Rejuvenation

Ahhhhh... Sorry for the long absence! Sometimes you need to clear your head, you know? The semester is over, the snow is falling, and I have gotten some awesome "me" time to relax, rejuvenate, mourn, recoup, and start to get my life together. As I mentioned, the snow has finally started falling in Breckenridge. We've gotten quite a few good storms...

Reflection

I apologize for the lack of posting this year. A few events in my life have happened recently that didn't allow me to be as active as I hoped, both physically, mentally, and emotionally. This has easily been the most challenging semester of my life. I am embarrassed with my school performance and attendance this semester. I am normally near a 4.0 student,...

Happy Halloweeeeeen!

I know, it's been a while since my last post. The beginning of this year has kicked my butt. Now that I'm in my fourth year my classes are getting a lot more advanced and the work is a lot more intense. I've written a couple 5-10 page papers in the last week with one more to work on today. Since I last posted Arapahoe Basin and Loveland have opened...

Central City / Black Hawk

This weekend my boyfriend took me to Central City and Black Hawk, two once-mining-towns that have now turned into a hidden gambling mecca outside of Denver. I had only briefly heard of Central City, but always wondered about it because of its giant welcome sign off I-70. I have to say that I was incredibly surprised, it wasn't at all what I expected! The...

Blake Roberts

Blake was one of my first guy friends when I moved out to Colorado. He moved out the same month I did, and really had the same story. He was a midwest boy from Minnesota who came out because of his love for the mountains. Him and his roommates Michael and Chris (pictured below) lived in the same apartment complex as my two best friends CJ and Rachel,...