Mountain retreat

Waking up to the snow covered Swiss Alps every morning does not get old. Trust me. You think you'd get used to it after five days, but no. And since the weather changes so quickly, so do the views. One minute the sky is a grey canvas of clouds, and the next, snowflakes the size of small white feathers are fluttering down from above. Then out of nowhere the clouds glide away and the sun comes out making everything look fresh and clean and new again.

Verbier really is a magical place, especially when you add in the trendy yet casual nightlife and the fun-loving people. And to say that Carleigh and I went picture happy would be an understatement. We had one photo session that left us nearly frozen. Trying to get photos of the hillsides and mountains at night requires a lot of patience, which at -10 degrees Celsius is not so easy to summon. We quickly realized that being outside for any longer than ten minutes at a time literally leaves you speechless. Your face and cheeks get so cold that it becomes difficult to talk clearly. Thankfully we understood each others' mumbling well enough to communicate. Sentences get shorter, nodding becomes more prevalent, and eventually talking seems to dwindle altogether. Hmm. . . Maybe that's why the Eskimos developed so many different dialects.

So then, if you haven't already fallen in love with Verbier, here are a few more photos that just might do the trick. Oh, and did I mention that there are many fun, cute, and single English guys roaming the city and slopes? Yeah, just a random sidenote.

Car aiming for the perfect angle of the rising full moon. Sadly the moon was too bright to really capture.

Yes, this photo is real and 100% unedited. This made my frozen toes, face, and hands all worth it!

Sun rising behind the mountains. Doesn't it look like the sky is blushing?