We spent a weekend in Denver to celebrate the wedding of Lindsey & Tony - Lindsey is a close
family friend of ours that we grew up with. It was an absolutely beautiful setting, and it was wonderful to catch up with so many family friends!
family friend of ours that we grew up with. It was an absolutely beautiful setting, and it was wonderful to catch up with so many family friends!
I then spent the week in Minneapolis for a work meeting, and I met Joe in San Francisco the following weekend. We spent Friday night with Liana and Adam, then headed up to Sonoma early Saturday morning. We met up with Ted and Jen for lots of wine tasting on Saturday, including a fantastic lunch at Auberge du Soleil! (As you may be able to tell, we had enough wine to turn our teeth purple!) 
We also joined them for a wonderful private dinner party that Ted was hosting for NASCAR, and it was quite a treat!
We also joined them for a wonderful private dinner party that Ted was hosting for NASCAR, and it was quite a treat! 
On Sunday we got to experience the insider's view of a NASCAR race. I have to admit, I was quite impressed. We toured the garages, saw the cars being inspected, saw many of the drivers, and we even took a lap around the course in a pace car! We watched the start of the race from right behind the pits and stayed there to watch a few pit stops. It was really fascinating (not to mention loud!) to be so close to the action! We had lunch and watched quite a bit of the race from the NASCAR suite. We then 
headed back to San Francisco and spent another evening with Liana, Adam, and Nathan. We have many more Sonoma and NASCAR pictures -- you can take a look on our photo collection link if you want to see more. We took many videos, too, but don't hold your breath for those...it may be a while! 
We had an early morning departure on Monday -- with Joe heading to SLC and me heading to Denver for a couple days of work. We packed every moment of the weekend full, and we had a great time!
headed back to San Francisco and spent another evening with Liana, Adam, and Nathan. We have many more Sonoma and NASCAR pictures -- you can take a look on our photo collection link if you want to see more. We took many videos, too, but don't hold your breath for those...it may be a while! 
We had an early morning departure on Monday -- with Joe heading to SLC and me heading to Denver for a couple days of work. We packed every moment of the weekend full, and we had a great time!The following Thursday, we headed over the the Homestead Resort (just about 30 minutes away, near Heber, UT) for Joe's EDJ regional meeting. We got to play golf, bike, run, and swim, and I got to sit by the pool while Joe sat in some meetings! We were home on Sunday to host a Notre Dame BBQ for the students visiting this summer for a service project. We had a good turnout, with about 25 alumni and students attending.
Needless to say, we very much enjoyed being home over the long 4th of July weekend! We played golf with my parents on the 4th and spent some time with the Navarres for dinner. On Saturday, we went on a great hike with the ND students and one UVA alumni friend of mine. We hiked from the base of 
Park City Mountain Resort to the top of Jupiter peak, as well as 3 other smaller peaks. It was a 16-mile adventure that lasted all day! Joe typically does this trail as a running race -- don't ask me how (or why!) one would run straight up mountains!! I'll take the beautiful hike! We were very sore afterward, but it was worth it!Thanks for checking in!
