sPEAKers, Parties and Exhibits oh my!

Brot Coburn came to our sPEAKer Series to present on his recent discoveries in the Mustang Valley. You can check out the PBS special here airing November 18th! Brot gave an amazing presentation and we had a great turn out! Pictured left to right, Rob Raker, Brot Coburn and Jake Norton.


MUSEUM DOUBLE HEADER

Decmber 2nd we will have Gary Guller in for a presentation on his incredible trek to Base Camp leading the largest cross-disability group to 17,500 ft, before setting another record, becoming the first person witho ne arm to summit Mt. Everest!

December 3rd we will have a special opening reception for our newest exhibit THIN AIR: An Exhibit on Altitude and Oxygen! Stay for a special presentation at 7:00 by Jake Norton on Mallory and Irvine too!

Good start to 2009!

Well 2009 is off to a great start! Having had a wonderful Christmas holiday with the families we are back in Boulder and enjoying all the snow we can! Dave pointed out recently that we are half way through!! Feels weird to be half way through the ski season already but I have about 15 days of skiing in and looking forward to many more! Here are some recent pics from the holiday and skiing!
Ski day at Breckenridge
Brrrr
My Nephew Maddox loves the water!
And wrapping paper!

Dave and his new KY shirt at Christmas!
Kya chillin' by the tree at Dave's house at Christmas.
The drive back from the Mountains before we left for IN. Yikes!



CHEERS!!!

Giving Thanks

More adventures and a feast!!

Last weekend Dave and I met up with some of his biking friends in Fruita. It was a long drive to the western slope but we made it to the campground by 11:30 that Friday night. The next day was the best mountain biking I have done so far. Fruita is absolutely beautiful and there were some great technical pieces to the trail as well! We had a blast riding with Derek and his girl Sherry. I was just trying to keep up with them! The next day we rode witht he rest of the group, Amy, Allison, Kat and Jacob to a different trail. This was very different riding but still fun! I had a hard time keeping up that day but still had a blast!

Well Dave and I stayed in Colorado for Thanksgiving this year and had a good time cooking up a massive meal! I drove up to Summit County on Wed to pick up one of our friends, Dana, and bring him back for our feast on Thursday! I had one of my best days skiing at A-basin before picking up Dana. The next day I was up and cooking at 9:00AM preparing the turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and cranberry relish. All from scratch and all natural fresh ingredients. We are still loving leftovers! Dana made a gravy and soup with the leftover turkey parts too! We took Dana back to summit on Friday and met up with Scott and Jud for some more skiing at A-basin! We saw the massive storm blowing in and decided to stay up at the condo and ski at Vail on Sat. Friday night Keystone had a free outdoor concert with Devotschka (sp?) a local band fom Colorado. It was a big show, and everyone was having a great time despite the cold and snowy conditions. We woke up Sat morning to a ton of snow, great for skiing! It was the deepest snow I had ever been in! We had a great time! Dave took a little spill on one of the harder runs and we are going to get his knee checked out tomorrow. Just hoping everything is ok!

Looking forward to more ski days!!!

It's My Birthday!! Yeah! I made it another year! Whew! 27 and counting!

Well I made it another year! It has been a good year and is ending on a great note! I became an Aunt (YEAH!), I love being out here in Colorado, a good friend of mine from Elementary School (WENDY) is about to have her first baby, and I have a great new relationship (Dave Rocks!). If I could wish for anything this year for my-self for my birthday it would be that my new career path reveal its self and that part of my life become as great as the rest of my life!

I left Boulder Weekly after the boss started threatening the sales staff and using intimidation and mild managerial abuse. I was not going to help make someone like that any more money, and I don't want to work for someone who is not supportive. So I am on the search again! Great economic timing right!? haha

So...on to the adventures!

The first picture up there is from last weekend (11/8) Dave and I went up to go camping at James Peak. We took Kya dog and were surprised to be driving through snow when we got up there! It was coming down up there and it had been for a while. There were about 4 to 6 inches at the camp site. It was pretty mild though when the sun was out and the wind wasn't bad at all. We built a great fire and had a good dinner and wine. It was nice to get up there and find some peace and quiet. We went for a hike on Sat after we set up camp and then left mid day Sunday. great 4x4 roads to get there too...so much fun!

Next are some pictures form a hike we did with my friend Laura and her friend Brett up towards Mallory Cave. It was a nice day and a good hike with friends!

Next to that picture, Dave and I did a long Mountain Bike Ride from North Boulder to Lyons on a connecting trail that was just finished about a month ago. The ride wasn't too strenuous but was a bit more technical than what I was used too. A lot of loose rocks and larger rocks to navigate. We did fine and made it out before dark. Dave was patient with me as I took my time navigating some of the trail a bit slower than he did.

Lastly my friends Marcy and Kristen came out to visit in October. We did some hiking at Mt. Sanitas and Bear Peak trail. Marcy got a little taste of the mountains.

Good last couple months! Looking forward to Thanksgiving here with some friends and skiing soon! We went to A-basin a couple weeks ago for our first turns and did a little skiing! Very fun to get out so early!

Cheers!

MONOLITH

Dave and I went to Monolith Music Fest at Red Rock Amphitheater last weekend. It was a great time with 5 stages of Indie Rock music. One of my favorite bands I had seen in Nashville and Indy was there too, the Avett Bros. Judd, Sara, Amanda, and Scott Greenwood were all in tow too! We all had a blast and it was great weather. Sat night got a little windy and chilly but other than that...full moon over the stage...gorgeous! Amanda got a bee hive hair doo...courtesy of the dell dome. I got a fake tattoo.

Maddox Comes to Boulder!

Well since I last posted a blog, my sister, mom and my little Nephew Maddox came to visit me in Boulder! We went shopping on Pearl St., went out to eat, took him to the top of Flagstaff and even by Boulder Falls! Here are some pics of our little trips with him!

He is so cute and Carrie is such a good mom. It is weird to think we are old enough for all of that. Really puts things into perspective a bit.

Looking forward to seeing them again over the holidays and for their next visit!