Breckenridge

We headed out to the mountains yesterday, along with the rest of the city of Denver, and we landed in Breckenridge. 

We had the wedding of Will's roommate from college to attend. It was a late afternoon wedding at a rental house overlooking the mountains. It was gorgeous. The town of Breckenridge was bustling with tourists and it was great to be surrounded by such views. 

Unfortunately, Will and I both struggled a bit with trying to juggle the no-nap miss while attempting to enjoy an adult gathering. Some of those, "woah is me", feelings surfaced again, ones that presented themselves continually when Madison was first born. Those feelings mostly surface when I want so badly to recapture the freedom of not having a child. And last night, chasing a baby through the woods and missing the ceremony, being unable to eat any of the appetizers before they were finished, and having to duck out before the cake was cut or dancing started, really brought up those freedom-mourning emotions. After trying for three hours to get her sleep in the hotel, Will and I went to bed on not so great terms. 

But the wonderful thing about waking up with peaks outside your window, is that being able to let go of those heavy feelings becomes a bit easier. We decided we were going to just try and make the most of the morning. And I do believe we did just that. 

The beneficial thing about having a child that does not sleep past 6:30, is that we got to have the town to ourselves. All the shops were closed in downtown Breckenridge, but we visited a coffee shop and just strolled the street. We didn't have to worry about sharing the sidewalk with anyone and talking over any noise. It was just our little family in the mountains. 

We then caught the first trip up the mountain on the Gondola. It was so much fun. We didn't get very high, but it was nice to zoom up and over the mountainside, squeezed in close with each other. Once we got back down, it was time to drive back home. I felt incredibly thankful that we get to live in a place where such rugged nature is only a couple of hours away.

Even though we both still deal with the letdown of unmet expectations that come with trying to accommodate another life, we are in agreement, this life we are living together trumps any life spent apart.