Kenosha Pass Camp Trip 2009

Kenosha Pass Backpacking Trip 2009

October 31-Nov 1

Djamel, Camille, Shiner, Kimel, Shellie, Nelson, Chad, Bethany, Stephen, Ella, Macy, Brad, Matt, Jamie, Liz, & Cameron, Schnooze
cam & stephen

it was sunny and about 45* perfect!

macy, jamie, shiner, djamel, chad, cam

beautiful!

after about 3 miles; we got to the site

the gals put up the tents, while the boys started the fire and dinner :)

getting our frito chili pies on.

and if you note the nalgene bottles full of wine :)

ella

liz

liz and macy, and her awesome "plane size wine"

our awesome wine

around the fire.

it was about 20* at this point
but the fire kept us warm

tent city
we had like 5 tents

7 of us slept in our 6-man tent + 2 dogs!

moon

pretty

jamie and liz

shellie and liz

bethany and liz

*check out her new awesome hat

camille and liz

homeless liz:

with her clove cig & plane wine & winter clothes...

ho ho ho ho ho ho (that was how i was laughing...)

shellie & macy being silly

super smokey

chad & djamel

kimel & stephen

(kimel and i have the same jacket, just different colors)

Brad, Matt, Jamie, Cam

fire

i love this pic

my cute little husband
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after the fire hang out

we went to bed...

the 7 of us + 2 dogs in our tent; and the other people in theirs

shellie on the left, ella and bethany's arm on right

macy at me and cam's feet

bethany, ella, kimel, stephen
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it was super windy and in our janky tent

(*we wanted to use this big tent so we could have more fun hanging out, but we all have really nice small tents... so it's our own fault... but who cares, we could STAND in this tent :))

it collapsed on us so many times in the night, and would then just pop back up; bethany and i thought we were gonna suffocate, i felt like we were in an avalanche and there was no way out, and then it would pop back up. one of the poles kept hitting cameron in the head. but i got some sleep, others, not so much. but its a great story right????

boys packing up the tent

*still about 20*F at this time

my little angel bethany

(doesnt the light make her look like an angel?)

cameron all loaded up

still lighter than on the way in with the wood.
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we hiked out, stopped for breakfast, had to detour 285 because of a rollover, made it home, showered, picked up B for a bridal shower, went to the shower, came home for bible study, fell asleep watching Away We Go. Then started all over again today :).

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PS: another post on this later... but I got a great CookBook for my bday from Camille:

Super Natural Cooking...

got a letter!

sus sent me a letter oct 11, and i got it today!

this was on the front

Here's the day annabelle got a bath...it didn't do much, she's gotten a little bigger now. This pic is taken behind out house, it's where we hang out in the shade if it's too hot out. It was so nice to get to talk to you for so long the other day!

Yesterday it was still chilly and rainy out & the family was all hanging out in the indladla (the room where they cook on a fire) and so i sat in there with them for a few hours. Some of our conversations made me realize just how far removed from Western life we are...

Chris's parents asked if we had electricity and a fridge/ our family asked is chris's family had cows. They asked if there were black people in the US, I said yeah, Obama & many more. They asked if they could drive cars, I said of course; black and white people marry each other, they were astonished. They asked if England and America were the same; if we were ruled by the Queen. I said no, England is in Europe and America id far away, and then explained that England isn't even ruled by the Queen anymore. They asked if there were cities in America, I said yes, lots, and big ones like NYC, they didn't know what I was talking about!

Then I was showing them pics of our family and I think partly because Make (mom) was so excited to know there were black people in the US, but we were looking at the pictures of our family and from our wedding, and she pointed to Cameron and said Yeah, He's Black, I just said yeah, that's my sister's husband!!!

It's still grey and drizzling today. I made cornbread and tortilla soup last night that we'll have for lunch agan today. I finally got to smoke a clove last night (it was like heaven!). I miss you so much, I hope you have a great birthday! 8 more days til Chris's birthday da na na na na na.

Love,

Sus
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seriously, they thought cam was black?

his middle name is Freeman.... so there ya go!

YIPPEE!!!

BOUGHT IT!

*italy 1998*

I bought my ticket to swaziland!

I am so pumped!

I will be gone May 14-31

I can't wait!

there are a million and one things i want to do, but mainly see my sis!

*pics to come of backpacking on Kenosha Pass for my bday*

*taking CCRN test Thursday, send prayers and good thoughts my way please :)*

crazy snow

so we've had over 2 feet of snow since tuesday night.

and we're getting more as i type right now.

it's supposed to stop tonight i think. AHHH!!!

actual birthday

so at work (yes, i worked on my birthday)

Lauren bought me a fancy gingerbread latte and breakfast

then brought me lunch (eggplant lasagna)

and cailly and lauren (and apparently a lot of people)

were conspiring about what kind of cake to get me...

and (lauren has pics) they decided on a cake

with a large remote control on it, with a extra large PAUSE button...

(what, do they think i talk to much???)

it was super cute :)

and everyone got a good laugh!

people were so sweet to me, and it was a really good day.

i got tons of texts, emails, and facebook messages.

i felt very very loved!!!!

so, after work, some of us went to happy hour at Illegal Petes!

scott and me
miranda, lauren, scott, kendra, cam

with me added

miranda bought me a margarita!

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it was great.

thanks guys!

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ps: this is was cameron got me

i wish you could smell it.

i have been eye-ing it for a couple years, and always spray it on when i am at anthro. he knew i liked it and took a pic of it with his phone in august so he wouldnt forget... isnt that sweet :)

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i also used my bday $ to buy this to wear to a wedding in nov

dress

jacket

birthday dinner

Monday night we went to Vesta Dipping Grill

for my birthday dinner.

they have a special called 5280

(denver is a mile high at 5280 feet)

and it's $52.80 for 2 people

that includes appetizer, meal, dessert!

dinner was AMAZING!

bethany and stephen

bethany with her after dinner black russian

liz and bethany

okay, so here is my excitement

(real excitement)

from the waitress bringing my dessert with a candle in the ice cream

seriously.

still excited

see?

isnt it amazing?

it's a freaking homemade CANDY BAR!

i remembered last years candle blowing experience, and wanted this to be better, but i am not sure how much better i did.... i think i look like the hunchback...

me and bethany with the sign in the pic

stephen really wanted to get the sign in

a closer up pic :)

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yeah! bdays are so much fun!

halloween/housewarming party

my friend Lauren and her bf Caleb

had a housewarming/halloween party Saturday

I didn't take a lot of pics, but it was super fun!

he had a leaf tied to his hat and would blow it occasionally...

"leaf blower"
"Monkey On My Back"

mean looking pirate

pirate and ballerina

lucielle ball (Lauren) and bellerina

lauren's parents

Jerry Garcia & a carpenter

ghostbuster & Sheera

Andrew & Cailly

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lauren's boyfriend was fred flinstone, but i didn't take a pic of him?!?!?

we ate, drank, played rockband, and had those silly vampire teeth :)

schnooze's hiking boots