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| to all of you, love... me! |
Happy Valentine's Day, folks! Whether that should translate to Happy Lovebirds Day, or Happy Singles Awareness Day, whatever... do what you need to BE HAPPY today, and extend love to
someone. ♥
We took a different approach to Valentine's Day this year, by hitting the southbound road early in the day, en route to the Gorge. Red River Gorge, that is :).
First things first: In Powell County, KY, if you are injured, you will be high-rollin' your way to the hospital:
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| hilarious. |
Anyway, we left early and made it to the gorge for a day celebrating Jessica's birthday! We met her, her family and the solo welcome party at the door:
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| bump-a-lumper... |
Don't ask me how I managed to get ZERO pictures of this killer cabin + separate yoga house + sauna
and hot tub arrangement that we spent the day in; somehow I managed to do exactly that, and am very disappointed in myself.
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| awww.. look at him! |
A few other faces joined the party and we managed to load everyone up for a hike up to the arch. It was threatening snow, but that didn't phase us one bit, as we embarked like city-slickers out into the woods armed with nothing but our coats, hats and gloves. This is depressingly funny & ironic because literally
everyone in this crowd is savvy to the common sense/equipment/supplies of trail hiking. You just..
don't ever do what we did today. Ever. Fortunately, there were no major issues, and we all made it down into the valley and back out in the same shape.
Pictures, pictures, pictures!
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| so many places to go :) |
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| icicles everywhere |
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| icicle cavern |
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| posed for a group shot! |
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| the arch! (: |
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| jess & clan! |
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| love this of jess & bumper! |
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| happy valentines day!!! xxo ♥ |
Whew! It was a blast out there, and although we nearly got snowed in on the mountain, we made it safely back to the cabin, where we spent the rest of the evening playing games, eating & making valentines cards.
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| happy birthday, jessica!!! |
The darkness set in around the cabin, and our plans to stay the night - whether with the Ghantous clan or with Kalyn, as originally planned - came into question due to the already-fallen snow and impending freezing overnight temps. We spent a few hours in deliberation, until Jessica's dad decided he was taking off, and we voted to just follow him down the mountain and out of town.
Poor Lexi wasn't happy at all about this adventure. The poor girl didn't have her winter boots on for this trip, and didn't know what to think about what she'd been through today...
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| lit up like a lexi Christmas tree :( |
Anyway, I was bummed that we didn't get to see Kalyn, but am glad that we made it back home safely without any issues. The commute back from the Gorge was almost a welcome 2 hours, compared to 5-6 hours that we usually endure between here and St. Louis.
Anyway, we're home, safe & sound, with just minutes to spare until it's officially Sunday.
Jessica & family - thank you again for having us down to celebrate your birthday! Cheers to you, and many, many more!!
xo | cmd
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