Introducing the Defender of Dolder's

For future reference, Marc will now be referred to as the Defender of Dolder's. We can all rest easy now. :-)

Marc in the Pool, etc.

Marc wrote and said they are starting the pool exercises soon. Please continue to keep him in your prayers! He also mentioned something about muscles - surely he was talking about someone else. Can you imagine Marc with muscles? :-)
The Cola Dolders had a visit from Karie this weekend and enjoyed a good meal at our fave neighborhood pub. Brian and Valerie enjoyed the first game at the new SC Gamecocks baseball stadium also this weekend.
Six weeks until the Cooper - get your walking/running shoes on and get moving!

Crested Butte Pic

Eric and Jana

We are all super excited about Eric and Jana getting married in May. The world cringes at the thought of another Dolder being pulled off the market! Check out their wedding website at http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx?legacct=1&coupleid=8222092906376389

Crested Butte Ski Trip

Fred & Ced, Pete & Kathi and Nancy Whitaker (Eric’s soon-to-be-mother-in-law) spent 6 – 11 Feb on a ski vacation in Crested Butte, CO. We had a great time (pictures to follow over the weekend)! For Fred & Ced and Nancy, it was the second trip to Crested Butte – you always go back to a good thing. P&K did some X-country skiing, while the rest downhilled, on Sunday. Kathi then impressed us all with an all day downhill ski lesson on Monday. By Tuesday, she was ready to fly, with just a few more instructions from the Dolder brothers....you know how that goes...
Ced had a nice "history" day on Tuesday, walking in historic Crested Butte, and was ready for some more knee torture on the slopes on Wednesday. P&K had their shopping/exploring/history day on Wednesday. Everyone could do what they wanted, when they wanted, making everyone ready for tales to tell at dinner!
No lift-lines and a good mix of sun, new-snow and good food made for a great time. The accommodations in the Grand Lodge suite even allowed us to make our own fondue one night. Fred especially was ready to ski from about 9:30AM until 3:30PM. The rest of us less. Some of us ate lunch some of us didn’t! The new shaped skies really elevated everyone’s skiing ability, so much so that the available hot tub and massage was a welcome respite. We all plan to do this again next year and you should consider joining us. We might even investigate a larger condo, rather than suites.

Prayers for Marco!

I guarantee Marco is having some moments like this.

I have received a couple of letters from him and he is doing very well. He enjoys getting letters and hearing about stuff happening at home and in the world. The food is good and he's maintaining a low profile. He misses everyone! Semper Fi!

Happy Birthday Zach!

He's no longer this little guy anymore. Many wonderful wishes to Zach and his family as they celebrated his 1st birthday this week!

Cooper River Bridge Run

The annual Dolder bridge run event is around the corner so get signed up if you haven't. www.bridgerun.com April 4th - which Dolder will cross the finish line first?? And to make the weekend even more exciting, a party to honor Eric and Jana's pending nuptials is planned for Saturday night. We hope to see everyone there this year and will miss our hosts of bridge runs past in Aunt Brenda and Uncle Rene'.