Irie Man

We celebrated Bob Marley's birthday at Herman's Hideaway. Lots of dreds, incense, and good jams made for an Irie evening!  You might be surprised to see the diversity at a Bob Marley celebration...I mean who doesn't like Reggae.  Looking forward to Reggae on the Rocks for sure. 


 

Hike @ Evergreen Mountain Park, Saturday, February 6

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Went for our second hike in Evergreen a couple weeks ago and we both
agreed we liked it a little more than the Apex Trail. It was in the
middle of dense evergreens and mostly snow covered (not icey!). We
didn't see any wildlife but did see lots of tracks. There were signs
warning of mountain lions and bears and it was definitely the type of
habitat one would expect to see them. The trail was a gradual climb,
through the pines with lots of granite boulders and such. I think it
was a little over 4 miles total.

Saints win Super Bowl XLIV

Dixie showed her Who Dat spirit, cheering the Saints to their first ever SuperBowl Victory!!!
...she is originally from New Orleans, after all!!

I am 30 years old

K and I spent the day and night in Keystone for my birthday this
year...similar to last year's birthday; however, this time I sat out
on the snowboarding. We had planned to go to Hot Sulpher Springs, but
a storm moved in on Sunday and sitting out in the hot springs in 5
degree temperatures was just not something I was quite ready to
experience! On a whim we called and got a rate quote from a place
right across the street from Keystone properties and got a great deal
for a room. K also got a good deal on a day pass at A-Basin, so we
loaded up Dix (to keep me company while K rode) and headed to the
mountains. It was a beautiful drive up as the Foothills had gotten at
least 3-4 inches and it was still steadily snowing as we climbed.
However, the snow slacked off the closer we got to Dillon and the
skies cleared...the mountains weren't getting near the snow that we
were but it was still a great day to go. Since it was a Monday, K
pretty much had the mountain to himself and got in some good riding.
Though it was around 11 degrees, I wasn't even cold; amazing, I know
and Dix of course LOVED it! After catching happy hour at Dos Locos
and a soak in the hot tub we headed to The Goat. We did not make
specific plans to repeat last year's birthday, but in February the
Mountains are the best place to be and being a local, I guess makes it
pretty feasible. Here's to a new year and new decade! Good riddance
Twenties.
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Valentines Day Snow

Valentines Day Snow
My first shoveling experience! 


 My attempts at creativity...

 

Reality

So, it has been a hard week.  And I don't just mean days where I feel fat, ugly or unmotivated.  It has been a real hard week, one with fighting on the home-front, missed job opportunities, bank account dwindling, and more bills piling up.  All in all, LIFE.  I don't mean to imply that I do not live in reality in general, because I think of myself as a very "real" person for the most part, but as the weeks and days pass by ever so fast and with no word or even glimmers of encouragement for a job on the horizon, Reality is setting in hard.  I guess I always suspected that things would get worse before they got better, to be cliche' about it all, but there was still this strong driving confident force that I could make this all work and things be better for me than before.  Isn't that how it is supposed to be after all.  Aren't you supposed to make yourself happy and follow your heart.  Are you not supposed to make whatever necessary changes to be with the one you love.  I feel like I have been true to myself throughout this entire process and I guess I thought that being true to myself would lead me to the right job.  I have explored all avenues.  I have not shut doors, but rather put myself out there for all different kinds of opportunities... I don't even get rejection letters.  I am not sure what is worse; not hearing anything at all, or receiving one rejection letter after another.  I have been on both sides, more times than just this one, and each time I'll state the contrary under the given circumstance.  Bottom line is my confidence is down.  It has just been a really hard week.  I hope next week will be better. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhNrrrCCTdA

As expected

The shady personal assistant job was a scam!  Note to self, FOLLOW your gut. 

On the horizon now, a front desk (e.g. guest care administrator) at a spa in the Hyatt Regency downtown. 

Pray doors begin to open soon :) 

February updates to come: Superbowl, Birthday, Valentines, Snow, Galactic @ the Fillmore

Who Dat!

First CO Hike

Had my first hiking experience this weekend. It was a beautiful day
in Colorado and K and I picked a nearby 5.6 mile trail, Apex Trail
in Golden, Colorado. It was listed as a moderate hike
(http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGR244-036)...which
basically meant that it was year-round friendly and minimal elevation
gain (just 1000 foot). It was so, so very pretty and sufficiently
challenging for sure. We were literally about 10 miles from our house
and it felt like we were "lost in the wild" at times ;) K can
elaborate on that for you... after we reached the summit/end of the
Apex trail we could turn around and retrace or we could take a side
trail through the Enchanted Forest... Um, yeah not so Enchanted for
this Mississippi girl considering it was snow/ice covered terrain and
the width of a horse trail at times...well, I know that sounds serene
but next time I will have on adequate hiking boots, WITH grippers, so
that EVERY step I take I am not slipping and sliding. Ha, but not so
Ha! at the time. Anyway, besides our detour through the
not-so-Enchanted Forest, the hike was perfect! I only fell once and we had a great workout.  We saw lots of grazing
deer and beautiful birds, as well as a dead snake (key=DEAD). I was
really surprised at the number of people we met along the trail... not
sure why because it was a perfect day to be outside.. We literally
met all types of folks on that one trail though... Seniors, Families
(with less than year-old children on their backs), young adults,
doggies, loners, couples, runners, mountain bikers. Which I just have
to say that those mountain bikers are extreme...we met one couple
taking their bikes into the Enchanted Forest trail... yes, the one I
just described above. The woman fell with her bike on the icey rock,
picked herself up and got on the BIKE... I was clinging to K the
entire way and this crazy woman and man were about to ride their bikes
up there!!! I am about positive that I won't become that adventurous out
here, but I did love the hiking and hope to get more comfortable with
my outdoor/adventurous side as the months...and cold weather passes.
The pictures from our hike. We kept trying to capture the blue jays
that were flying around everywhere (I think they were blue jays...)
but we weren't' quiet enough, I guess. Also, saw this really cool
half white, half black bird that I don't think I have ever seen
before, but honestly I have never really stopped to watch the birds
before but in this setting all you want to do is watch the wilderness
and the beauty that spans before you around every corner. I mean just
going to the grocery store is a beautiful picture of the mountains :)

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