Durango Days

LOVE

Luke and I headed to Durango, Colorado again this past Thursday. Jacob and Mandy also met up too! We wanted one last chance to hit the slopes before we move (wherever we move??)

I found this cute boutique hotel located right on main avenue called Nobody's Inn. The location was amazing, but I think we'll pick a different room next go round. We were in the only room facing the main avenue, and found it very loud at night. Overall it was a pretty cool place though. Check out the website herehttp://www.nobodysinn.com/.

Luke and I had a wonderful day of snowboarding, and exploring the entire mountain Friday. The last time we where in Durango was one of Luke's first ever boarding, so we weren't too adventurous that go round. This trip we went on every single lift available, and tried as many runs as we could get in. Poor Mandy got what we think was a bout of altitude sickness and didn't really enjoy much of that day, but luckily came back 100% on Saturday.

I unfortunately didn't have a very good Saturday! The day started off so promising, but around lunch I took a nasty spill that ended my time on the mountain. I thought originally to have broken or bruised my tailbone, but it turns out I dislocated my sacroiliac joint instead (google that one). It's a pretty painful little annoyance, but overall I'm happy that I didn't break anything!

Before I throw in all of the pics, I wanted to give a shout out to the Carver Brewing Company; we enjoyed a delicious dinner and breakfast at this local microbrewery(forgot to get pics). It was quite yummy! I would recommend Carver's to all that visit Durango. OH...I must also mention this first picture....Please check out Luke catching air!! I too am improving, and doing much better before the big bust! He takes the cake with this pic though. 

I'll be getting this one framed for the house most definitely

The 4 New Mexicans! 

Check out the Elk!!!

Can't Wait!!

I must fess up! There is something missing in my life! 


Oh how I crave to be with...a dishwasher again!! It's been a long 13 months without you dishwasher, and I look forward to the day we meet again.


Sincerely,
Lauren Dorman

So pretty!!

I've missed you! My dishes have missed you too!

All In!!

War Eagle!!!! 

Luke and I had a blast this past weekend with our Auburn family in AZ. I’ve tried to explain the Auburn experience for people that did not attend, but find no words do it justice. There is no other school that can compare to the Auburn family. Proof you ask….the Auburn family set records this past week with our attendance, tickets, and fans. I’ve never seen so much orange and blue in my entire life, and never been more proud to be an Auburn Tiger. Stub Hub has recorded this game as one of the hardest sporting tickets to come by EVER! Luke and I travelled without tickets since we don’t have a cool four grand to drop. On game day we were hoping to stumble on a decently priced pair of tickets, but $1300 per ticket is still more than we can afford. We ended up watching the game in the Westgate center next to the stadium with the other 30,000 fans that came without tickets. The Auburn family was truly ALL IN!

Backtracking a bit….Luke and I drove to Tucson on Friday night and met up with one of Luke’s friends David Way, from Savannah originally. David showed us a wonderful, crazy, and fun time; definitely prepping us well for the nights to come. We ended up pulling out of town Saturday morning right before the awful shootings occurred. I honestly can’t believe that it happened so close to where we were, and will be praying for the families involved.

After a quick two hours on the road, we made it into Phoenix where we wondered around getting our bearings, and enjoying all of the Auburn billboards and people.

Sunday came and went very slowly as we waited for the big game to finally arrive. I did enter a bull riding contest at our restaurant, but unfortunately didn’t win. I rode for 8 seconds the first round making it into the final round, but only lasted for 12.5 seconds compared to the winning 14 seconds from some super small girl.

Finally Monday arrived! We set up the tailgate, watched the game, celebrated the victory, and had a wonderful time with our Auburn family. I think the pictures can talk from here.

Cammie Cam Juice at the tailgate

The AU Uniform and new cleats

Love all of the AU signs

A bit late to the pep rally

LOVE

Westgate was covered with AU signs

Out in Westgate

Nike's campaign was non existent! Great job Under Armour!

Pat and Stacie rocked out pretty hard! So proud!

Matt and Shannon

Hanging out at our tailgate

The view from standing on top of the truck

We Won! Holding the crystal ball!

Me and Jamie at the tailgate

Our Tailgate! Complete with Auburn Rice Krispies!

Lotto

I finally remembered to buy a lotto ticket for the big draw tonight!! Sad news....I didn't win! Hopefully one of my family members who hasn't checked the numbers yet won. Ha! I can dream right! The winning numbers were 4-8-15-25-47 and mega ball number 42.