Happy Hour Chatter

As much as I hated to do it, we left Grand Teton National Park and made our way towards Yellowstone.   The last time that either of us had been here was 20 years ago when we rushed through the park on our honeymoon.   This time we're taking our time.   Today we saw some pretty amazing waterfalls!  I probably took too many pictures but seriously, how often do I get to see waterfalls?   I discovered something about T today....he doesn't like heights.  Well, not heights specifically but rather looking down over ledges.   It was a real trip for him when I was driving through the mountain passes this morning.  It was fine while he was on the mountain side, but when he was on the "cliff" side, he was white knuckling it a bit.   NOT that I'm a bad driver or anything.   We're staying in Gardiner MT tonight in a quaint little hotel run by these goofy two women who are a hoot.   But the room is clean an...

What an absolutely amazing day!  It will be stamped in my memory forevermore. We stayed in Jackson Hole last night and decided this morning to go check out the Tram at Teton Village.   We bought two tickets for the trip up the mountain.   OMG!!  I stood on top of a freaking mountain!   It was so beautiful and breathtaking that I teared up.  We watched some brave souls tandem paraglide.  I wanted to do it but voice of reason talked me out it. From there we went to Jenny Lake and to the boat across.  We hiked 2.5 miles to the falls and another .5 mile to Inspiration Point.    We didn't travel very far today at all...only 50 miles!   We ended up staying at Signal Mountain Resort beside Jackson Lake.  It was a quaint little cabin with no TV and no internet (hence the late post). LOL    Hubs and I took a walk down by the water and watched the sunset.   It was beautiful and the pe...

Today was an amazing day!   We left Lander Wyoming an headed towards the Grand Tetons.  We stopped at Sacajawea's grave site as it was along the way.  Then onward we went. We had one funny moment when we came over a mountain pass .  We heard a loud POP!  We both looked at each other and T said, "Did somebody shoot at us?"  LOL   No, it was just a bag of popped popcorn that popped open from the altitude.   My breath was taken away when we came up over the hill and there they were, shrouded in clouds, dark and majestic.  The closer we got, my eyes were constantly glued to the breathtaking beauty.  I posted a picture on Facebook that said, "I believe I saw God today."  I meant it.  I had tears in my eyes.  I was so moved.   And the day just got better from there.   We found a room IN Jackson Hole Wyoming.  O! M! G!!!   I've ALWAYS wanted to visit this place...a...

It's safe to say that I'm officially in vacation mode.   For someone who lives by a schedule, I cannot believe that I lost track of the day and time.  I'm relaxed and enjoying it.   So much so that I fear getting back on my hectic schedule will be difficult. Today started out early.  Up and out of the hotel by 8:00 am.  It wasn't planned, it just happened.   We made our way to Jewel Cave and caught their first scenic tour of the day.   One hour and 30 minutes of walking and steps.   It put yesterday's Wind Cave expedition to shame.  Once again, T and I found ourselves directly behind the tour guide (just like yesterday), and once again, the man with all the questions was T.  :)  He thoroughly enjoyed picking the guide's mind and tidbits of information.  Can't say that I minded at all....we were privy to some interesting tidbits of information that weren't shared with the rest of the tour. I'm g...

It rained, pretty much all day - which wasn't entirely a bad thing.   We slept in a little bit (for us 7 am in sleeping in), had breakfast and hit the road at 9 am.   The destination goal today was Mr. Rushmore.  Amazing.   I'd forgotten how breathtaking it was.  From there we went to Crazy Horse and saw the head that'd been carved out.  It's going to be beautiful when they finish it - which will be quite a while.   Jewel Cave had an issue with the elevator due to a power surge, so they were suspending tours for the day.   We backtracked and went to Wind Cave.   That was absolutely amazing.  My favorite part of the trip so far.   T and I were first in line behind the tour guide/Ranger.   There was only one more person besides T that was annoying with questions, and that was a little 6 yr old boy.  lol It was all good though.   We're in Custer tonight and just got to o...

Well, we managed to make it through Day 1 without incident.   After much debate on whether we were going to actually go (T hasn't been feeling well the last 4 days), we decided that it was no or never. We didn't actually get on the road until 9 am because of last minute things in town, but once we hit the road, it was time to hit the cruise, crank up the tunes (or as much as T would let me), and away we went. We hit the Enchanted Highway and admired some of the iron works (I thought there would be more of them), then down to Belle Fouche and Spearfish.   We found our hotel with no problems and then took off on the scenic byway.   I now have another bucket list item.  :) We're planning our route through Wyoming right now...kinda...sorta.  We're kinda winging it on this trip...which is good.   I have a college friend who lives in Lusk Wyoming.  I've tried to make contact with him to see if he's still in town this season or out...

Tonight at the gym: 3 sets 8 reps each of lat pulldowns 80 lbs, pushups regular,  shoulder press 20 lbs, hammer curls 15 lbs, lawn mowers 30 lbs and 25 lbs (I wimped out 1/2 way through, skull crushers 25 lbs. Two miles in the Ecliptical and 2 miles on bike 45 minutes teaching yoga. And wasn't ready to go inside when it was so nice outside. Soooo...since hubs wasn't home, I went to Pipestem and did 6 miles biking out there. Now. .I'm tired.

When I think about the person I was in my teens and early twenties and compare myself to the person I am today, I don't think I've changed all that much, although some would say that I have. I'm still the Sherry that likes to laugh, is a bit of a wild-child or free spirit, a dreamer, best friend, beer and wine drinking, rock-n-roll loving, girl who believes the best is in everyone.  The optimist and lover of life. But the years have added a layer of maturity to that girl.  (One should hope as I'll be 52 in a month).   The years have shown me difficulties in love and marriage, death of parents and grandparents, loss of friendships, jobs, opportunities, and disappointments and let downs too many to count.   Walls have gone up, crumbled and been resurrected so many times it's hard to count.    But I always manage to find the joy in life not matter how difficult the road has been. I'm still me..just multidimensional now.  Rathe...

I was able to connect up with some college friends last night.   It was fun to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about the good times (and even some of the bad) we experienced in college.   Although we admit that we do not feel like we're in our 50's, we couldn't help but laugh at how the conversation revolved around jobs, children, marriages, and health.  Stark reminders that we are NOT in our 20's anymore.    Dean is perhaps the closest to me.  We keep in contact through txt, facebook and the occasional phone call.   He put out a post on facebook a week ago that simple said, "I sure could use a friend right now."   I called the moment I read it.   He's going through a difficult divorce and just needed to vent.  I listened...that's all I did was listen.   Reward?   The biggest hug and "Thank you" imaginable when I saw him last night.  He will be moving to Iowa within the ne...

I had a Girls Day away from Jamestown this weekend.   I started planning this about a month ago....   Capital Grounds Craft Fair, Spa Appointments and dinner at a nice restaurant.  This day was with some of my circle of best friends: Donna, Vickie and Ginny.   Although the day didn't go off completely as planned , it was good!  We ended up coming back to town earlier than expected, then headed to VC for dinner at City Lights.  Great Food1  I highly recommend it to those looking for an out of town dinning experience.   We cruised VC for a little bit, then came back to Jamestown.   I wasn't ready to call it a night, so I cruised out to Pipestem with the sunroof open and the tunes blasting.   I was reliving the day and smiling.   I have such an eclectic group of friends, and I love each and every one of them.  We all have our idiosyncrasies but for the most part, we ignore them ...