Am I back in college??

Once again, it's been too long since my last post, however, it's been a very, very busy last couple of weeks, so that's my excuse! Rob's brother came in last Sunday and was here til Thursday. Then the long weekend proved to be very boring... So, I'll rewind to Ryan's visit since that's when all the excitement occurred.

We took Ryan up to the mountains for a drive on his first day here, traversing some crazy highways all the way up to Leadville, the highest incorporated city in the US. The scenic drive was sort of lame, but it was nice and relaxin, though I was working on my laptop in the backseat 90% of the drive! We checked out Vail as well, which was under some heavy construction and not as Disney-esque as it's been on past visits. We walked around the desolate town for a bit, (apparently May is the off-season there) and took off for home.

The next day, we embarked on a real adventure... A hike up a mountain! We hiked up Chief Mountain through about 3 feet of snow (for the most part, we were walking on top of the packed snow), and made it to the summit just in time. We were able to enjoy the views of Mt. Evans, the Continental Divide, and just a mixture of beautiful scenery for a few minutes, then heard some thunder, and thought we should get the hell down off the mtn!

The rest of the week we took it easy... Oh, we did have an absolute blast at Fadó singing along to some great Irish Drinking songs one night.

Anyways, the weekend was boring- weather sucked- cold & rainy. But, I did get to take some naps, read some of my book (that I started a year ago), and went grocery shopping at... yep, you guessed it, Super Wal-Mart.

Well, I must get back to watching the Cubs!

Oh man, I posted this and didn't even reference my blog subject... We have some new neighbors who are either in college or act like it and they were screaming obscenities out back and driving wrecklessly this afternoon. This will be a fun situation. Yay.

They say it's my birthday...

Lots of fun news! First off, my parents are in town and we've been having a blast. We went to the Rockies-Giants game on Wednesday and I got Moises Alou's autograph and a picture with him!!!! I was so excited, I was shaking! Secondly, last night we went out to dinner for my birthday celebration and we went to The Capital Grille- Yummy, yum, yum. It was divine. I think the best meal I've ever had. Great wine, great company, and great, great food! For dessert, we had an ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery- can't go wrong there! And I even got to open my presents a day early (or like a 1/2 hour early, is more accurate!). I got a nifty GPS unit that has all sorts of cool hiking tools on it, including an altimeter- I have been dying for an altimeter, despite not knowing how to say it's half the time. They rock. Also got some other stuff, but I won't bore ya'll with the details... (Not that the presents are boring, just that I have them and you don't!). Today, I'm getting some work done early and then we're going to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park this afternoon for some scenic driving, fishing, and exploring. Well, I better finish up my work... Oh yeah, and I'm officially old today. ;)

been busy...

wowee- I've been keeping busy. brief recap: NIN concert ruled, been busy working on my business, framed some cool prints for my office, painted a few paintings, went back to Chicago for a brief trip to go to a wedding and now, trying to catch up on all the other stuff that's been piling up! Well, that, and sitting on my balcony enjoying the gorgeous 80 degree & sunny colorado weather!

First off, I apologize to anyone we did not get to see while we were in Chicago. That just means you have to come see us! It was a crazy and hectic stay and as much as I am missing everyone, it's nice to be back home where I can get a little sleep and see my Mikey. The month of May continues to be busy from here on out as well, as I have my parents coming to visit tomorrow, my birthday is later this week (ugh, I am getting so old!) then Rob's brother will be out here. I love crazy, so I guess May is going to be my month.

I can not describe how beautiful it is here today. It's sunny, but not too sunny. It's warm, but not hot. It's breezy, but just breezy enough. It feels absolutely divine to be outdoors amidst my (dying) plants, herbs, and flowers on my balcony.

Well, I am sorry for not keeping up with my blogging as I should, but will try to be a little more consistent in the future!