I would like to start out by saying…..I have my wife back!!!! After two years of school work and studying she found out today that she passed her boards and is officially a RN!!! We decided that this deserved a celebration so we went to ski where the locals go. There was plenty of fresh powder and 30 dollar lift tickets weren’t bad either. Loveland reminded us of Bridger except with a lot more traffic in getting there. We managed to get out just in time as about an hour after we left Interstate 70 was shut down in both directions. This was Joscelyn’s first attempt at skiing, since she usually snowboards, and she did well though I can’t wait to hear her complain about how sore she is tomorrow.
70 degrees in January in Colorado just doesn’t really have us yearning to go skiing. So we decided to do some exploring. Just two minutes down the road from our place are some great open space parks. The trails are great for biking, running and hiking. J has been able to get in about 30 miles so far on his bike and since I took my exam today I was able to join him on a 6 mile hike. It was a beautiful day but just a little on the windy side. We look forward to putting many miles in on the trails. And as for the weather, it is supposed to snow this weekend so you can bet we will be heading for the ski hills.
We made it!!!! 22 hours of drive time from Nashville, TN to Broomfield, CO and we can now call Colorado home!!! We were blessed to have Joscelyn’s parents help us pack everything up and to have my dad fly in from Italy to go along for the drive and unloading. We were making good time considering I was driving a U Haul and pulling my car behind it until we hit the Colorado border. That is where we encountered snow, ice, and winds. While moving in, the wind gusts reached the 60’s as you can tell in the pictures, it was a struggle to keep standing up right. We ended up having to hire two guys to help us move in and they told us to call them “hippie and giant,” it was then you could tell that we were living right out side of Boulder. We mentioned not being able to breathe well because of the altitude and ” hippie” told us to literally go hug a tree because right beside the trunk is where all the oxygen comes out……I am not sure I believe that and you can bet we didn’t give it a try.
New Year’s Eve 2009 brought Brittany to Nashville for a visit and a final farwell before we depart for Colorado. Since Brittany will be making her first trip out to see us during ski season we couldn’t pass the on the opportunity to teach her the basics of ski gear and form. New Year’s came at 11:00 with the ball drop from New York City and then at midnight with a repeat of the ball drop from New York City. We seem to get overlooked when it comes to New Year’s celebrations here in Central time.
New Year’s Day was the Polar Bear Plunge sponsored by the YMCA and held at Percy Priest Lake. The windchill had it at 30 degrees with the water temperature a balmy 42 degrees. Brittany and J were geared up and ready for the plunge. J and Brittany along with 300 others took the plunge. J was pulling Brittany in the water and she was pulling him out of the water as fast as she could go. It was a sight to see!! Somebody had to sacrifice and take the pictures, it was a hard sacrifice for me!! Happy New Year, from a great 08 to a fine 09!!!!!
January 1, 2009 | Filed Under Daily
