Grand Cayman!

There is no better way to kick off summer than to spend a week in Grand Cayman with great people.  Katie and I flew from Denver to Grand Cayman via Miami to stay with her friend Eric whose family has a condo right on the beach.  As soon as we got there it was immediate relaxation as we hung out by the pool for most the afternoon.  The group was Katie and I, Eric and his girlfriend Kim, and their good friends from Michigan also Katie and Brian.
We spent the week mostly relaxing by the pool, riding bikes, going out for boat rides to different snorkeling spots, hanging on the beach, and going out for some great meals!  One day we rented a car and cruised up and down the island snorkeling, getting delicious mango smoothies from a roadside stand, and shopping.  That same night we kayaked at night in a bioluminescence cove.  It was really cool.  Each time you put your paddle or hand in the water it would light up.  Katie said it was like magic! 

We also got to go on an excursion to Stingray City!  They take you out 30 minutes into the middle of the ocean where there is a sandbar that’s like 4 feet deep.  When you get out of the boat you are greeted by dozens of Stingrays that want to be fed.  We got to hold them, get our pictures taken with them on our heads (seriously), and feed them frozen squid.  It was truly an unreal experience.

This is Katie feeding a Stingray!

All in all this was one amazing trip, and we were so glad to share it with great people.  Thanks to the Ieturs for letting us stay in their condo.  We’ll never forget the amazing water, and the phenomenal sunsets!

Countdown: 3...2...1...FUN!

So...it's been a while since we've blogged and updated the internet with info and stories about ourselves.  It's May 23rd and summer is here in Colorado!  There has been a bunch of rain which is extremely uncharacteristic for Colorado, but it reminds both Katie and I of the places where we are from in the great Midwest.  It was an eventful Winter and Spring for both of us.  We tried to ski as much as we could in the earlier part of the season.  We spent New Years Eve with the Mikitas and Taylors up in Breckenridge.  Katie kept herself busy with running group while I was busy in my first year as a varsity lacrosse coach.  Now I'm wrapping up my fifth year as a high school math teacher (hard to believe it's already been 5 years) and we have a really fun summer planned out.  On Friday we leave for Grand Cayman.  Katie's best friend Eric has a condo there and we're really excited about having a relaxing week on the beach!  Then, we'll be heading to Rhode Island where my dad lives for the week of 4th of July!  And our last trip of the summer will be the last week in July when we head up to Northern Michigan where Katie's dad lives.  So...three weeks of vacation isn't bad!  Between that I'll be busy coaching lacrosse and Katie will be running like the rock star that she is.  That's it for now and we'll try to be good about updating everyone on our adventures!