"When it snows,.....

you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels."

Last Sunday we had temperatures near the 80's. In Confluence Park near Down Town Denver, I saw girls laying out in their bikini's attempting to get a tan on their whiter than snow, Colorado bodies. I went for a walk with Josh and Baxter in shorts and a t-shirt and could almost complain about the heat getting to me. I've come a long way since my Arizona days. Fast Forward to Wednesday evening at work when I get an "emergency inclement weather closure procedures" on my e-mail. The newscasters were predicting a major spring blizzard. We were expected to get 8-14 inches of snow in the Denver Metro area. By that night when I got home, the warning had changed to 10-16 inches. Waking up the next day to no snow on the ground, local schools in the area had already canceled school. This meant a "no work day" for me. It seemed odd to be told not to come in to work due to inclement weather when there was no snow on the ground and no snow falling from the sky. Around 9:00 the flakes started to fall and then it all became clear...
pics of my truck after the snow stopped falling...I'm not sure how many inches we got, but it was deeper than a foot on my truck.
the street in front of my apartment


What do you do when the snow falls in Colorado? Head to the mountains. These are the days we live for here. Having first crack at the powder covered slopes is what makes dealing with the snow all worth it. Saturday was a beautiful sunny day up at Keystone. Blue skies, sunshine, and good company. above - looking from Keystone towards Breckenridge
The snow doesn't keep me from smiling : )

A few winter pics....

After a brief blogging break (say that three times fast), here are a few update pics from this past winter...


My first day of skiing this winter was up at Keystone. I went with a group and luckily they were all nice enough to wait for me every few hundred yards as it took me 10 times as long to make it down the hill as the rest of them. This is a pic of Josh and I up at the top.

I learned how to wax my own skis...which I must say makes me feel pretty cool. I've been up skiing 8 times this winter, which is decent. I wanted to make it up at least 10 or 12 times, so maybe I can get in one or two more days before the snow is gone.

This is a pic of me...I think in Breckenridge. I've been up to Breckenridge, Keystone, A-Basin, Mary Jane and Vail so far this year. The scenery...although beautiful....starts to all look similar in pictures and I forget which picture is from which mountain. The views are so amazing sometimes, that I forget to pay attention to skiing because I am so caught up in the scenery. Then, sometimes, I am so busy skiing that I don't have time to stop and take pictures.

I love riding ski lifts. They are so relaxing. Now when I have trouble sleeping I try to imagine counting lift chairs passing instead of counting sheep.




Also....Josh took me to a Nuggets Game,

My friend Jen came to visit,

and we had a going away party for Sheila who moved back to AZ.

The weather has been in the 60's and is supposed to be int he 70's next week. We have had one of the warmest, driest winters in Denver's history. Although I had a great winter, I am excited for spring. I've got lots of hikes planned....so stay tuned for beautiful Colorado pics!