Winter Fun!

Yesterday Armando and I made our very first snowman together!!! It was lots of fun! After we played around in the snow here at home we went to Walmart and bought a sled to go sledding! After driving around to a few different parks, we finally found one by our house that had big hills! I did some sledding, but mostly took pictures....ARMANDO HAD A BLAST!!! We had tons of fun! It's always great doing things together for the first time!!! We're always looking for stuff new stuff to do!

The mountains, lakes and hills were absolutely amazing which just made the fun all that more exciting! It's just absolutely beautiful here!

Here's a video of Armando sledding! :)

(Aren't the mountains beautiful!!?!!)

Another snowy morning...

I woke up this morning to lots of snow! I haven't measure it, but it looks to be around 4 or 5 inches and still snowing! it's absolutely beautiful! I can't wait for Armando to wake up and see it! Maybe today we will make our first snowman together! I will post pics later after Armando wakes up and we get outside for a while.

We both had a good week! Armando was off on Wednesday for Veterans day and on Thursday he had CQ where he works for 24 hours. Friday we went and did a lil Christmas shopping, bought our Christmas cards and things like that. Then we went and saw A Christmas Carol 3D! It was a great movie and really put me in the Christmas spirit! Yesterday was pretty much a lazy day here at home, we didn't even leave the house!

Oh! How could I forget, on Tuesday morning I woke up to a big beautiful boquet of roses from my sweet husband! I am so blessed to have a husband that's always doing little things to let me know he loves and appreciates me! It was very sweet!

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, time just seems to fly by and the day is over before I ever make the time to sit down and write.

Hope everyone is doing good! Wish you were all here to see this beautiful snow! God is Good!!!

Love you all!
Jenny

Prayer....

Just a quick update..

I'm sure all of you have heard about the shootings in Ft. Hood by now. We were very saddened too hear the terrible news. Just wanted to write and ask all of you to say a special prayer for the family and friends that have lost loved ones today! We are praying that it isn't anyone we know on a personal basis. Regaurdless, this is our "family"! We all may not know one another, or even get along at times BUT we are all one big family... apart of something/roles that noone could even begin to understand unless they had walked in A Military person/family members shoes!

I pray that this horrific shooting will shed light on what these wars are doing to our soldiers and their families mental state. This is a hard life........... one that is not respected and acknowledged like it should be!


GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS THE AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN WHO SO BRAVELY AND UNSELFISHLY SERVE THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FT. HOOD SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES NEED YOUR PRAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon: 10/26 Our last day..

MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER!!! (@Famous Dave's!)

View from our back porch!

Tree in our front yard!

Armando going to scrape ice and snow off his car so he could go to work!

Monday morning Armando had to go to work. Mom and I got up and showered then picked Tammy and Judy up! We went to the huge Goodwill store, to the Post Office and then met Armando for lunch at Famous Dave's BBQ! Lunch was great, then we all headed back to our house. Tammy took a short nap, and the rest of us sorted through pictures. Time flew by and before we knew it, it was 3:00.... time to take them to the airport! It's only a short drive to the airport, I was very sad to say see you later!

I had the best time this past weekend with everyone, but it was beyond great to see my Mother! My Mom has been my best friend my entire life! We share everything together! It was amazing being able to share Colorado with her, the mountains, and our first big snow! It was even more amazing that I got to share it with both of my best friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so thankful for both Armando and my mother! This was truly a weekend to remember!

I look forward to more visits in the future!

God is Good!!!!! <><

Love you all, and look forward to ALL of you visiting us soon!

Jenny Leigh Garza

Sun: 10/25 Pike's Peak, Cripple Creek & SNOW!!!!

The road, on the way home from Cripple Creek!!

Same road!!!!

Cripple Creek!!

Road on the way back down the Mountain @ Pikes Peak!

Wilbur the friendly fox!

Loved being in the snow with my Mom!!

The love of my life and our first huge snow!!!

Enjoying all the snow at Glen Cove!

Glen Cove right before it started snowing so much!!

Mom and I @ an overlook!

Judy and Tammy being silly in the snow!

One of my favorite pictures! Mom and Armando!

Tammy with her first snowball!

At the first overlook in Pike's Peak Park!

Sunday morning Armando, Mom, and I all got up early to go get Tammy and Judy at their hotel! On our way we made a quick stop by McDonald's for breakfast, then headed off to Pike's Peak! When we arrived they told us it was going to be half the price it usually is becaue we could only go 14 miles up due to weather! Shortly after entering the park we started seeing little patches of snow! The further we drove, the more we saw! Once we got to Glen Cove which was the stopping point there was over a foot of snow on the ground! We were all really excited! It was beautiful!!!!! There was also a fox that came right up to us... the workers said he was always there, and that his name was Wilbur! We took pictures, then went inside to do a little shopping, and while we were I looked outside to see it snowing like crazy! The roads were covered as we headed back down! Armando did great driving though! We decided to go on to Cripple Creek. While we were there we had lunch and due to all of the snow that was falling we decided we should leave before dark! As we headed down the mountain the roads were covered with snow, and it was hard to see. The wipers were frozen and not removing the ice and snow very well from the windows!!! It was beautiful but scary! We had many, many laughs on our way back down! We stopped at Walmart and printed pictures once we got back to Colorado Springs then went home for the night, where we had 3 to 4 inches of snow! It was a perfect snowy day that I am so glad I got to share not only with Armando but my Mom and family!!! It was definetly a day we all will never forget!

Sat: 10/24 Mantiou Springs, Garden of The Gods, Helen Hunt Falls

On the High Drive overlooking Colorado Springs!!

Armando and I at a pull off before Helen Hunt Falls!!

Underneath the balanced rock at Garden of the Gods!

Emma Crawford Coffin Races!

Tammy at Judy at Manitou Springs!

A guy in the parade!

The streets of Manitou!

Taking a break before the parade starts!

Armando and Mom in one of the arcades!

The wizard Mural!

Sitting on a bench carved into a bridge in 1806!

Walking the sidewalks of Manitou!

Mom and I woke up super early, and started cooking breakfast! Armando got up shortly after and we all enjoyed my Mom's yummy biscuits!!!! After we all showered and got dressed for the day we went and picked Tammy and Judy up from thier hotel and headed off to Manitou Springs! It was a beautiful day!

We arrived at Manitou Springs after a short drive, found a parking spot and ventured down the beautiful streets of Manitou where the Emma Crawford Coffin Races and parade were about to happen! The streets were full of people shopping, hanging around for the parade and races, and lots of people dressed in all kinds of costumes!!!! It was very neat! We went in lots of little shops, including an old arcade where we all played an old bowling game!! Later we ate some homemade candy from the Candy Store and just enjoyed the morning, laughing and taking lots of photos!

After watching the parade we had dinner at a neat little restraunt! Then we went to The Garden of the Gods! Aftre Garden of the God's we took my family to the High Drive! Along the way we stopped at Helen Hunt Falls which was beautiful as always! I think my family enjoyed seeing the view of the city!! Next we dropped Tammy and Judy off and went home for the night!

Friday : 10/23 The Arrival!!

YAY!!!! First hug from my Mom in 8 months!!!!!

Tammy, Mom, and Judy when they first arrived in CO!!

Myself, Mom, and Armando out shopping!

Aunt Judy, and My Mom at the Memphis Airport Hotel about to fly here!



Friday morning Armando got up early for PT and I got up and finished getting things ready for my family! When he got home we cooked a spiral ham, Dressing and potato salad to have for lunch when they got here! Armando went and got a quick oil change, then we were off to the airport to pick them up!!!! We got to see their plane fly in which was very exciting! It was so great to see all of them especially my Little Momma walking down that hallway towards us!!!



After we left the airport we came to our house and showed them around and had dinner then went out shopping for a while! After lots of shopping, we took Judy and Tammy to get a hotel room and Armando, Mom, and I came back to the house and just spent time together!


What a great day!!!!!