i just created a snapshot “stick figure” sketch to give you an idea of what my precious family is like [via +], the internet is oh so entertaining!
**please not that my sister doesn’t really have crazy hair like the picture suggests. what can i say, the choices were limited. i choice the crazy hair girl for andrea because it seemed to best fit her “fun” personality!
Today is a special day. See that lady in the middle of my sister and I, that’s Mom and today is her birthday! 
Without even being consciously aware I pick up my cell and call speed dial #2 [only second to #1 being default voicemail]. It is my direct link to my Mom. We talk on the phone sometimes 6 or 7 times a day. She is my other half. She knows me all to well! Andrea and I would consider ourselves pretty blessed to be able to call our Mom our best friend. Between the three of us, more affectionately known as the “3 musketeers”, we share it all. We tell each other everything! The highs and the lows. All of our smiles, tears, laughs, joys, celebrations, struggles, problems, and usually birthdays. Not only that, we share SO many memories…from day trips to Atlanta time and time again to cramming begging the dressing room attendant to allow 3 people in a one person dressing room. Somehow we just cannot get enough of each other.
This year we will not be in the same place, but we’ll celebrate together in spirit! So this post goes to you Mom,
“HOPE YOU HAVE A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
Love Ya Always, Jewels
Having to get up early to head to the airport does not necessarily put a smile on your face,
but the fact that you are headed to a snowy white place makes for a joyful smile!
We were just about to jet across the United States to the beautiful, mountainous state of Colorado. When you think that fact that you are going to SNOW cannot get any better, you look out the window and see the most amazing creation!! I think that the view from the window is very reminiscent of an ancient map. There is something so fascinating to me when it comes to seeing aerial views of the world in which we inhabit! Wow, God is pretty darn creative!
We landed safely at the Eagle Airport. Greeted by crisp air. Bright blue skies. Chilly temperatures.
Couldn’t be better.
Welcome to the beautiful village of Bachelor Gulch…
and we were lovin’ every single minute of the trip this far, especially the girls (and guys) we were with.
We met every morning for breakfast at spago. I was pretty fond of the steel-cut oatmeal and fresh berries. I do not get it, but you just cannot find fresh (tasty) berries like that back home? This is where I met Wolfgang Puck. Yes, I was fond of the food, but the interior was fascinating! Not one detail was overlooked. You can imagine after 5 days dining at breakfast here I pretty much “eyed” every little nook and cranny.
Design Side Note: The warm environment crafted by esteemed New York-based hospitality designer Tony Chi. Most designers design and that’s it. They create a beautiful space and their job is done. What makes Tony great is simply that he cares about more than just design and he has the intuition to back it up. He understands that design without functionality is hollow and functionality without people who care to utilize it defeats the purpose. He doesn’t merely deliver aesthetics, he delivers an experience.” He really does deliver an experience, pretty amazing designer in my book. The 4,400 square foot restaurant captures the essence of the surrounding mountain landscape. A mix of both the rustic elements of the Colorado Rockies and modern materials mediate between the sophistication of the restaurant and the log+stone cabin feel of the resort. My favorite part by far was the clear and wooden glass tower displays housing the glassware for the restaurant. It was a sketch that went down in my “to remember design ideas”. And my second favorite part was the the bar. The bar top was an etched silver, resembling the branches and outdoor characteristics of the ski terrain. BEAUTIFUL!! Now, the fanciness of spago it splendid, but you cannot go wrong with the Nachos Grande: Pico de Gallo, Black Beans, Crema, Cotija, Guacamole, with Chicken or Beef from the Buffalo Bar. Somehow this plate of nachos feeds 8 people, and some are STILL left on the plate. It’s crazy, wish I had a picture!
After breakfast, the long dreaded buckling of the boots. Honestly by the time you have loaded on the layers of ski clothes and buckled the boots you have already burned of the calories of breakfast. It is tiring. We haven’t even started skiing yet.
Andrea would agree, hot hands are my life saver. Cold fingers and toes make me wanna call it a day!
slight resemblance to two bank robbers? a.k.a. my brother and mom.
Yeap the snow was plentiful and the skies were always sunny…leaving a need for rejuvenation. I am not talking spa and R&R, but something better.
At 3:15 everyday the BELL RANG, and we came a running. That meant hot cookies and hot chocolate.
THEY ALL GOT DEVOURED!!!!!!! Not one little crumb or morsel left!
We kind of took of the back corner of the lobby for the rest of the day. It became like our very own living room. own tv. beautiful view. big couch. lots of chairs. wi-fi. and we were waited on…spoiled, but enjoyed!
we even colored the back of the kids menu and doggie Bachelor, the resort pet. In our illustration he skies.
the nights were snowy and cold.
we stayed by warm blazing fires or BUNDLED up. check out the guy we do not know giving Stacy bunny ears in the picture…
dinners were great. warm evenings inside. laughs and happy conversation. great food and wine. entertaining waiters. and SUPER fantastic interiors too!!
from the three of us sisters HAPPY NEW YEAR!
