Monday Night Football

We went to Denver to watch the Broncos play Brett Farve and the Packers on Monday night football. Brett threw a touchdown pass in over time to win it for the Packers. It was sweet!

Backpacking In Snowmass

Marty, my brother-in-law Corey, and myself took a one night backpacking trip in Snowmass.



The day we hiked in was a beautiful fall day in Colorado. The leaves were falling from the golden aspen trees all around us.



This was Corpie's first backpacking trip. One of the highlights for Corey was eating his beef stew once we set up camp!



The plan of our trip was to hike up to Snowmass lake and then up to the top of Snowmass Mountain. It would have been our first 14ner. However, the weather decided it didn't want us to hike any further. It poured rain all night, so the next morning we hiked 6 miles out. Corey said he hasn't even been as wet in the shower as he was when we were hiking.



Although it rained during the night and the next day, the three of us had a really great time. Being in the heart of the mountains always is a refreshing time.

The Newlyweds

The first word that came to our minds about our wedding was, "perfect"! Antigua is an amazing island and it was a beautiful, romantic destination for a wedding. For three days we lounged on the beach, swam in the clear, turquoise water, kayaked, sailed, and just enjoyed the tropical sun with our families and my best friend. We all had a great time together. After the three days of fun at the beach came the wedding day. It was wonderful not having anything to stress about or take care of on the big day, in fact Marty was out jet skiing with my brother and I was laying on the beach with a pina colada in hand about three hours before we began to get ready for the ceremony. My brother Ryan conducted the ceremony, it was very intimate and special. Marty's dad, and brother Corey played their guitars and sang our song, "swept away" as Marty and I danced on the beach. My mom and dad's cousin made my wedding dress. My mom, my sister Megan, and sister-in-law Sarah made my bouquet and the guys boutonnieres. My best friend of 15 years, Sara, was my maid of honor. My sister-in-law also took all the amazing pictures during the ceremony. Marty's mom was there with a radiant smile on her face, as happy as could be that her boy was getting married. Lastly, my daddy, an amazing man, walked me down the beach to meet my groom. Like we said, everything was "perfect"! Our families and friend each played an important part on our special day. After the wedding and reception, Marty and I went to Cocos, further down the beach and honeymooned for another 7 days...
We hope that everyone enjoys looking at a little taste of paradise!

We're getting married!

In a week from today, we will be Mr. and Mrs. Madsen. I can't believe our wedding is almost here. In 4 days we will be boarding a plane off to Antigua, West Indies to say "I do" and have some fun in the sun and on the beach with our families and my best friend. Check back in July for some tropical wedding pictures and details.

A Winter Playground!

Okay, I know it is June and we are posting winter pictures, however, we are a bit slow on this whole blog thing. Ski season...the two words most Colorado people can hardly stand to wait for. Marty has been out here in Colorado for 4 seasons, I just finished my 2nd season and let me tell you, I can't get enough of the skiing, I absolutely love it!
This season Marty and I skiied 47 days! Our favorite of the 4 mountains in Aspen is Aspen Highlands. It includes the Highland Bowl. People around here get a bit crazy to hike up to the top of the bowl (12, 381 ft.) on a powder day. We have definately been mixed in the craze, in fact we hiked up the bowl about 12 times this past season.
We both look forward to this next season (starting the day before Thanksgiving) on our new sticks!

Lake Powell

Memorial day weekend, Marty and I were invited by our friends Jason and Gina to spend a few days on a house boat. There were 10 of us (well... 11 including their dog Barly-funny huh!) there for the weekend enjoying fun in the sun and in the water. The lake is amazing. We have never been there before, so it was really cool. The lake is huge and winds its way through miles and miles of canyons.