being stuck in aspen isnt so bad

mike and i just got back from a trip to aspen colorado with his parents. the original plan was to stay there from wednesday to monday and then head over to disneyland for a couple days. well needless to say…that wasnt the same plan the weather had. after sitting at the airport on monday for 5 very long…very boring…hours, we were finally told the flight was cancelled and we could either reschedule our flight for another day or drive to another “nearby” airport…the closest one being 2 hours away in grand junction. well as you can imagine, after 5 hours in the airport the last thing we wanted to do was drive! so…we nixed the trip to california and decided to just spend the next few days as an extended vacation in aspen. it turned out nicely cause mike and i got to go snowboarding a second time and his parents got to go snowshoeing in the mountains…which isnt the best choice for us asthma sufferers. so here are a few photos from out trip…

the first night a snowman competitions had already begun between mike and his dad

the second day started with a gondola ride to the top of aspen mountain and then we went snowmobiling…mikes first time ever and my first time driving all by myself!

the most unique thing we did was a dog sled ride. it was so beautiful and the dogs were so fun…they were so talented they could poop and run AT THE SAME TIME! i spared you a picture of that…although it could be funny

saturday was our first snowboarding trip…and then we got to go again once we were snowed in

 

ice skating was a bit more challenging for me…but i had the basics down by the third day

 

and since we didnt have our christmas photo in front of the disneyland christmas tree…we had one in front of our hotel christmas tree instead.