NEW WEBSITE!!!

well folks, it's finally done! i've finished my website enough to launch it...i'll make some tweaks along the way but i am so excited to show it to you!

click HERE and be sure to check for updates there from now on!

enjoy!! :D

Sarah's visit

sarah tragically got detained from her Alaska spring break vacation because of a crazy volcano eruption, but that meant she got to come down to visit me! it was downright chilly the day of her visit because another blizzard had blown through. we've had 3 blizzards in the last week and a half and another is on it's way!

-a short, very cold hike through the Garden-

-can you find the deer??-
-i love being close to her!-

-Helen Hunt Falls...a real doozy of a hike-.1 miles roundtrip :)-

-i love this shot, not sure why but i just do-

thanks for coming, Sarah!

apologies

(photo credit Sheenalu)

*the video i posted last tuesday (girls can't drive) was one that my sister had shown me. i didn't realize there were several versions of that on youtube and inadvertantly picked one to post with background music that i didn't care for-i'm so sorry! i didn't listen to the whole thing, thinking it was the same link. i have replaced it with the actual one my sister showed me, and the background music on this one actually makes the whole thing a little bit funnier. i'll be sure to double check which version i post in the future. thanks!

a few shots from the day

i absolutely love seeing The Peak with snow blowing off the top...i'm sure it's crazy up at the summit but it looks beautiful from down below!

the Manitou Incline, that i have mentioned a few times, is the small trail climbing straight up the mountain in the foreground. see?! i told you it was a challenge!

in The Garden-Balance Rock
what it looks like hiking through some of the many trails.
i passed a horseback tour!
snow-capped beauty

home. blizzard. sick.

i'm not too exciting unfortunately right now and not much to report.

i was unable to make my trip to seattle this weekend because we got a 'historic' blizzard that paralyzed DIA. big bummer yet i am also not keen on getting stuck in weather, so i'm ok being home rather than at the airport.

i think i got some food-poisoning from going out last night to manitou. not keeping anything down right now :( {so i'm really glad i'm home!}

the blizzard was awesome! almost total white-out...and it felt cozy inside the house. i'm in the middle of a great book, so it's the perfect excuse to waste hours, wrapped in a blanket, sipping a hot beverage lost in another world. :D

ok, that's all for now. i'll try to be more interesting sooner rather than later.

*smooch*

this is HILARIOUS

behind, again!

i'm behind, again. i've been lax in posting. i have been busy, actually...and the new website is pretty close to being done! i can't wait for you to see it :)

i got a part-time catering job through my friend, Anna...never done it before. i rather enjoy it. i'm on my feet, instead of behind a desk. i get to meet lots of interesting people and even snitch some great food afterwards! :P

i've also been nannying for a family that needed a fill-in, last week and this week. i have risen before 6am everyday this whole last week. i know, cry me a river...it just means that i take naps later in the day when i normally would blog. sorry!

this upcoming thursday, i fly back to seattle for almost a week! i am so excited to see my friends (who, by the way, have been wonderful at keeping in touch!), enjoy the NW and spend the weekend at a cabin on Lopez Island. it's going to be glorious!

an unfortunate part of being behind in my blogging is that i wasn't able to get a post together for World Water Day yesterday :(...but i've decided to do one today because it's always important to be aware...because i care immensely about clean water....and because the charity we are working with is one of many parts of that solution.



i know i've talked a lot about clean water. i will continue to talk a lot about clean water. it's a big deal...and i'm so glad we get to use this day to be reminded of how much work there is to be done. Yet we also pause to recognized how much progress has been made! we are making a dent, people. we really, really are!

if this has spurred your interest in joining 300 voices...go HERE.

Waldo Canyon

sister and i met up with her friend, matt, this morning to tackle Waldo Canyon. 6.2 miles. 2000ft elevation gain. beautiful!!!

-looking back towards the Springs from a spot near the beginning of the hike. this is just outside of Manitou.-

- MY MOUNTAIN!!!! ah, she was beautiful today :D-

-i think we're stuck together...at least we have been the whole time i've been back!-

-layered topography; also, the color palette in this shot is so crisp.-

-2/3 of the hiking trio...sister and matt-

-blazing trails; we had a perfect hiking day.-

-i love exploring and being outside; oh, and i love mountain air.-

-i have loved being close to my sister as much as i thought i would! isn't she ravishing??-

-matt. he knows a TON about Colorado wilderness, mountain lions, bears and other things that might possibly eat us during this adventure-YIKES; a total delight to have along on our adventure!!-

-i thought this would turn out looking like they were holding the rock up...i think they were just tired of me taking pictures :D...but they were good sports!-

-a sweet view of the foothills facing southeast, away from the mountains and back towards town.-

-we laughed A LOT....what a great day!-