Last week Donna and I enjoyed a wonderful vacation with friends in Winter Park, CO. Our trip began with a visit to our Crossroads Connection in Highland's Ranch where I preached the Sunday morning service and got to catch up with our church family there. Shawn and Amy Reine are doing a wonderful job pastoring the connection and it was so fun to meet new people and catch up with old friends.
After service, we headed north to Winter Park to get settled into what turned out to be the nicest condo we have ever rented in over twelve years of trips to Colorado! We shared the home this year with our dear friends Scott & Kara Holmes and Paul & Cindy Burke (who have skied with us the past three seasons) and new ski buddies Gary and Sandy Bentley. What a great week we shared with these friends!
Monday dumped 4-6" of fresh powder on us and created ideal conditions Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday when the sun came out and temperatures soared up to 28 degrees! However, a snowstorm blew in Friday, eventually dumping another foot of snow on the Rockies. We were blessed to be able to get out and get back to Louisiana!
On Thursday night we all headed out to do a little snow tubing. This activity turned out to be one of the highlights of the week. Several of the Burkes friends who were also vacationing in Winter Park last week joined us and helped us form a 25+man chain, sliding down the mountain at break-neck speeds! What fun.
One of the things we enjoy each year is Chef Scott & Kara's amazing breakfasts they get up and make each morning! Pancakes, French Toast, eggs & bacon, home-made biscuits - You name it! Each couple also takes turns cooking dinner one night. This not only allows us to save money, it also gives us more time to relax and enjoy the company of some of our favorite people in the whole world!
