Winter Wonderland

It's a winter wonderland alright.. Cynthia is wondering when can we come back and John is wondering how he was lured into cold weather again!

John's legendary hatred for cold weather was tested immediately when the announcement came from the flight deck upon our descent into Denver that the temperature was 15 degrees! That was downright balmy compared to the -5 degrees the in car thermometer read as we drove the 2+ hours thru the mountains to the house in Breckenridge. Once we arrived however, the house is nice, cozy and nestled in a picturesque neighborhood up in the mountains.

The altitude difference cannot be understated. Imagine the feeling of running a 100 sprint after just walking to the kitchen! The shortness of breath and lightheadedness are conditions we all have to endure as we get adjusted to being more than 10,000 feet above sea level.

This morning the temperature when we arose was an even 1 degree. Despite feeling the effects of the altitude, Cynthia was like a kid with a sugar IV drip she was so excited to see the snow, snap pictures and 'frolic'. The frolicing lasted all of about 90 seconds, remember it was 1 degree! She kept remarking how beautiful it is and how much she loves it.

We also brought a little late Christmas to the crew which provided a surprise to them all as they made their way to the kitchen to the smell of pancakes, eggs, bacon and Dwayne's fried sweet potatoes. The guys all received monogrammed golf towels, the BB's received travel jewelry boxes, Caprice & Jasmine got some clothes, Kyla got a Disney see and draw and Drew got a picture frame collage with pictures from his birthday party at Disney.

We've got plans to travel to Vail this afternoon to spend the day before coming back to B-ridge for dinner tonight. A couple of the crew are struggling with altitude sickness but we'll power thru it. More to come!