days approach Christmas? I had the BEST time last night! I went downtown with my friends Melissa and Mark. We met up with two of Melissa's friends and watched the Parade of Lights. Talk about a neat and fun way to not only spend a Friday night but to ring in the Holiday Season. While down there I got to talk to one of the friends, and we had a really good time and I do hope that we are able to do it again. We spent a good majority of the evening hanging out, talking and getting to know one an other. I was glad that she was able to take me home last night, I really appreciated that. I got up early this morning to stand in line for a Christmas gift, met some great people and hopefully will be contacting them. I felt so brave letting someone who I did not know bring me back Starbucks, but it totally worked out. Tomorrow I get to go see my first Christmas play! My friend Allison and her kids are in a play at her church and I was invited! I am very excited and cannot wait to see it! Have a good night, I am off early, lack of sleep is wearing on me. Please click on the 'Parade of Lights' link at the top to check out the Parade. The image is courtesy of that web page.
close parking! I am pretty good about that! We brought home a car load! Wow, it was unreal! I got one really special gift and I cannot wait for the person getting it to open it! It was one of those things that you only see once a lifetime and that only fits a select few and this person will be so happy with this! Its cute, and that is all that I am saying about that! So I went to Keystone the other day with my friend, we had a great time but the snow sucked! It was really crusty and you could tell that it had been skiied off. We had fun, even though I smacked my knee on the ice. Oh well, you only live once so I am guessing that you should enjoy it! Well I am off for a much needed nap. Its been nice house sitting for my aunt and uncle while they peruse the west coast of Oregon. The picture of today is of my friend and I at Keystone on Wednesday! Aloha! :)
hair out at some point. Oh well, it has been a lot of fun, the kids for the most part have been great, although today, many of them were in rare form. We had one discipline problem after another! It sucked. I felt bad for the people having to deal with them, myself included cause I had a few as well! Oh well, I relate it to the forthcoming break and time away from school. I was surprised this morning with Starbucks from my friend (YUM), and then overall had a lot of fun today, a few wrong turns, but overall it was great. Tomorrow I am headed to Keystone with my good friend, I am sure that her and I will have a great time, she is a lot of fun to be with and I am looking foreward to seeing some snow and making a few turns! If I do not update before Thanksgiving, have a GREAT Turkey Day! GOBBLE! GOBBLE! PS: Saw an XBox 360 on sale on eBay for $98,000.00! Yes, ninety-eight thousand dollars! Can you believe that??? Also the picture above was taken at Keystone last time I was up!
off...not that I was excited enough to be up there, but it was a POWDER day! YAHOO!!! The conditions were incredible! They had open about 3/4 of a run open to mid-mountain where you could catch the lift back to the top. If you wanted to go all the way down you had to ride the gondola back down! Oh well, I still had a great time! My first run felt amazing and I found some killer powder stashes! It started to get super crowded for the very minimal terrain they had open so I called it a day! I drove by A-Basin to check them out, but they had HUGE lines as well and only minimal terrain open! Till next time, pray for some more snow!!!
head and made it all clear. But, something definantely changed. I realized that this is my career, this is my passion, and I do not have to go back to the other job which was really wearing me down. I am at home, and feel at peace with all that I do and really feel like I am making a difference, I could see that today. I am off for the evening...I hope everyone who reads my Blog enjoys what I add, I love this, it is so personal and a great way to share with others a little piece of me. PS: Keystone and Brekenridge open tomorrow!
I know I sound like crap...I am feeling overall better, but each time I cough I can still hear crap deep down in there that needs to come out! My headaches have subsided which tells me the antibiotics are working and clearing up the junk from my head. Had a good day at school yesterday even though I was in a meeting all day. I look foreward to this next week...the kids were so sweet when they heard I was sick, many of them approached me and told me to feel better which I though was so sweet of
them, they are so caring! Unfortunantely because of my illness I have not had time to go up to the hills to shoot any pictures or make any turns, but, I did capture a couple from Keystone's website. They are set to open this Friday! YAHOO! I am SOOO excited! I have plans to head up!! The picture in the upper left is of the River Run base and the picture in the lower right is of the Starfire run off of North Peak!! I had a good day as well today, slept in which was nice and something I never get to do! When I finally got out of bed, no one was around, so it was nice and quiet to sip a cup of tea, grade some papers and do a little lite reading. From there helped with a little house work and then when shopping with the parents, and then car shopping with my bro. He is the worst at making decisions, but, he does not even have his license yet, so that should make this decision easier! I still love him! Well, I am off, I am gonna take tonight as a restful relaxing evening at home with a good movie and hit the bed early! Have a good one! I LOVE YOU ALL for thinking of me while I have been ill! :)
worse then it was time to admit defeat and give up! So that I did! I called the doctor...was so thankful that they could get me in today! However, I was a little annoyed that I had to wait 35 minutes, but, whatever. Final diagnosis, sinus infection which has been causing all my other ailments. And here I thought it was Bird Flu! LOL JK. Glad it was not that! Well after much persistance by my friend Kathy at work, I finally went home late this afternoon, I have taken my first round of antibiotics as well as the stuff to help dry me up, and clear me up. So with that all said and done, I am gonna go...put on my pajamas, not go to class (doctors orders) and stay home and sleep. Yeah me! Have a good night!! :)
taken me to places I have not seen before. I have always loved the unknown, but now, its different. The unknown leads me to my smile, no matter where the unknown takes me. I have made many new genuine friendships which really means a lot to me, because this is all new territory for me. I love what I do, I love the kids, I love the people I work with, I love all my new and old friends, and I especially love my family more than they know! Their support over the past couple years has meant more to me than they know, especially as my life transitioned down this new path which I live for each and every day. I am pooped, still working this cold out of my system, so I will talk to you all soon. Listen to your heart, it will tell where your Journey needs to take you! I forgot to mention how happy I am that Indy got better...I was really worried for a while...he has been my hiking buddy for sometime, and when he got sick I was scared. He is better though...and I know ready to hit the trail sometime soon! :)
space and some alone time. I slept for a good couple hours. The pain in my head began to subside and I started feeling somewhat of a human again. I had promised my parents dinner out this week, so off we went to Buca di Beppo. Talk about an AWESOME restaurant with the coolest atmosphere! I was not expecting at all of how their establishment looked like! It was such a great evening spending time with my parents and chatting and did a little lite shopping after even though I still kinda felt like I was going to die. We had fun looking for halloween costumes! As of this morning, after a NyQuil enduced coma last night I am starting to feel somewhat sub-human. Whatever this was thats been wrecking havok on me, is going buh-bye because I am a tough cookie! Well I am off to my day...its going to be a lot of R&R this weekend so I can give my full attention to the kids on Monday! Later Tater!
an awkward week so far, like I feel like I am getting a lot accomplished, but at the same time feel like I am standing still. It may be due to the fact that I have not been feeling well, or the after effects of the NyQuil, one of the aboeve! Tomorrow is our fun run, that should be a lot of fun! Something different to add to our week! I am Overly excited that A-Basin is open this weekend, I need some mountain time, and better yet, some mountain time doing what I passion! I will also be stoked once this next science test is over, I am stressing because I really struggled with a few of the concepts, but I know that like always I will do just fine. (Lets Hope). Well Just a quick update for the evening...I will try some more cheese and milk before bed to see if that helps me sleep better, Dad saw a story about something in cheese and milk that allows you for a better nights sleep, so I will try it again tonight, minus the NyQuil! PS: Its not me in the picture...but it will be in a few days!!!! :)
book. However, its been way off the wall and I am sitting here thinking about all of the yard work that still needs to be done. Dad and I went on a mission yesterday for a chain saw to complete our tree trimming from the storm that caused many of our trees to break, and one to completely crack in half. We worked until sunset last night and now today we have a HUGE pile or debris! So here I sit, Sagan at my side 
and my pile of debris out front. What to do? I even went to bed last night at 8:30, but woke up early at 4:30 this morning, so I laid in bed for a while watched Everwood from Thursday and Sideways. Till Next Time - Remember, Loveland is open, Snowboard Season has begun. Check them out at: http://www.skiloveland.com
This next pictures is of Brekenridge's Freeway Terrain Park.
Check them out at: http://breckenridge.snow.com/
This last picture is of the Eisenhower Tunnel.
Courtesy of: http://www.9news.com
THIS JUST IN...5:30pm 9News reported that Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski areas are looking at opening this week because of all the snow mother nature has provided us with...Thursday or Friday may be opening day...keep your eyes peeled!
WET FALL SNOWSTORM
I have watched the snow fall all day, its been beautiful!
However with wet snow, comes broken trees.
We have had a few inches of heavy wet snow all day!
This is one of the big trees in our back yard!
C-R-R-A-A-A-C-K
Right down the middle!
On a much lighter note, the Denver area is under a winter weather watch for Monday. YAHOO!! Giddyup! Arapahoe is fiercly making snow to meet the October 21st deadline set for opening day! I am ready and counting the days, it is time, although it seems like we went straight from hot summer to brutally cold winter! 
Sunlight Ski Resort on a Beautiful Fall day!!
Everything right now in the high country is a gorgeous shade of golden yellow! Not to mention that the weather was just perfect for pictures and hiking! Got to Glenwood Springs about 7pm and met up with my friends had some dinner watched a movie, and then a little late night shopping for school on Monday! It is now Saturday morning, and if you know me, you know that I am an early morning riser. So even though I went to bed at midnight I am up at 6! Also, as of this morning, I have health insurance again! No more worrying about getting sick or dying of some rare amazonian diease! Make it an EXTRAORDINARY weekend! :)
campgrounds in the state! You can only get reservations 2+ weeks in advance, they won't just let you come! Well on Sunday a few of us went to the pool in Glenwood, that was a lot of fun! Always fun to people watch and work on your tan at the same time! Well, its been too short, but also thought I would share a few more photos that I have taken this trip...had a few AWESOME opportunities this time, so I hope you enjoy!
