cinco de mayo

When Steve and I picked our wedding date three years ago, it didn't even occur to us that it was Cinco de Mayo. But we quickly got into the spirit, and served margaritas at our cocktail hour. (And boy were they tasty--I know many of our readers were able to enjoy them!)

Yesterday a snowstorm rolled in around 3 p.m., threatening to spoil our Cinco de Mayo / anniversary celebration. Luckily once we left the park the roads in the valley were dry and clear. It's an hour drive to Livingston, home of our favorite restaurant The 2nd Street Bistro. If you haven't already figured it out, we're a little obsessed with this place. If you visit, we will take you there. And you will like it. Their signature cocktail is a pineapple-jalapeno margarita--it's crazy delicious.


We had another incredible meal there, and it made the snowy drive home worth it.

We woke up to more snow this morning. While the rest of the world is experiencing sunshine and warm weather, I'm wrapped in a blanket eating grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup every day for lunch. And baking--thanks to the awesome website HighAltitudeBaking.com, we've had success after success (and we just ordered her book). Tonight I made lemon-blueberry muffins:


We need to keep warm. I've also discovered that the key to wilderness living is...drumroll please...MAIL ORDER! Today 2lbs of Intelligentsia coffee arrived, and I can't stop hugging the bag of beans. Steve thinks there's bound to be just as good coffee that's sold locally here. Steve doesn't drink coffee. I will continue to mail order.


Tomorrow I'll finally post the pics from our trip to Arches and Canyonlands. It will be nice to see some sun, even if it's only through those month-old photos.