Arlington Million Day!

Ahhh, finally...my favorite day! The 26th running of the Arlington Million! It looks like a beautiful day on the track.


Greg, Brad, and Kelly head to the box.


Jason had a good day ahead of him.


That's the ESPN crew broadcasting live on ESPN!


The post parade.


The gangs all here (except for Lindsay, who was proudly marching in the Women's 3-day march for breast cancer!).



In the end, the Million winner was Spirit One from France, but we all had a great day!

NASCAR at Chicago Motorspeedway!

Another hot summer day meant only one thing this time of year...Nascar!


We got to see Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth. Curt even asked Clint a good question!


Then we got to hit the pits and the garage for a special tour! That's Katie in Tony Stewart's pit box!


Near the garage area, Curt kept pointing people out. He even got the Speed Channel girl's autograph! Like a kid in a candy store! If only he had worn his Speed Channel hat:)


Greg next to Greg Biffle's car!

One Year Later - Last Day in Beaver Creek

Another beautiful day for a hike.






In the end, we were tired.


But with some cold Mothership Wit and an orange, we were just fine.



Happy anniversary my love!

One Year Later - Beaver Creek

One year later!



Another beautiful day in the mountains!



We did a lot of hiking...through Aspen groves




Through bear country

If you look closely, you can almost see a smile on her face:)



Bear country?!!!!


It must have been a long winter for her too!

One Year Later - Maroon Bells

We spent the next day hiking around Maroon Bells. Words don't do it justice...enjoy.








It was busy around Aspen, they were setting up for the Food and Wine show, just as we were leaving.



Off we go!

One Year Later - Aspen

After sipping great beer, great coffee, and remembering the good days of Ft. Collins, it was time to move on. Better things awaited us in the Rockies! First stop on our way up...Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park.



Unfortunately, due to the heavy snowfall they had all winter, we couldn't make it up through the pass, so we head to head back through the foothills, past the old Argo Mine...

...up to Independence Pass!

And it was way up!



We needed a quick breather after that one!


Finally in Aspen, we ate a fabulous meal, put on our slippers, and hit the hay.

Ain't life grand?

One Year Later - Ft. Collins

A year can pass incredibly fast, and we were very excited to head back to Colorado for our one year anniversary. We wanted to revisit the mountains and enjoy ourselves without all the excitement surrounding our wedding. It was all we could have asked for and more (with a bear or two thrown in for good measure!).

First, we headed to Ft. Collins, home of Colorado State University! As a CSU alumni, I was very happy and proud to show Katie around. Our first stop was the Union.


As I was showing Katie around the campus, there was road racing going on in the oval!


Then we sat down at Coopersmiths in Old Town for a beer, some food, and live music.



Although it was too late for the tour, we made one last stop...