in the air

fall is in the air .... golden leaves, blue skies, all things pumpkin, quilts, yummy orange candies

eat mor chikin

my 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.
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.
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.

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.

So we set up camp at seven am knowing we would spend the next 24 hours in a parking lot.
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.

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 .

i feel like at some point i will look back and say who were those two crazy kids...but  i always hope this is who we are. im so thankful to have a partner in my life who comes along side me to follow every little crazy dream i have even if one of them was to camp out and be apart of a chick fil a opening :)

dream lake

I have been a little behind on blogging to say the least im ready to catch up so here goes.  A few weeks ago we headed to estes park to fish, experience fall in CO, and spend the day together. The aspens were stunning.

 

no one quite like him :) 

feast your eyes on dream lake ...  pretty dreamy

fishing, something i grew up loving, something i do not love as much in the rockies or maybe its fly fishing. I can see the fish, its crazy the water is so clear I dangle my bait in their face but they just will not bite. The view is extraordinary to say the least but I can not catch anything for the life of me. Maybe its because I do not have the long Tennessee nightcrawlers on the end of my hook instead I have a tiny fly fishing lures. Maybe its because im not sitting on the edge of a dock on norris lake dangling my feet under the light with my little brother as he helps me take the fish off the hook.
 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.

we meet this little guy on the way to dream lake

I will leave you with this thought from me !!



way up high

way 

farmers market

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
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 ;)

joyous

the ratliffs came a few weeks ago and i would have to say that could not feel less like in laws if they tried. I do not even like those two words and am not sure why the people we come to call family in our lives get those two little words placed around there name.
Well in our family there will be no in laws
Cary and Patti could not make me feel more loved and a part of the family .
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.

 Next Stop was Golden CO a town taylor loves with all his heart 

the view from lookout mountain

 

 

 

to the mama that raised my favorite guy in the World you did a great job and  I love you !! 

and you are too cute for words

you look happy and free in this picture I want it on a frame on our wall

the following day we headed to Breckenridge to show them our favorite little spot full of beauty

    nothing ends a trip better than a night in dreamy boulder on pearl street

we miss you already hope you come back to stay again soon xoxo

Buena Vista exploring on a broken 4 wheeler

These are some photos I have been meaning to post from a while back. For those of you who are keeping up with us through this avenue, we miss you a ton, I hope they give you a glimpse as to what our life has been like for the past little bit. Before I go on, Amber wanted to make sure that everyone knew that this is Taylor writing.
So what can i say, we absolutely love Buena Vista. We have been there so many times partly because of the YL camp frontier but mostly just because of how awesome it is. Its so awesome in fact, that we decided to buy Amber a four wheeler so we could explore more of it. sounds like a good idea.
Well, i learned a lot from this experience, especially how much a knife in the back it is to know that you got taken. I want to share one with you...

Life Lesson Number Uno:

Dont buy anything expensive and/or mechanical from a home where pot smoke pours out of the garage like fog rolling off the lake

I should have known, but i got too wrapped up in the excitement and the possiblities of what was to come. Seemed like a great guy, very knowledgeable and had tons of other toys. Boy did we get screwed. I like to consider myself a fairly decent mechanic. So i took it around the block a couple times and bought it. Get it home and what does it do the first time amber takes it down the street blazing? It decides to stop and pee out all of its gas through the carb...not good for those who dont know. But i fix it and we take it to Buena Vista for its first run. 15 miles into the wilderness it decides to break down and require major repairs. NO BUENO. So amber and i double back on my moto for 15 miles and take my truck all the way back there. thankfully it wasnt stolen. Without further pause here is the POS

"what could be wrong"

Broken stuff makes me so angry

we still took some time to enjoy the beautiful place we were in

So two months later we get it sold. Bad investment but great learning experience. Right now we are actually in an interview process to try and move to buena vista. it would be a dream, and in trying to decide if we would move if the positions were offered to us one verse has been speaking loudly to me lately, "Wake up O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful, then how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lords will is." Ephesians 5

So if the Lords biggest will for our life is that we would be made more like him and come to know him more, then i must ask if this decision will bring me closer to him or not. Is this wise for us to do?

We should find out soon! so stay tuned

and i just like this one