Love in a time of Colorado

Three years married on Oct. 1 and still so cute! Or, as the song goes, "Still crazy after all these years."

Andy and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary today! While the big day technically isn't until Wednesday, after seven years together and 1,192 days of marital bliss, it's safe to say we'll make it another three.

Anyway, we decided to celebrate by taking an excursion to the Florissant Fossil Beds, Cripple Creek and Victor. All told, we put 180 miles on the pickup taking a gorgeous day trip around Pike's Peak. It was a perfect mix of fun ... a 4 mile hike through Florissant and another 2 mile trip to our perennial favorite spot, Crag's Trail.

We also hit one of the casinos in Cripple Creek - hilariously named the Brass Ass. Andy'd never gambled before, so it was a first for him. Depending on how you look at it, we either came out 74 cents up or $1.80 down. We alotted $20 for gaming and left with $20.74; but as Andy deftly reminded me, we had to pay a $2.50 service fee to use the ATM! Too funny.

Anyway, here are some great photos from today. Enjoy: We had a great time taking them!

Find a tree, hug a tree. Damn hippies!

Would you like some fries with your homestead?

Yes, these are our initials; but I assure you we did not do the carving. I hug trees, remember?

We love each other like crazy. Almost as much as we love self-portraits!