visit with the Habels

We had an awesome weekend in Carbondale! I hadn't seen Sara in ages, so it was wonderful to be with them and of course experience Habel cooking. They were so kind to completely change around their cooking for us since we're doing the Daniel fast. My conclusion is that I would eat Daniel-fast friendly foods all the time if I could cook like those two. I unfortunately didn't take pictures of any of the delicious food, but we had 2 fabulous Indian dishes, homemade hummus, Pad Thai, and an amazing goulash soup. My hubby now has one more week to go with my bland concoctions of vegetables and beans. :) The fast breaks on Saturday at 5. At 4:45, I plan to be in line at Custard Cup for an Oreo snowstorm and William plans on being ready to drink some coffee.

Ok, I digress. Back to the Habels. Saturday was a beautiful day and we got to experience Garden of the Gods for the first time. It's a great little hike with these beautiful rock outcroppings. I wasn't quite as brave climbing out since my center of balance is a little off these days. But it was still stunning, even with the bare trees. It was a lovely day outside that concluded with learning a fun new board game (it's kinda like Settlers, but I can't now for the life of me think of the name).

All I have to say in conclusion is that we love them and their friendship! Here's a few pics from our hike: