Jarrod and I returned from our trip to Ruidoso, New Mexico yesterday afternoon. The trip was so relaxing and the weather was beautiful! It was hard to come back to the sweltering Texas heat.
We flew into El Paso before making the 2 hour drive to Ruidoso. I must mention that the plane ride to El Paso was horrible. There was a lot of turbulence towards the end of the flight and when we landed the plane jumped and swerved. It was not fun. At all.
Anyways, after the horrible plane ride we rented a car and began the hike to Ruidoso.
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| Jarrod is really excited about driving to Ruidoso... |
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| ...but, then again, so am I |
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| Welcome to New Mexico, Jarrod! |
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| Welcome to New Mexico, Kimberly! |
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| A cross on top of a large hill. I thought it was pretty |
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| View of the mountains |
Once in Ruidoso, we found the cabin we would be staying at (thank you Nana and Pop) and found a local restaraunt to eat at. After that we were exhausted and called it a day.
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| Jarrod and I at the Country Club near the cabin |
The next day we decided we would go see the horse races and visit the casino for some gambling! I have never been to a horse race, so I had no idea what to expect. It was a lot of fun. On the last race I told Jarrod to bet on horse #8 - because "the number 8 has always been good to us." And the horse won! We left $0.30 richer after it was all said and done.
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| Our bet |
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| Our horse |
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| And they're off! |
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| Our horse won! |
After the horse races we headed over to the rehearsal dinner for our friends who were getting married. We had a great time mingling with some of Jarrod's coworkers and polka dancing!
The next day was the wedding. The ceremony took place in Mescalero, New Mexico at an Apache mission. It was absolutely gorgeous.
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| View of the church from the highway |
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| St. Joseph's Apache Mission |
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| View from inside |
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| Husband and wife! |
The reception was back in Ruidoso at a local inn. There was a lot of dancing, laughing and just all around good times.
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| Jarrod and I at the wedding reception |
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| My Jones soda bottle cap fortune from the reception |
It was a wonderful weekend and it was a great time to just relax with my hubby. Now it is back to the grind and the every day routine!
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