Double Twos

Fun times at our “anniversary” party. Good friends. Good people. Good times. Here’s to many more years of more goodness together. 

A thoughtful gift from Tommy - Marshall helped secure a Traeger grill for Tommy after he lost his home and got Tommy into smoking. Beautiful gift. 

With the host (who also lost his home and is part of the Traeger club) 

The brisket Marshall helped Mike make on the Traeger 

The sweater and the beer 

The group. Fun night 

This is us 

😀

Mother Tucker Trivia

In the spirit of doing more fun things, we ventured out for trivia at the brewery up the street. There is no food so we brought our own and Alana and even contributed answers! It was a fun outing even if we didn’t win. I can safely say that this is the first time I have brought a Dutch oven to a restaurant and I’m from Nebraska! 

Check out the dog on the bar stool 

All set up for dinner! 

Colorado Springs Vaca

Not only did we get to see Tanner play ultimate this weekend, Marshall and I had fun exploring downtown Colorado Springs a bit and also having a lovely dinner and catching up with Marshall’s college friend and his life. We hadn’t seen them for a really long time and it was really nice to catch up on life. 

On the way home, we stopped at Micro Center which is a really geeky tech store by our old house and picked up a few things for Tanner’s 3D printer. We made a quick spin by our old house and then grabbed early dinner at one of our old Mexican haunts. 

The terra cotta warriors outside the liquor store in downtown Colorado Springs - it was certainly their most interesting liquor store we had been to 

Just cuz 

Marshall and Will with their whiskey tasting (LONG after I left and went to bed) 

New sign! Our home in south Denver was good to us, but there is not one regret about leaving. 

Colorado Cutthroat

We didn’t ski this weekend and that was a great thing because it allowed us a mini getaway to Colorado Springs for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament. The team lost all three games on Saturday (playing all “college “A” teams), but hung right in there the games. It was a sunny day, but the final game after the sun went down was COLD!! 

Tanner was able to attend the girl’s game on Saturday night and then grab dinner and hang out with the team at the hotel. It’s a good group of kids and I’m glad he has this community. 

Sunday brought the sun and two victories against two college level “B” teams. Tanner is the youngest member on this U20 team, but definitely held his own. It is so fun to watch these more competitive teams. 

The tournament was held on the Colorado College campus and Marshall and I took a walk around campus between games on Sunday. 

Saturday game 

The fan club (before it got cold) 

Game #2 

Now it is cold!!! 

Sunny Sunday 

View from campus 

#24 

Sunny, but a little chilly on Sunday 

Cheering on his teammates to two victories 

Dive Bar aka Community

We had an impromptu outin with the Wrights last night. The original requirements were:

• Not too far 
• Not too late 
• Somewhere new

We threw around a lot of ideas in Boulder - British pub, pool hall, comedy club, axe throwing, an escape room - but ended up going low key and going to Indian in Broomfield and then to the local dive bar, Henry’s as they have pool and darts. 

When we walked in, an entire table of friends were there and other friends playing pool. This could be any bar in a small town in the Midwest (and many of us there are from the Midwest).  It ended up being even more fun than originally planned. And, some of those friends are throwing a party for our anniversary next Friday. This is what a community is. 

My partner throwing darts 

Happy Heart Day

A quiet night in for Valentine’s Day. We did order sushi instead of making dinner - which made for a late dinner, but not cooking was great. Loves of things to love - family, friends, our home; our health, jobs, working from home. So much. 

A surprise little goodie bag from a friend with a cute card 

Fun with some silly little gifts 

Flowers for me and cookies for the family 

Ultimate….. Perseverance

Tanner wrapped up a winter indoor league this Sunday. His team went 0-12- ouch! They were leading for a bit on the final game, but could not pull out the victory. It was a frustrating season, but Tanner kept his head up and worked hard. Even with the disappointing experience, he got to work on his skills, see friends he has met through Ultimate and we got time with him during the drive to and from. All positives and we talked about what we all learn from not winning. Lots of lessons there. 

Verde

With Tanner at Winter Ball, Marshall and I were foot loose and fancy free on Saturday night. We decided on heading downtown and grabbing some food and drink at Verde before heading over to the Wrights to catch up. 

We had intended to use a 2-1 coupon, but actually made it for the tail end of happy hour and filled up on yummy appetizers and happy hour priced drinks. We enjoyed some nice conversation and being out together. 

We walked around downtown a bit and then wrapped up the evening at the Wrights with a cocktail and some conversation. What a fun night! 

You can’t really tell, but we wore our green shirts and are sitting at a green booth at Verde - aren’t we cute?? 

Winter Ball

Tanner made a last minute decision to go to winter ball on Friday. I’m glad he went and on Sunday, I reminded him that these experiences are things that many kids didn’t get during the pandemic. He hung out with friends in the afternoon and ate dinner there before heading to the dance. 

Ready to go!

All dressed up 

Schweitzer Day #2

Another great day on the mountain and another day over 20k vertical feet (I tracked the day on Sunday on the IKON app) and not surprisingly, no lines. While it was foggy in parts, we had sunny spots while skiing off of Stella and avoided the wind. We were able to join Tom at lunch at the Outback, and we explored a bit more of the front side and even got some glimpses of the village in the afternoon. Marshall and Tanner did a few more runs after the rest of us wrapped up the afternoon. 

The adults walked down to the St. Bernard for après-ski and had a lovely chat with the owner. This place has been here since long before the Peavys had the condo, but I had never been. It was fun to try something new! Before dinner, we finished our game of Five Crowns where Marshall came away victoriously. 

After dinner, Marshall and I hit the hot tub and Claudia beat Tanner in cribbage. Another great day on the mountain and we are so fortunate to have such a wonderful place to visit. 

On Monday, Tanner went out for a few runs and the rest of us had a lazy morning (and Marshall chatted with Drake) before heading out around noon. 

Laps on Stella 

On Stella chairlift 

Lunch at the Outback

Look at that shadow 

The whole gang 

The”snow ghosts” 

Our amazing host and mountain guide 

View down to the village 

Après-ski at the St. Bernard 

View from the St. Bernard - the fog kept creeping down 

Snowy Tuesday 

 

Snowy drive down the hill 

Ski Schweitzer

Super easy Saturday travels led to a lazy day at the Schweitzer ski condo before a wet day on the mountain on Sunday. On Saturday night, we watched the Cougs and the Zags lose and hit the hay early. 

We stayed on the back side to stay out of the fog for most of the day on Sunday. Schweitzer is a different mountain than when I was here ten years ago. There are different lifts, we’re not stuck on the same runs with kids and I’m a better skier which opens up more of the mountain.  While it was a soggy day, there was two inches of snow and good conditions. 

We got out around 10:00 (and got dropped off right on the hill thanks to Tom) and ate lunch at the top. We wrapped up around 3:00 and enjoyed a hot tub and then a yummy meal. We played Exploding Kittens and a few rounds of Five Crowns in Sunday night. Definitely a ski lodge type weekend. 

A stop at Dick’s for burgers in Spokane 

Cabin view

Watching the Cougs lose 

Snowy and foggy at the top on Sunday 

What a beautiful HUGE tree! 

In the village at the end of the day 

Hot tub happy hour 

Fun glasses and coasters (both gifts I have given Claudia) for the condo