Year # 2

Jon and I just celebrated our 2nd anniversary. We can't believe how fast 2 years has gone by! To celebrate, we took a week long vacation!

Our "vacation" started out with a little work in San Francisco. But first we were able to stop by our friends Tim & Alissa's house to visit for the evening in Concord. The next few days, we went to the Fancy Food Show to talk to vendors and shop for new items to carry for work. We had a great time talking to people and brainstorming for another great year at JDW. And we definitely had the feel of luxury as we stayed at the JW Marriot in downtown San Fran. We were also treated to amazing dinners with some of our vendors, including an "Ice Cream Party" at Ghirardelli Square.

After the show, we headed to Lake Tahoe on our way to Mammoth. The drive was incredible. Most of the drive was along a river that was half frozen and covered in snow. So beautiful! We stayed one night in South Lake Tahoe. Originally, we had hoped to do some snowboarding there, but this season has been such a dry one that we didn't really think it would be worth it since we have passes to Mammoth.





The next day was the drive to June Mountain. We had planned to go all the way to Mammoth, but we decided to break the drive up and stay at June Mountain. We ended up at this amazing resort and spa after we found out that our normal places had broken pipes from the freezing weather a couple weeks ago. This place was awesome... complete with workout gym and pool.

The next 4 days were spent on the hill at Mammoth. We had such a fun time chasing each other all over the mountain. We also were able to meet up with some friends on the hill. Even with the lack of snow on the top of the hill, Cornice was the best run down! Lots of soft powder turns! Sunday morning, we even got a little bit of snow... now if they'd only get a few more feet!! It was a wonderful trip and we look forward to what the next year has in store for us!



Beautiful morning on the hill!


With Wooly at the top of Mammoth

New Year's in Mammoth 2007

Can you think of a better way to spend the New Year than with a bunch of your good friends in one of the most beautiful places... Mammoth, CA? Jon and I can't! This year was the 5th year that we have rung in the New Year in Mammoth. This year was much different than others as it was the first year that we did not get dumped on with snow. (Last year we got 8 feet of snow in the course of 2 days!) But this didn't stop us from having fun! We headed up Wednesday night and stayed until Tuesday. Four days on the hill, and one half day with some snowshoeing in the afternoon. Every night was filled with fun and friends. After hitting up the spa, Sam graced us with his talent on the piano in the hotel lobby! Man can that guy play. I could have listened to him for hours... if fact, I think we did. We picked up a new game called Mad Gab. If you haven't played it, you've got to try it out! It is absolutely hilarious, especially when you have engineers sitting there being more confused than ever! Don't worry Drew, I think you finally caught on!

On New Year's Eve, we went to the spa and then back to the piano for another concert. Then back to the condo for some dinner, games, and the most random dance party you can imagine! More friends that were in town for the weekend came and hung out for the evening. After 4 days of boarding, it was tough to make it to midnight, but we did! And Jon was in bed 15 minutes later!

Thanks everyone for making it such a great weekend. Looking forward to next year!


Team New Year's 2007


The few that made it to the top!


Jon and I messing around at lunch

Happy New Year!