Denver Pictures

Here are some pictures from our trip to Denver. I was going to do commertary on all of them but instead you can do it. In short; there was a lot of snow - we got to climb on rocks, play in the snow, use the emergency bathroom for emergencies, and catch up with old friends.

We're In Denver!

We decided to come visit Sherry's sister and brother-in-law, Christina and Rusty, in Denver. We got here on Saturday and are staying until Thursday. In Gods wisdom, He knew that this was the perfect time for us to get away on a vacation.

Here in Denver its all about the snow right now. When we flew in there was snow all over the ground, but the roads were clear. By Sunday morning, snow covered everything. It snowed all day Sunday and into the night. We didnt let the snow stop us... We went to church on Sunday morning. It is a contemporary church full of young people, so we really enjoyed it. God definitely met with us, and I am becoming increasingly more aware of His providence in our lives. I wont get started preaching about all that God has been doing, that is for another time. So after lunch we hung out for a while and watched football - Bears and Colts in the Super Bowl - it should be a good one!

Then we decided to go sledding. We put on our layers of clothing and headed out to find a sled and a hill. Our first obstacle came when there were NO sleds! What the heck, if you are in Denver you should always have a supply of sleds at your store, but they were all sold out. We finally found a plastic storage tub that we thought would work. Next we went searching for a hill. We found a golf course with some hills. If you have ever tried to sled down hills where the snow is not packed down, using a plastic storage tub as the sled, it does not work! LOL We sure did have fun trying though. In the end, we threw some snowballs at each other and headed to Starbucks for some coffee. Sunday was also mine and Sherrys 1 year anniversary. We cant believe that a year has gone by already. It has been amazing! Life in the last year has been full of laughter, many changes, and even more blessings. I love this woman more than I have ever loved. She is full of love and compassion and I am blessed to have her in my life. The next year should bring even more laughter and more changes. As long as we are together, we can get through anything!

Scenes from the airport...

So was traveling on business the other day. While in the airport, I sat down in a comfortable chair in Starbucks to read. It didn't take long for my ADD to kick in so I started people watching, and man were there a lot of people to watch! I was there for about 45 minutes and the line always had at least five people in it. The interesting thing was that no one in line was under 35. I didn't poll them or anything but it wasn't the typical young crowd that you see at Starbucks. I was honestly perplexed. I had previously assumed that the Starbucks fad was for young people and the older generation thought we were crazy for spending so much money on a cup of coffee. Well either my perception was wrong, though valid since I have heard that statement before, or the trend is changing. Whatever the case, Starbucks coffee seems to be like music... Its spans across generations and cultures, and connects us all through an experience. So I started thinking, wouldn't it be great if we made Christ the center that spans across generations and cultures? If we let Him define who we were every day, if we truly loved people unconditionally, if we served people, if we showed grace because it has been shown to us, I wonder if it would permiate the world in a way that we have never seen? Then we would all be connected by an unexplainable and amazing experience, that is Christ Jesus our Lord. What if it started with me or you.... I wonder?

Seattle

Well, here we are in Seattle! We have had an awesome trip! We saw the space needle... went shopping at Pike's Market...

had drinks at the original Starbucks..

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and, amidst all of the fish throwing, met a monk fish.

I can never order monk fish again without seeing this image in my head! Better stick to salmon! :)

Sherry

Just Hangin Out...

During my business trip to Dallas, we were able to attend a minor league baseball game. I got a little bored before the game started...

Travelin...

Hey y'all - We are in Nashville at a training session for our new business. I say "our" because are are both owners of it, but she will be running everything! More to come on this later...

On another note, there seems to be two things that Tennesseeans love - UT Football and Crackle Barrel! There was one at almost every exit on the way up here. Naturally we had to stop at one... but who can resist good ole country cookin'!

Hope your curiosity is arroused... check back later!

Ryan and Sherry