Powder Daze at Grand Targhee!

What a start to the New Year... bring it on 2009! Randy and I got up extra early with the news of 13 inches of fresh snow up at Grand Targhee... and grand it was! With an abundance of fresh snow, we got to hit the slopes early and enjoy some of the lightest and fluffiest (is that a word?) snow ever! Here are a few clips to show you some turns.

Bowling in Rexburg

Last weekend, we decided to tackle some bowling... So we all headed out to Rexburg, Idaho to find the closest bowling alley and threw a few balls! I have to admit, I am not a very good bowler. But Randy, Chet, Lisa, Derek, Russ and Charise did a pretty good job!

Randy flies a glider...

Check out this great video of Randy flying a glider with my boss for a video on blog.jacksonholetraveler.com. It's so great!!!

NY... part 1

The whirlwind trip to NY!!!! A week of reuniting and parties! (And Randy meeting ALL my family!) And how much we can possibly fit into the shortest amount of time!

Mission 1: Wedding Dress
I arrive in NY and go wedding dress shopping right away with my mom. We found the perfect dress for a beach wedding in the first store! It was so wonderful to be able to spend that time with my her. It's not everyday her only daughter gets married. (we hope!). A great memory to have!

Mission 2: Maddie's Bat-Mitzvah
Randy flies into NY a few days after I come in (since he did not need to go dress shopping with me!) and we go to my little cousin's Bat-Mitzvah. This is Randy's first big family party! It was so fun to see everyone and celebrate with my family... It was a beautiful day. Below are pictures from the morning and evening events.

Mission 3: Cirque du Soleil
We were lucky to see Wintuk at MSG. What a beautiful show! The performers were so amazing and they make it snow in the theatre! This was Randy's first super big show, and we can't wait to go see more.

Mission 4: Brunch with the crew!
Its not everyday I get together with my closest friends from Syracuse. We got to hit up a rainy Saturday brunch in NYC and catch up on old times before the busy party at my Mom's. I miss the old days when we all lived around the corner and this was a normal part of life. But a lot of us have moved and this is the first time we have all been together in 4.5 years.

Mission 5: Engagement party!
My Mom and Elliot gave us an amazing engagement party at their house. There were about 85 people there to celebrate and it was absolutely perfect! We are so thankful for all those that could be there will us. We could not stop talking about it for days! Thanx Mom! Pictures from the party will come soon.

Overall... another successful trip! More adventures to come... stay tuned.

Randy fly's us to Chico Hot Springs

Julie & Randy flying to Chico Hot Spings
My own personal pilot!

It was another amazing day in Victor, Idaho, so we borrowed a small airplane for the day and flew over Yellowstone National Park to Chico Hot Springs. Chico is a popular family destination that you need to reserve your room for 2-3 months in advance to get in on a weekend! It was built around 1902, and is about 25 miles out of Gardner, Montana. So we decided to check it out for the afternoon, do some swimming and fly back home.

The pool at Chico Hot Springs
97 degrees and all natural hot spring water

This was the first flight that I have done with Randy that we actually flew somewhere. It was really cool! We landed on this "backcountry" gravel dirt strip that was left over from when the railroad went through. And on the way up to montana, we flew over the Grand Prismatic pool in Yellowstone that is so amazing and full of beautiful colors.

Overall, a cool day trip... via airplane!

The Grand Prismatic Hot Pool flying over Yellowstone.


Check out the runway that Randy is standing on.

Airplane crossing sign at the "airport"
Don't want your car to get hit by a landing airplane!

Randy's Birthday!

We celebrated Randy's 32nd Birthday on October 4th. He got a funny gift from Lisa of different stick-on mustaches and everyone had a little too much fun with some new looks! I'm so glad I do not have facial hair! Check out our new looks.

Derek, Chet & Randy with their new looks!

Randy & Julie with matching looks!


Julie & Lisa...
There is a reason women do not grow facial hair!

OCTOBER 10th, and its snowing...

Its a white-out here in Jackson Hole! Take a look at these pictures. They said maybe snow this weekend, but we were not expecting this. Ski season is well on its way...