Best Birthday Ever.

Baseball & Beer!

We couldn't go to upstate NY in the summer and NOT go to Cooperstown (actually, I think this is how I convinced Josh to come home with me.) So we went on a small road trip with my Dad and my Uncle, visited two awesome but completely different breweries, and finally made it to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. I can't wait to go back in 5-10 years when Todd Helton is inducted! ;-)

New York State Fair!

In late August, Josh and I went back to Syracuse to visit my family and experience Syracuse in the summertime. Oh, and of course to visit the craziness that is the New York State Fair....

Lazy River .. I mean.. White Water Rafting!!

Thanks to Living Social, Josh and I scored an awesome deal on a white water rafting trip up in Kremmling, CO on the upper Colorado river.  Of course I bought the tickets before I knew anything about the trip, and later found out that the minimum age for this trip is FOUR.  Well, I guess it would be a good introduction right?  Let's just say floating down the Boulder Creek in an inner tube is more white water than this trip was.  At least it was a gorgeous day, and what can be bad about floating down a river?  Add in some "hot" springs, a 30ft cliff jump, and free lunch, and I'd say we still got our money's worth.  Can't wait for some actual rapids next time though! 

The trip happened to coincide with a 3-day bike trip some of my coworkers were doing, so we met them in Steamboat at the end of their ride.  I think next time Josh might actually join them for some mountain pass riding! Yeah, not me. I'll meet you in the bar ;-)

July 4th Camping Trip

For July 4th weekend, Josh and I were lucky enough to be invited along on an annual camping trip with a bunch of friends. Someone had put up tents weeks prior to score this sweet (free!) camping spot, just 7 miles outside of Crested Butte. (Up Slate River Road) New friends, good food, relaxing, hiking, good beer... all in all, a pretty perfect camping trip!