Still no Internet, so blogging has been far and few between. Actually, the problem is no wireless router and no wireless card. So, while we do have Internet on one centrally located computer, for now mine is only useful for viewing photos and typing word documents.
So, the summer is over. Okay, let's all take a moment. I don't like it when summer is over! There are still things I want to do and see. Still things on the list I haven't checked off. Still many more sunny days I'd like to soak up.
I guess now it's time for fall foliage hikes, when all the aspens are changing crazy colors and the evergreens are, well, still green. Everyone teases me when I say fall foliage. I get it from my dad. He likes foliage tours.
And then there's skiing. Yippeeeee!I'm ready to go for the season. Well, all except my mountain passes. Minor details. A few weeks ago Sara and I (the awesome girl I work with that took Devin's place) went to Sniagrab, which is bargains spelled backwards. It's this once-a-year sale at a sporting goods store on all their last season sports equipment, and you can find some great discounts (up to 70% I think). This store smashes racks upon racks of coats, pants, gloves, hats, and any other item you can imagine, along with skis, boards, and boots into a huge covered parking lot. People camp outside in tents for days (not kidding - some people had been there for over three) and when the flood gates open the first day of the sale, it is pure mania inside.
Well, lucky for us we received a pre-sale entrance from work the day before all craziness, so our supervisor Allison, who is absolutely amazing, p.s., let us leave work to hit up some good bargains. I was looking for ski pants and a coat because I'd been using mine since high school, and they were both looking pretty worn. I ended up with a coat and some sweet goggles, and still spent way too much moolah, so I'm holding off on the pants for now.
Making our way around even that day was a little crazy. The dressing rooms are makeshift and we were both sweating as we pulled on pair after pair of pants and coats. And there are people everywhere! So we had an adventure. It's kind of one of those things you have to try at least once, just for the experience. Now I'm itching to try out my new gear - hopefully Nov. 2. That's opening day on the slopes, so I figure, why not. My roommate's brother lives in WinterPark so we're hoping to crash there for the weekend. Hopefully the mountains will have snow by then!
A few other things that have happened recently...
- I finally got to hang out with family and friends at Wilson Lake in KS. It was a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Great weather, great skiing and knee boarding, and an excellent time just relaxing with everyone in the water. The thing I miss most while in Colorado is easy access to numerous lakes like there are in Kansas. I was so happy to even go once this year, but if I had my way I'd be on the water every other weekend. We camped in tents and barbecued for dinner. Mom even spoiled us by bringing all the ingredients for homemade ice cream. There is nothing better on a warm Kansas night.
- My to-do list has had "attend a Red Rocks concert" on it for quite some time now, and the weekend my parents came up to help me move, we headed there with a group of my friends to see "1964 the Tribute". They are a world famous Beatles cover band, who dress and talk just like them. Red Rocks is an outdoor concert venue with a natural amphitheatre. The scene is breathtaking, and as night falls you can watch the city lights of Denver come alive from afar. The concert was a blast, and it was great to see my mom and dad come alive as music from their past was relived. (They were a little too young for the real Beatles craze, but since the music is timeless...)
- Last weekend was back to KS for my Grandpa's farm sale. Grandpa's been gone for over a year now, and Grandma decided it would be best to take care of the things she could no longer use. It was fun to be back. My brother came down too, and I'm always super thankful for any time I can spend with him. We dug through boxes of Grandpa's tools and treasures, bid on a few items, and goofed off. I won an old metal bucket that was used to store coal the family had for the old stove in the wash house. It even had two large chunks of real coal inside! Next spring I'll plant it with flowers. Among other things, Justin got an ah-oogah horn. I have no idea how to spell it, but it makes that ah-oogah noise when you beep it - pretty cool! It was weird to see all the old tractors being sold off the farm, but it was also pretty cool to look at all the stuff my Grandpa had. My mom and her sisters found things in the barn they hadn't thought about for years, and it was so fun to see their faces light up as they remembered stories from their childhood from the old toys and such.
- Last night I went to a wedding here of some friends of mine. It was a blast. Five of us girls went together and we giggled the entire car ride to and from (it ended up being quite far from where anyone lived). The ceremony was beautiful - most likely because the couple is incredible. Both of them are amazing people. And the reception was a blast. It was dancing from the very first song to the last, and the dance floor was packed. At most times through the night no one was even in their seats. The air conditioning was either not on or broken, so we were all sweaty and sopping wet, but having a ball. This morning my arms ache from swing dancing. Hey, every girl loves a good twirl.
That sort of sums up what's been going on as of late. Life has been great with my new roommates, and I'm hoping today I can unpack and organize the last couple of boxes I've been hiding. The job is good too. The HR Director, as in big deal Director of the entire company's HR, got in a mini tug-of-war with my supervisor (and my arms) as she tried to win me over to their side of the working world. A new position was posted for and she wanted me in that spot, which is a flattering but awkward place to be in!
I'll keep you posted on how it turns out. So until next time...
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