This is What Spring Break Should Be......

- Said D-man while eating ice cream at the hot springs. I’m glad that we drove to Glenwood Springs yesterday as part of our spring break. We also went to Vail in the morning where D-man was fitted with an Exocast to keep his thumb in place. Today we ventured to Copper for some pretty good spring skiing (and had to wait a bit because the pass was closed and the roads weren’t great). On Monday, we went to Edward in the afternoon where the boys did virtual reality and Rachel and I did some shopping and then to Avon for Rachel’s birthday dinner at the Ritz. We even stayed an extra night we were having so much fun. So lucky to have such a beautiful place to stay and visit. 

Martini Party!

After a 13-year hiatus, the Smiley Martini Party is back. Bartenders served drinks and we enjoyed yummy food. While there was no dancing on the tables or sleeping under the dining room table, it was a fun night and so great to be here to celebrate Rachel’s birthday! 

So thankful for these people in our lives 

My handsome date 

Spring Break Kick-off

After a terrible drive last night (4+ hours instead of 2.25) with harrowing conditions, we made it to casa de Smiley around 9:30. It has been way too long since we have been together.  

The Peavy family headed to Copper Mountain for a bluebird day after 8 inches of new snow with no lines. Everything was great until D-man sprained his thumb ligament. He’s in a brace and will be out 6-8 weeks.  We will be seeing an orthopedic surgeon when we get back to Louisville. As D-man said sarcastically, “that was fun.” Ha. 

What a view 

Find your beach..... (D-man icing his thumb) - missed T-man in the pic





Chill-laxing after a nice day on the slopes 



No caption needed 

And there ya go. 

Bye Winter

The last little patch of snow in the yard. (Really nice day today and both Marshall and I got in our walk/run). 

But spring is still not quite here (snow on our way up to the mountains for spring break) 

March Madness

It certainly was madness this weekend. Here’s a write up from Marshall and that was BEFORE Xavier, Michigan State, UNC, and Cincinnati all got knocked out...... 

This week I told Drake, "In your life, you'll never see a 16 beat a 1."  Dad learned a lesson last night.  If you haven't been following, Virginia (seeded #1) lost by 20+ to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (seeded #16).  No, I've never heard of them either.  This has never been done before. A truly historic event.

In addition to those who had Arizona, Virginia wrecked a lot of brackets who had them winning it all.  Given the upsets, don't give up!  Still a lot of basketball left to play.  However, you're going to have to compete with the Marshall boys.  Jacki and Sean's boys are currently tied at the top!  How did they do it?  Advanced analytics using next-gen stats?  Deep Learning AI algorithms?  Nope.  Almost five year old Ari has his own logic: His last name is "Marshall", so of course they'll beat the 4 seed.  He likes Buffaloes.  Yeah, they're going to bust a four seed too.  And #10 Butler?  Because, well...Butt.  Mom is so proud.

Good luck to all!

Beauty and the Beast

It has been quite refreshing (and odd) to have had some free weekends in March. Today I ran my errands via bike and then T-man and I headed to Beauty and the Beast at the high school. We took his special friend which was very cute.  D-man has been watching basketball and playing video games with a friend today and Marshall enjoyed some St. Patrick’s Day fun with friends. And I just watched NWU win the DIII basketball championship! 

When I said come take a picture with your date, he told me I wasn’t his date :) 


T-man and his friend (with the special rose). Love that he dressed up..... 

LAX has Started

A scrimmage on a brisk, but sunny Saturday morning. The team played really well and won 12-0. I’m glad D-man decided to play. 

#17 is ready 

In Search of TVs

We had made plans with our friends some time ago to go out tonight. D-man hung here with their son watching basketball and playing Fortnight. T-man went to night at the rec and was able to see his special friend. 

The adults were looking for a place with TVs, but struck out at multiple places. We ended up downtown and the guys ended up with a view of the TV. We then tried to head to the dive bar in town, but it was shit down (again) for a violation. So, we headed to Tilt and had a beverage and played some video games. We wrapped up at home here watching Virginia lose (my bracket is busted!).  A fun night with friends we hadn’t seen in awhile! 

Old bar at 740 Front 

At Tilt 

That was Amazing

We got T-man a new 24” bike today so he and I went on a bike ride. We road down the path along Coal Creek, stopped at Sweet Cow for ice cream, and then worked our way back through the open space park. 

I knew T-man wasn’t feeling well when he kept saying how tired he was so we took a couple breaks on he rode. Sure enough, he had a fever when we got home - what a trooper. 

It was a really nice ride. He would ask me how much some of the houses were worth and we talked about how you don’t know how much money someone has just because they have a nice house. And then he said, “I would rather have memories than be rich.” Sometimes they do listen. 

Sweet Cow 


 

The new bike! 

The Happiest Hour

Marshall and I certainly deserved happy hour on Friday night after D-man was home sick for three days and then T-man caught it on Thursday night and was home Friday. The up side is that Marshall was home on Friday night so we headed to Zucca’s in downtown Louisville for a great happy hour (it might be my favorite one in Louisville). We had drinks and enough food to constitute dinner and brought pizza home for the boys. 

On Saturday, I headed to happy hour at a new place that opened up downtown with a few ladies. While they are definitely still working out the kinks with the service, it was nice to catch up with friends. The boys had a chill night at home with burgers, homemade fries and watching the movie Coco. 

Summer in March

It got up to almost 70 on Saturday and was also nice on Sunday so the boys and I took full advantage - basketball for D-man. the range, golfing five holes for T-man and me, and a walk and bike ride for me. T-man and I also enjoyed lunch on the back deck today. 

Last night, we went downtown for dinner at Waterloo and hit Tilt before heading home. We also cheered on two second cousins in their battles (it is a bit crazy that we can watch relatives on TV back to back!). 

A great day to shoot hoops 

Out on the town 


Brothers battling in Mortal Kombat 

Enjoying a day on the links 

After a GREAT shot 

When it Rains, it Pours (aka 8th grade basketball is over)

It was a rough, emotional night tonight. D-man’s team lost the last two games of the season. It was an emotional night because it is the last time playing with this team, with these coaches in this facility. It is such a great group of boys and while some hope to go on to play high school basketball, it won’t be the same. 

We took a break between games and were able to talk which was good. We also took the long way home and hit Dairy Queen. I talked about how driving in a car on a Friday night made me think of high school - and just other things to keep the mood light. When we got home, D-man was playing the country song, “When it Rains, it Pours.” That certainly seemed a fitting way to sum up tonight. Of course, two games doesn’t make a season and it certainly has been fun to be along for the ride. Thanks Monarch boys for the memories. It was fun. 

https://youtu.be/C4hKV6pHlNg

The crew 

So long Gold Crown