Breckenridge, CO

On Friday, Jan 16th we left 939 24th Street with our Jeep Cherokee packed to the hilt and our dog Tasha with barely any room to sit. We dropped her off at her new home in the Santa Monica Canyons and continued on to Las Vegas. We spent the night there and the next morning drove 6 hours to Richfield, UT. From there we had the last 6 hr. drive to Breckenridge, CO

Today marks the end of the first week of our new adventure. As Howard says"we're not on vacation... this is life!" Its been snowing here and is beautiful. We're staying in a great condo walking distance to the Main Street. There has been a special event going on all week; Ice Sculptors from all over the world were given a very large block of ice to create gorgeous works of art. We have been truly blown away. We've skiied this mountain and Beaver Creek so far, but there are several more areas to explore. One of the days we packed a lunch and went snow shoeing on a designated trail right outside the town. About 5 minutes down the road from here is a beautiful Recreation Center where we have been able to do all the workouts we enjoy. Devon has come from Boulder to visit here twice already. Carly has been enjoying her last semester at Barnard College, eager to graduate. Best wishes to everyone, and to a successful new year. 

With Love,

Howard and Tracey

A New Beginning

As I leave the house, my room in boxes, a slight feeling of nostalgia takes over my body. I begin to replace college as my new home because the house is no longer mine, but I quickly push that thought out of my head because in the words of my mother, "home is where your family is- you don't have to have a house to call home." During the past nine years in the beautiful Spanish-style house created from her visions, I have watched Carly go off to college, Tasha get older, statues and masks accumulate, and my parent's desire to travel and explore grow. So, although the sad thought of leaving is present, the happiness that both my sister and I get from watching our parents do what they have always wanted becomes so much more prevalent. In essence, we have all begun a new chapter of our lives: Carly, soon to graduate from Columbia University and begin working in "the real world" (a place we have avoided for so long), me, in my my first year of college, snowboarding as often as possible and studying at The University of Colorado at Boulder, and my parents, leaving (almost) all their material objects behind to relax, ski, and begin their adventures around the world. Carly and I have wished our parents an amazing journey ahead of them and to make the most out of this new experience, and I hope that all of their friends and loved ones will do the same.

With Love, 

Devon