7 Years

Kevin and I celebrated our 7th anniversary yesterday by hurling ourselves down a snowy mountain. We went to a small ski resort called Greek Peak that is about an hour from our house. It was nice and we had a great time, but I did question the appropriateness of the name of one of the slopes. Obviously, with a name like Greek Peak, it makes sense that the various runs had Greek names, but I think naming a slope Elysian Fields was quite an error in judgment! While poised at the top of the hill, I don't want to picture my soul going to its final resting place--it takes some of the joy out of the experience! We really did have fun, despite a trio of small girls, probably about 7 years old, who screamed like banshees the entire way down the hill. Luckily they were only behind us for one run, as their shrill, piercing shrieks rattled me right out of my blissful ski zone.
After we were done skiing, we snuggled by a roaring fire and toasted our marriage with champagne...hmm, that doesn't sound like us! Nope, instead we packed up our skis and zipped home to prune our apple and pear trees. Kevin left this morning for an insane 3 1/2 week long trip to Singapore, Norway and China, so he wanted to get the fruit trees pruned before they start to bloom...crazy to think that it really might be spring-like before he returns! We also finished hanging all of our pictures, so it is official--there is nothing left to unpack! There are no boxes left, everything is in its place, we are totally done! (Except for rebuilding the deck, adding a patio, doing some intensive landscaping including adding a pipe and pump so that our garage doesn't keep flooding, redoing the downstairs bathroom, replacing the downstairs ceiling, and replacing several of the light fixtures.) Okay, so maybe we still have tons of things left to do, but we are totally done unpacking! Yay!