This Christmas Day we will remember Jesus birth and then hit the slopes to enjoy our winter wonderland. The day after Christmas, Britta's folks and two sisters and a brother will come out to visit for the weekend. We'll take them up to the mountains for some snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowtubing. It should be fun!
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Yes, Britta's hair is still long. She is a little surprised by this too. Her hair also returned to the curliness she had in her youth.
Ryan is now in his 6th year at CSS. He has been very involved on some important projects and has grown in his experience and leadership at the company. He is lead engineer on a big project in the company.
Britta had a busy year at Wheat Ridge 2020. The highlights include business loans for dramatic improvements that look great on 38th Avenue, a fun Wines & Dines event, and being named Interim Co-Director last month. Budget cuts make it a more difficult time to take on this role, but there are still many opportunities for Wheat Ridge 2020's mission in the community.
We both feel very fortunate to be employed.
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Utah
- Minnesota (x3)
Colorado Mountain Passes climbed in our Jeep:
- Squaw Pass
- Juniper Pass
- Kenosha Pass
- Stoney Pass
- Weston Pass
- McClure Pass
- Schofield Pass
- Paradise Pass
- Keebler Pass
- Crooked Creek Pass
- Loveland Pass
- Vail Pass
- Shrine Pass
- Monarch Pass
- Marshall Pass
- Cerro Summit
- Wolf Creek Pass
- Kennebec Pass
- Lizard Head Pass
- Yellow Jacket Pass
- Ophir Pass
- Red Mountain Pass
This fall we took a 12-day trip to visit Ryan's
family in New York and to explore New England. We spent several days
with Ryan's parents and finally got to see their Amish
Country Store and Guided Tours business. After hanging around with
family for a week, we headed north up to Maine. Ryan was born in Maine and
wanted to get a chance to see his home state. We found the farm where the
Fisher's lived back then, and also spent some time in Acadia National
Park. We stopped at lots of lighthouses and had our share of seafood on
the way down the coast to Boston.
We put 2200 miles on a little Kia
in 7 days exploring New England. Other highlights included the Flume Gorge
and White Mountains in New Hampshire, a chartered flight over Acadia, Robert's Maine Grill in Kittery, ME,
(best seafood ever!) and watching dejected Red Sox fans come out of Fenway
Park after a loss.
We also enjoy living in a beautiful state. We explore Colorado whenever possible. Some have asked how we've been able to find such great spots. We've enjoyed a John Fielder book that shows us exactly where to find many hidden treasures and a 4x4 trail book that has led us over many passes in our Jeep.
Reading from Britta:
"The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher" by Rob Stennett
"Water for Elephants" by
Sara Gruen
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
"The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell
"Night" by Elie Wiesel
We made the trek to MN three times this year. We had big family celebrations. We went back once for Briana's bridal shower and then again for her wedding to Josh Miller in August. Ryan was best man in his brother Jared's wedding to Teea. Both events were festive and full of friends, family and fun!
Britta decided to drive across Nebraska a couple more times for college suitemate Becca's wedding. It was more time in the car than in Iowa, but it was fun to catch up with college friends.
Britta's brother Garrett came out for a visit over spring break and fell in love with snowboarding. Long-time friend Connie Rasmussen came for a visit in November. Several others have stopped by on their way through. We're just off the interstate so give us a call if you are coming through Colorado.
Facebook has been a fun and fascinating part of our lives as we discover old friends and reconnect. Ryan has enjoyed catching up with friends from college and mission trips and Britta was delighted that an impromptu Ambie (4-H Ambassadors) reunion was able to come together on the way to one of the weddings.
Recommended Reading Ryan:
"The Speed of Dark"
"The Mythical Man Month"
Britta has volunteered for several years and served as Chair of the Colorado Housing Investment Fund Coalition. She helped launch a state issues committee to put the Coalition proposal to dedicate revenue for affordable housing on the ballot. After a lot of work and collecting a lot of signatures, the group decided it was going to run out of time and money on an already crowded ballot. That decision seemed wise when almost all ballot initiatives were defeated in Colorado. After several years as Chair, Britta has stepped down to spend some time on other issues.
Britta also got some municipal level issue committee experience running a trio of local initiatives. She was bummed when the charter change they were proposing lost by 388 votes (out of 13,000+).
Britta is a supporter of The
White House Project which encourages women to vote, run and lead. She
is a founding member of their Colorado Leadership Council.
Ryan and Britta both graduated from the Wheat Ridge Civic Academy and are
prepared to be even better citizens.
- Big Bang Theory
- Psych
- Survivor: Gabon
- 30 Rock
- Chuck
- How I Met Your Mother
- Jon & Kate Plus 8
This year Ryan planned a two-day bike ride up in the mountains. It was a very fun 100-mile ride from Glenwood Canyon to Hotchkiss. Highlights included the bike path through the scenic Glenwood Canyon, and the tough ride up McClure Pass. Ryan is already starting to think about fun rides for next year. While Ryan was riding, Britta was having fun on some Jeep roads. It was Britta in the support vehicle who had the only flat tire of the trip.
We took a trip to SW Colorado and saw the cliff
dwellings at Mesa Verde and the ancient dwellings at Hovenweep and Canyon
of the Ancients. We also spent some time in Telluride and Durango.
It's a beautiful part of Colorado we don't visit often enough.
For fun, Britta keeps busy with the Drinking Club with a Book Problem and
started a social drinking group for young housing professionals. We
joined a co-ed kickball league and dodgeball league and have had a blast. Britta
played on the winning women's best foursome at the West Chamber Golf Tournament in August.
- Beaver Creek
- Breckenridge
- Keystone
- Vail
We have enjoyed hearing from friends and family and celebrating weddings and babies. We feel blessed with health, family, friends and adventures. We hope that this season finds you enjoying many blessings as well.
Merry Christmas!
Britta & Ryan