Snow Day in Thoreau

(Patrick)

So yesterday we had a day off of school because there was too much snow. As bad as I feel about my kids missing out on their education, I must confess I was rooting for it. Anyways, Erin and I ventured outside in the cold and took a few interesting pictures. These are all pictures of our house, neighborhood and town (Thoreau). Even the canyon-esque cool-looking ones are in Thoreau. I still can’t get over the fact that despite living in a town with less than 1,500 people, we have such nice scenery right in our own backyard. Anyways, here are the pics:












Check out Erin's facebook for all the pics.

(Patrick)
I swear from now on the blog will be updated regularly. So this weekend Erin and I went to Sante Fe and Taos. It was amazing. I think we’re both in love with Sante Fe and are talking about living there. Here were the highlights:

--Walking around downtown Sante Fe. Our hotel was located perfectly – right near the main square and large cathedral and also right next to the old Sante Fe mission (erected in 1610, oldest church in the US!).

--Dinner at Vanessie on Saturday night. It was a fancy restaurant in the Old Guadalupe district and difficult to find. We know this not only because it was hard walking there, but this pretentious Sante Fe snob told us “I haven’t heard of it. It must be closed.” Food was amazing, I had the Ahi Tuna.

--Drinks after dinner in a couple of swanky bars including one that was underground.

--Visiting Taos was pretty sweet. It’s about 1.5 hours north of Sante Fe and we went
the next morning on Sunday. The best thing there was the Rio Grande River Valley Gorge Bridge. It was a bridge going across an extremely large gorge. Amazing views.

--Also in Taos we went to a pueblo that has been around with Pueblo Indians living in it for over 1,000 years. No cameras, no cell phones, or electronics were the rules out of respect for the people. Other places in Taos of interest include a couple of old churches, a couple of art museums and a historic downtown square.

Overall, awesome weekend. Check out full pics on Erin’s facebook.