New Year's Eve 2015

Me:        What do you want to do for New Year's Eve?
Mark:     I don't care.
Me:        Good!  Then we are going on a Moonlight Sleigh Ride in Breckenridge!
Mark:     *no words* and then "the look*

So guess what I found for us to do for New Year's Eve this year?  Uh huh, a Moonlight Sleigh Ride!  This was another thing that I had on our Colorado bucket list and it just so happened we could do it as a fun way to ring in the New Year!  We went with our friends Rich and Linda and we picked them up about noon and had lunch in Evergreen on our way to Breckenridge.  As we headed up the mountain, the temperature started dropping quickly.  It was 9 when we arrived at our hotel and by the time we got to the stables (about 2 hours later) it was -3 (without the wind).  

So we bundled up and headed to Breckenridge Stables for our 5:30 pm ride.  Fortunately they gave us hot chocolate to warm us up before the ride and they also provided us with nice thick wool blankets to wrap around ourselves while we were on the trail.  

There were about 20 people on our sleigh and most of the time everyone was talking quietly so we could hear the jingle bells on the horses as they pulled us through the mountain trail.  It was a beautiful night and we had clear skies so the stars looked close enough to touch! Plus most of the houses that we passed were still lit up with their Christmas lights and it looked just like a scene out of the movies. The sleigh ride lasted almost an hour and by that time we were ready to get inside and warm up.

Part of the package that we got included a delicious buffet for us to enjoy.  Mark was so afraid that all there would be to eat was chicken but to his surprise they had a pork loin entree so that saved the day.  There was also a man who played guitar and sang lots of John Denver songs so most of us "old people" in the audience were happy to sing along with him.  Even the little kids got involved when he broke out with "Rocky Mountain High".  

After we finished dinner we headed back to the hotel.  None of us had any desire to do the party scene in Breckenridge so we spent the rest of the evening playing cards and dominoes and rang in the New Year with a toast before heading to bed. Man, we are party animals aren't we? 

I've said it before and I will say it again: Maybe one of these days Mark will learn to speak up about what he doesn't want to do when I ask!