August 24, 2012

the cabin, 90 years, and skeeters.


jeffers has been renting out this amazingly charming cabin for the past 7 winters.
its part of granite canyon ranch just north of jackson and owned by the sweetest couple, dick and dottie.
sidenote: dick and dottie are also parents to a son who happens to be the CEO and president of a little company that starts with pata and ends with gonia.
only my favorite outdoors brand ever.
anywho, dick turned 90 yesterday and had a little party at the ranch with all of his family and friends.
he made a toast to all of those special in his life and even gave a shout out to jeffers.
besides getting eaten alive by skeeters, it was so much fun to hear toasts from all of dick's lifelong friends.
"we met back in 1950!"
"dick taught me to drink whiskey....the wyoming way!"
"we skied together before there even was a resort!"
it all made my heart melt.

{maxi dress: tibi, old (loving this one) // jacket: banana republic (similar, similar) // shades: kate spade}
{attack of the skeeters}
{a wyoming staple}
{i mean....this guy was awesome}

{jeffers and the birthday man}
and i may have told his son that neon-patagonia-fleeces-never-went-out-of-style-so-could-you-please-have-them-in-next-season
on that note, you're welcome.

14 comments:

Roots Out West said...

This looks so fun. There is a patagonia vest I want sooo bad.

Allie said...

This is too good. I love this.

Anonymous said...

I am JEALOUS! I wanna be right there with you! This is no freakin fair!

And I want your dress. Give it to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

i kid...

Anonymous said...

I also wanna swap buttons with you for life! Ya down like Charlie Brown????

Aspiring Kennedy said...

I'm sure Dick has a lifetime of stories to tell. So glad you got to celebrate his birthday! And as for Mr. Fancy pants Patagonia...well, it is really good to know people in high places.

Secondhand Stella said...

Love the cabin! The party sounds like a ton of fun.... also love what you wore :)

Anonymous said...

I expect to see neon-fleeces soon. Then I expect you to be promoted to some very important position in the Patagonia company.

Mackenzie said...

agh! that looks like my dream house! and YES to neon patagonia fleeces. i am so with you on that one. i'll take four, please.

hop, skip and jump said...

That darling cabin looks so cosy and your story about Dick and Dottie is really so, so sweet. Sounds like a really special night.

Sheila@TheFailteHouse said...

Wow, this looks like a fun place and happy 90th birthday to Dick. Super sweeeeeeeeeeet about being the Patagonia man's father!

ps - love the dress!

Allie said...

that cabin is so picturesque!!

Pretty Zesty said...

Looks like so much fun. Love the pattern of your dress too. :o)

kristen
www.beholdthemetatron.com

Unknown said...

take me with you!! this cabin is too good to be true. xo

Padgett Hoke said...

So true - get those neons back!!