br />
meet liza she is the second of two that i love with all my <3 ! She is a free spirit! From the time she could sit up she loved to dance She looks at the world through rosey eyes, she has never meet a stranger, she loves with out fear. In October she turned four i was lucky enough to capture her little spirit<br />
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This little one has stolen my heart since the day i laid eyes on her! I have begged her mom to keep here on many occasions.<br />
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the two little pumpkins together<br />
<a href="http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/amberkendrick/?action=view&current=pumpkins.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab232/amberkendrick/pumpkins.jpg" /></a>Amber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-23365077850826835072010-11-01T15:06:00.000-06:002010-11-01T15:06:06.319-06:00in the air<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBgYa2TKW2roWzHd_u0EJ208uf6qijyeqMTmwhlJNXQNzMonNwJMLqP4G9UUpRYjmZSY7c4LBf5Nn8_ZYYfa_vuqv2mcvzXYETQmwhFC6Uo2P1AJkI933pJwzXY8_yZFn7d35B1uZiviR/s1600/yumfall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBgYa2TKW2roWzHd_u0EJ208uf6qijyeqMTmwhlJNXQNzMonNwJMLqP4G9UUpRYjmZSY7c4LBf5Nn8_ZYYfa_vuqv2mcvzXYETQmwhFC6Uo2P1AJkI933pJwzXY8_yZFn7d35B1uZiviR/s640/yumfall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>fall is in the air .... golden leaves, blue skies, all things pumpkin, quilts, yummy orange candiesAmber Ratliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839271065408024539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252454395999173423.post-21596717921868374332010-10-30T12:00:00.000-06:002010-10-30T12:00:10.232-06:00eat mor chikinmy love affair with chick-fil-a began in highschool. My good friend, christine introduced me to a restaurant her family operated. I feel in love immediatley. I would drive to chick-fil-a at six am and wait for them to open at 6:30 to grab a chiken biscuit before my seven o clock class in high school. <br />
I had heard in college that if there was a grand opening for a chick-fil-a you could get free chick-fil-a for a year if you camped out. I knew i wanted to add this to my bucket list.<br />
well this past wedensday was my lucky day i found out there was a chick-fil-a opening 30 minutes from our house so i pleaded with taylor to go with me. It did not take much pleading he loves chick-fil-a as much as i do and is always up for anything that involves his tent . we traded days with our lovely co workers packed every blanket we had and planned to arrive at chick-fil-a at five am on wed morning.<br />
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When we got there their were probably 200 people... they did a raffle. Taylor was drawn 9th out of 200 he is so lucky, he needs to start buying lottery tickets. As soon as I knew there was a raffle I knew I would not win. I am not really negative like that but just have known my luck for the last 25 years. I was not drawn but a few guys from our new church came with us. Only one of them got drawn as well, he happily handed me over his ticket...i will forever be grateful.<br />
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So we set up camp at seven am knowing we would spend the next 24 hours in a parking lot.<br />
I had no idea how much fun it would be. The people were amazing . They were friendly, coupon loving, chickfila eating, life seeking fun people.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEV3A8Md2bAfaQCVik6ONlQF_5RctMEay_MLMy6DB7YGBci30xKvrtYsgWYkNcKgPE49dn1TpHXmV9oGtKH9ygPA0nnxn8rLRmYJK6z0Q8-bkft6qCPWTWjSbsTtcu6UmACfS04_VjLcA/s1600/IMG_8446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEV3A8Md2bAfaQCVik6ONlQF_5RctMEay_MLMy6DB7YGBci30xKvrtYsgWYkNcKgPE49dn1TpHXmV9oGtKH9ygPA0nnxn8rLRmYJK6z0Q8-bkft6qCPWTWjSbsTtcu6UmACfS04_VjLcA/s640/IMG_8446.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>so did i mention it was 28 degrees that wed morning brrrrrrrr.... it warmed up when the sun came out but not to much. so we played trouble, uno, connect four and ate chick-fil -a three meals in a row YUM .<br />
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no one quite like him :) <br />
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feast your eyes on dream lake ... pretty dreamy<br />
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Instead its was a new experience that my love happens to love so im always on board for trying something new. might not be the next fly fishing pro but i will keep on trying just to swing the monster cool pole and hang out with the one that makes my heart complete.<br />
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I love the farmers market I think we had one at home ... not really sure all i know is with a slower life and time to wander I have fallen in love with the farmers market <br />
The veggies are as yummy as they come and the company seems to be the worlds most laid back people, you may find me here on Wed afternoons sniffing in the smells and rubbing shoulders with the locals... i like to buy a big fresh squeezed lemonade and weave through the crowds as if I am on a mission to find the best tomato in the place little secret i hate tomatoes ;)<br />
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Well in our family there will be no <strike>in laws</strike> <br />
Cary and Patti could not make me feel more loved and a part of the family . <br />
They were up for whatever when they hopped off the plane which was great considering Taylor had a lot of things planned for them to see the great state of CO. We started down town and explored everything there was to see I think everyone's feet were tired when we found the truck a few hours later. Then we were on to Red Rocks no matter how many times i see this place it amazes me.<br />
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