Posted by Nikki Parrish
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:40:00 GMT
Matt and I took an amazing trip to Europe this summer. Our three week adventure took us to London, England; Munich, Germany; Interlaken, Switzerland; Paris, France; and Barcelona and Madrid, Spain. We have wanted to travel to Europe for a long time now, but what a lot of work it is! I can say though, that it was all worth it. Believe me, we were pretty worn out by the time we got back to the states, but we wouldn’t trade our experience for anything. We had such a wonderful time and we were exposed to so many beautiful things - it was great! Okay, so there is so much that we want to share, but I warn you we got a bit lengthy! So if you have some time read on, and if not, skip to the end and check out our pictures.
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Posted by Nikki Parrish
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:54:00 GMT
Just in time for the 4th of July, we took a patriotic road trip to Mount Rushmore. Tyson, Sean, Tasha, Jacob, Shauna, Matt, and I did a 3 state tour of the west – Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Our first stop was in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where we visited Scottsbluff National Monument and enjoyed some beautiful views. We encountered a prairie rattlesnake when we first drove into the park, which was sweet and scary all wrapped into one! Penelope actually walked the park with us, well at least most of it. We were pretty proud of our short-legged pup for keeping up with us.
We spent the 4th in Hot Springs, South Dakota. We caught a fireworks show there – unfortunately we missed out on Mount Rushmore’s fireworks. Apparently, Mount Rushmore has an amazing show, but they do theirs on the 3rd.
While in South Dakota we visited Wind Cave National Park. Wind Cave is very similar to the caves we all visited on school field trips when we were kids. The cave was formed by wind, hence its name. It is always a cool 58 degrees and the passage ways total an impressive 130 miles long.
The highlight of our trip to South Dakota was of course seeing Mount Rushmore. It is one of those places you see in text books, but never expect to see in person. The drive to Mount Rushmore National Memorial takes you through winding roads and at one spot there is a break in the trees and through them you can see the Presidents. The park allows you to get pretty up close and personal with the Presidents – it is so cool that something so large in scale could be created by carving rock.
Our last night we spent camping at Glendo State Park in Wyoming. It was a nice ending to our weekend. We sat around the campfire and made smores. I’ve discovered that I make a mean smore, not bragging, just sayin’ :)
Click here to view more pictures from the trip on Flickr
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Posted by Nikki Parrish
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:50:00 GMT
Hi Everyone! Well, as I’m sure you all know we made it to Denver safe and sound. Our drive out here went well - nothing too exciting to report. We opted not to stop and see the world’s largest ball of twine, but we did catch a glimpse of the world’s largest easel. Fun times! :)
Once we arrived in Denver things got a little crazy. We had made arrangements to see the home we were going to be renting on the Friday we got into Denver. Driving through the neighborhood leading up to our house did not give us a lot of hope for what we were about to see. Unfortunately, our concerns were warranted. The neighborhood was a little scary looking. The house was older, kind of dingy, and it ended up being smaller and just not as nice as we had expected. Walking out from our tour, we were pretty doubtful that this was a place we would want to call home, but I think what sealed the deal for us was a comment made by the women who owns the home. She said, and I quote, “The neighborhood may look kind of sketchy, but it’s not actually sketchy. There’s no gang-bang violence or anything.” That did it for us. While we were glad there was no “gang-bang violence” going on, the mere mention of it told us this place just wasn’t for us.
Bright and early Saturday morning we began our search for our new home. A friend of ours, Kat (Brian Grimes’ girlfriend), recommended an area called Stapleton. The area used to be the location of the Stapleton International Airport (fun fact: the movie “Airport” was filmed there). It is an up and coming neighborhood being built with a focus on sustainability. They have recycled parts of the old airport by using them in the construction of the new neighborhood. The community hosts a grocery store, gas station, skate park, schools, playgrounds, and several restaurants - all within walking distance. A 10 minute drive gets us to several of our friends, downtown, a Super Target, and a mall. We like our apartment. It is no Buggyworks Loft, but we are truly happy and settling into our new home.
Address update:
7615 E 28th Avenue
Apt. 6
Denver, CO 80238
Love and Hugs,
m&n
p.s. Pictures on Flickr
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Posted by Matt Parrish
Thu, 10 May 2007 14:13:00 GMT
Nikki and I just got back from Phoenix a couple of weeks ago and I put the pictures up on
Flickr. You can see them
here. These pictures are of us hiking Camelback Mountain, which was a lot of fun.
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