Listen, am I the type of man to stay on top of my blog? Do I post regularly? No, I've been lazy. And I wish I could tell you this blog is going to be amazing and I've been saving up all my creative energy for it, but I haven't. I'm just lazy. Expect some very mediocre writing, with some shameless selfies mixed in. Maybe I'll be wearing snow pants, maybe I'll be wearing no pants. I can't really make any promises.
For my 29th Birthday, Sarah decided to whisk me away to Colorado for a wonderful weekend snowshoeing in the mountains. After not driving for 18 months in Europe, it felt good to get in the car and make the nine hour drive to Denver. Crazily enough, on our first morning in Denver, our realtor/friend Fred called us to let us know our bid went through on a house! Nothing like starting off a birthday weekend by buying a house. Who needs money when you can spend your life savings on a house with hidden termite damage... but more on that later.
We briefly checked out the Denver Aquarium that morning, but left feeling pretty unimpressed and made our way to Frisco, as Sarah had booked an Air B&B at a little cabin style apartment. The next morning we ventured over to Breckinridge to check out an Ice Sculpture competition, which was pretty cool... But overall I would never go back to that town. Parking is a disaster, it's annoyingly busy and touristy, and if we are being completely honest, I generally don't enjoy rich white people. If Ted Danson were to anonymously fund the sculpture competition, it would be Larry David's worst nightmare.
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| The Icy Iguana |
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| I don't know if they designed this to look like Clifford the Big Red Dog... |
After leaving Breckenridge we attempted to go snow shoe hiking, which basically involves clamping waterproof boots into gigantic metal shoes that prevent you from sinking into the snow. It also involves being able to withstand physical activity at a high altitude, which did not work out well for me. I don't know if you've ever experienced altitude sickness; It's brutal. You basically have a pounding migraine, no stamina, and in my case become even whinier than usual, which quite frankly, I didn't even know was possible. I felt really bad, because Sarah had planned out so much for this trip, but the altitude destroyed me, it was freezing outside, and I had no desire to be alive. I was pretty much the worst travel companion alive.
Luckily, my body adjusted somewhat overnight, so I woke up feeling a lot better about life. We were really close to the Frisco Nordic Center, which had a ton of snowshoe trails, so we decided to go for round two. The majority of people were either skiing or snowboarding, so most of the snowshoe trails were untouched. Thus we got to forge our own path! Sometimes it was pretty easy to figure out where we were going and sometimes the trail signs were either buried in snow or hidden, so mostly we just wandered around aimless in wonder.
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| If the mountain defeats you, will you risk a more dangerous road? |
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| I want everybody else in the world to know it. That I ain't ever gonna let them take my life from me. |
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| Some of us were built to roam |
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| Finding the snowshoe trails could be difficult at times, you basically had to wonder around for 3 minutes and hope you found another one of these guys....otherwise you are lost. |
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| I'm writing to catch you up on places I've been... Strange how clouds that look like mountains in the sky are next to mountains today. Didn't have a camera by my side this time, hoping I would see the world through both my eyes. Maybe I'll tell you all about it when I'm in the mood to lose my way.... with words |
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| You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes. It brought me back to life. You'll be with me next time I go outside. No more 3x5s.... |
After getting back from Colorado, we closed on our house and finally got to have a place to ourselves! I could bore you with all the details, but instead I'll just share a bunch of photos.
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Sarah told me to only bring essentials on day one. I interpreted that to be ninja swords and a poster of Dolph Lundgren. I'm honestly not sure what else would qualify.
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| Yup. As a Vagabond I spent 83 cents on home related goods each month... Oh how the times have changed. |
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| Our 80s kitchen with four layers of wallpaper... |
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| Taking down wallpaper is probably one of the worst tasks ever. Luckily that's what my mom is for. |
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| Pink tile flooring, yellow floral wallpaper. Fake flower baskets. It's perfect, wouldn't change a thing. |
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| After years of owning so little that I could fit all my possessions into two backpacks...Pretty crazy to have a house |
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| There are many puns I could make about this cock lightswitch...but on the off chance one of my sisters reads this, I will resist. |
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| All I want right now is the times when we slept on the floor. When right here, right now was all we were living for |
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| The wood paneling looks a little outdated in here... I guess we should take it off before painting, I mean what's the worst that could happen, right? |
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| Well I guess maybe termites could have eaten the underlying wall, leaving the structural integrity of the property in question... But I mean, other than that, probably nothing to worry about. |
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| In London we stored all of our random junk in a box, now we have a junk room. |
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If you come over for a drink, the previous owners left us plenty of coasters and a few napkins from the cheesecake factory in case you spill.
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| Our basement garage. Seems necessary to have three garages since we share one car. |
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| Who needs real furniture when you have a cooler and some lawn chairs |
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| Probably my favourite part of our house - the front courtyard. And yes, you know I'm really behind on my blog when it's summer and I'm posting pictures of a winter snow... |
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| You save a lot of money doing everything yourself...but you also have to live in a mess. |
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| But then again, your house will probably be a mess anyways if you have a niece and nephew nearby. And lesson learned, don't waste your time cleaning before they come over... |
Random GoPros
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| Our freshly painted kitchen! |
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| La Casa De Seantonio |
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| The ladies admiring the pile of wood I cut down with my ninja swords...Alright maybe I used a chainsaw |
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| I had to chainsaw down the tree on the right...The tree on the left is next. Maybe I'll use an axe next time, maybe I'll do it shirtless, maybe a crowd will gather, maybe my modeling career will take off again after a 24 year hiatus. I can't predict what will happen, I can only anticipate the most likely scenario. |
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| Our flowers and the start of our veggie garden |
Sarah and Sean's Sensational Stockpile of Snappy Snaps
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| Boys will be strong, yeah boys soldier on. But boys would be gone without warmth from a woman's good, good heart |
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| I got high on something in Colorado alright...Altitude. This is the face of a man with no desire to live. |
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| My little lady, stuck in the snow |
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| Well mama should be proud of me. I've lived like a man and I'll die like a king... |
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| Look at that focus. You can't take a pano without razor sharp focus. |
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| People always think we are crazy for all of our traveling. But to paraphrase John Mayer, it's not the quarter life crisis, just the stirring of one's soul. |
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| She wanted me to sweep her off her feet, instead I shoved her into the snow |
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| I've no regrets. I will not ask for your forgiveness. |
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| Couch hunting day, pretty much the most luxurious day of my life. If I could just be brought breakfast in bed and then go lie on a couch all day... I feel like I could excel at that life |
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| The missus and my mother eating whilst I work!! P.S. You can play some serious Where's Waldo with our Soda Stream Maker. It's in 3 different photos, always in a different spot. |
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| Awww I Love U too fridge magnets... Such a positive message, who knew my blog was so inspirational |
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| Sarah putting on the finishing touches with the world's largest roller |
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| What's an adventurer to do, but rest his feet at home with you? |
