pictures from the hike

14er

Well its been a little over a year that ive lived in Colorado and I finally hiked my first 14er. After camping at the base (which was still above tree line) and having a miserable night in the wind and rain we headed up Democrat.

Now for those of you in the know - I only climbed Democrat not Lincoln or Bross. For those of you Not in the know its a series of 3 peaks over 14000 feet that are often hiked at once. But after the sleepless night we decided one was enough.

1 down 51 to go. :)

** a 14er is any mountain with a summit over 14000 feet. There are 52 (or 56 if you talk to some people) in the state of Colorado. **

Book recommendation

Family, Friends, Random Strangers...

I just read a book this past week that I would recommend to you all. It is called 'Epicenter' and it was written by Joel Rosenburg.

Joel Rosenburg is the guy who's fiction books have this nasty habit of coming true. Like terrorists flying airplanes into buildings... which he wrote about (but didnt get published) before 9/11. In this book he starts off explaining how he seems to "predict" future events so often. Then he goes on to explain some headlines he thinks we'll see in the next several years.

How does he do it? Basically he read Ezekiel 38&39 and thought it sounded like it could happen in our time. He has worked with a number of international heads of state so he picks their brains on whats happening in the world. Then he just started writing fiction books of how he thought the world could be brought to the point where Ezekiel's prophecy came true.

At the very least it is extreemly insightful into what some of the world leaders are thinking right now.

Read it. Tell me what you think.

my weekend

This past summer I got a $10 bike at a garage sale. It served me well at the Conference in Ft. Collins. Since returning to Boulder it's lived at my bosses house because I hadn't had a chance to retrieve it. So this weekend was finally the right time and I picked it up Saturday.

On Sunday evening my roommates and I went on an epic bike ride exploring various trails in Boulder. Now I have to clarify for my Boulder friends that it wasn't epic in miles traveled as I know you all ride 50 miles for a warm up, but it was epic in the sense of discovering new and hidden parts of the city.

Finally it was time to head back to the casa. There was one large hill before the mostly flat return to the house. (home was still a few miles away mind you). So we mentally prepared ourselves and began the climb. About 1/2 way up the hill disaster struck. The chain on my bike snapped like a piece of twine.

Now a bike with no chain isn't really a bike at all. Its a giant awkward scooter with a seat. Luckily my two roommates came to my rescue. One pushed me while the other rode ahead to push the cross walk buttons so i wouldn't have to stop and lose my momentum at every street. it was an arduous journey but eventually we make it back safely.

In other news i used my birthday money to buy a new phone. Thank you to all of you who contributed to that cause (parents and grandparents).

milestone

My car just crossed the 100,000 miles line. I think that means he's middle aged in car years. So for his midlife crises I bought him new tires. Seems to have made him happier... or atleast stop making wierd noises and pulling to the right.

minor health miracle

Ok so im sure most of you would not think anything of this, but to me my visit to the health fair today resulted in me receiving news that borders on the miraculous.

Yes its true - my blood pressure was and i quote "text book normal". My pulse was in the 'normal' range. Even my skin fold test result said i was only 2% over the average range for fat percentage for my age.

amazing as it may seem - IM HEALTHY!!!

tomorrow i go back for blood work, im praying those results will come back just as positive.

ok ok ill post...

Due to popular demand (read not so subtle hints from grammy and mom) im going to post a quick update...

Im in Fort Collins Colorado for the summer, working at the staff conference.

So far its been a fun summer. I've taken a class, worked with registrations, worked on some computers, been extremely social, discovered i am much more of an extrovert than i ever thought, gone on a couple of dates with various girls, enjoyed diverse coffee shops, and begun pursuing a 1 year stint overseas. That was the slow part of the summer.

My life is about to get insanely busy this week and probably continue to be for the next 2 or 3 weeks with getting the main convention area setup and keeping it running through the main 10 day conference. (on top of continuing to do everything i mentioned above).

ok probably wont post again til august. enjoy this brief glimpse into my life.

Desert in Bloom

I am in Tucson raising support right now and I have to say anyone who thinks the desert is an empty dead place has never visited in the spring. There are flowers EVERYWHERE here. I've taken a few pictures to show you... enjoy!






(ok the last one isn't a flower but it still looked cool)

Oh how i miss thee

So last week I was in Orlando.

I realized something I never thought would be true... I miss it. So many good friends and good memories. Strangely enough it almost felt like.. well .. home. I guess living somewhere for 2 years will do that to ya.

BIG NEWS.

i just thought i should fill you in on a little something new in my life...


i think i like it... you could say its growing on me... LOL

Snow Picts!!!!!

Here are some beautiful pictures I took on my day off today. These were taken hiking in the snow along the flatirons right outside Boulder. Hopefully these will tide people over til I actually write about my life again. :)