Amy's Fish Bowl: January 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012

Totally Tubular!

my snow angel

An Ice castle

Vail

outdoor fireplace with Wordsworth's Eagle Poem Engraved

Maybe next time...

Minturn, CO

It Snowed 10 inches the last night...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Since Monday, Kris and I have been in Eagle Vail Colorado to celebrate our 15 year anniversary. Mrs. Tibbals, a sweet Christian in our congregation, has a home here. She graciously invited us to stay here as a gift for our anniversary. It is snowy and beautiful. We have skied these first two days and we are off to find another adventure today. It is a blessing to spend time with my best friend. I almost ordered chicken nuggets at our last meal out of habit.
I am thankful for Mrs. Tommye and Mr. Jerry, Cha Cha and Big Bird, and Aunt Gina for helping and loving on Rook and Molly this week. A true gift and blessing to know that our kids are being cared for. I also borrowed clothes from Kellye and Toni, without these I would be a human popsicle at 11 degrees on the top of the mountain, my Scotchguarded jeans wouldn't have cut it!

"You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength." Psalm 65:6

First view of the mountains from the plane...

Eagle Vail has a tiny, one runway airport...Kris called it the Vail Airport, haircare, and tire center..

Part of the Airport Security...He even had a security vest

Our Rental car...the Yaris...It is hard to believe we are driving around in this stuff, when in Texas everything would be closed in this weather...The real adventure!

Vail, Colorado

There are 12 Polar bear Ice Sculptures all throughout the Village...

View From Our Porch...

This is what Mrs. Tibbals house looks like...We are on the bottom floor. Two bedrooms, two baths...And Clue the game!

A lot of the trees have Christmas lights all year!

There are outdoor, gas powered fire pits all throughout the pedestrian friendly village of Vail

Made me laugh...Sign in the girls bathroom

You can't drive into Vail, you have to park (for $25), then walk, it looks like a Austrian ski village...

My Ski Cat Daddy riding in the gondola to the top of the mountain to ski.

I found a fire place and hot cocoa, to warm up while I checked in on the kiddos.. Hat hair!

Our favorite ski place, Ski Cooper, no parking fees, you can ski right to your car, there are 2 lifts. I met an 86 year old man named George that was skiing! Awesome ! It cost a lot less to ski here and was easier for me, who hasn't skied in 12 years!
Ski Cooper is a 20 mile, winding through mountains drive, from where we are staying! Beautiful!

My favorite run! Molly Mayfield...Ski Cooper was a training ground for ski troopers in the 10th Mountain Division, during WWII. They served in the mountains in Italy and were key in securing Northern Italy and stopping the advancement of the war. There were 992 men that died while serving in the mountains in Italy. Ski Cooper was home to Fort Hale. These guys were tough overcoming a lot of elements and scary terrain to defend our country.

My Ski Cat Daddy!

Ski Cooper

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Here's the Church, Here's the Steeple...

Islington's memorial to Queen Victoria

These are some pics I found that I didn't post from Islington, London, England. They are of a church up the street from where we stayed at the Highbury Centre. I am thinking and praying for them today. Many of the churches are so low in membership and funds that they have to rent out their building to cover costs. Their clergy have to be bi vocational in a lot of cases. " I truly believe I will live to see the Lord's goodness." Psalm 27:13 I'm praying for all churches to be bold on their faith and witness in the communities where they are. I pray that God will make Himself known in the hearts of the people in Islington.