Pikes Peak

This weekend my parents came to visit me. I took them up the Cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak, not only did we get to walk in snow, we also felt the first snowflakes on our head.

Winter/Ski season is right around the corner! This makes My father and myself VERY excited…My step mom and E, notsomuch…

Dick and Betty on top of Pikes Peak

Weight Watchers Can Bite Me

There is a woman in my office who sits right outside my office door. She is on weight watchers and it is great for her. I just met this woman but according to her she has lost 60 pounds and still losing. Great job I say!!!

Now here is the annoying thing. All.she.talks.about is points, and how many points she can eat, has eaten or what not. I am happy with my weight and I don’t play “the Diet game”, I eat when I am hungry and I exercise. It works for me. I am approximately the same size I have been since college. In fact I recently just dropped a pant size when I went jeans shopping...YAY ME! Sure I fluxuate (sp?) some but as a general rule I eat healthy. Today however has been an ‘off’ day. I am allowed those too…

Anyways…

Here is a conversation that just transpired: I was sitting in my office, reading email and she starts talking to me...


WW Woman: “Everytime I look in your office today you have been eating”

Me: (Popping a Junior Mint in my mouth) “yeah? So..”

WW Woman: “And except for the salad you were eating earlier, all of it has been junk food”

Me: “uh huh”

Bitch.

She better be glad I am a vegetarian or I may eat her next…Ew, that sounds dirty. Yuck.

I think I have some dark chocolate in my drawer…I think I’ll eat that next.

High School Flashback

Since NM posted this on her blog months ago...I did a little cropping and finally decided to show the world what I looked like in High School. Fort Collins High School Boosters Dance circa 1989.

There are SO many funny parts of this picture.

--Ah, the dresses. In attempting to be unique and inspired by John Hughes films, both NM and I altered our dressed to make sure they had that special touch of individuality and show proof how creative we were. I asked a friend to make me my hat. It matched the cumberbunt of the dress I designed, and sewed. Can anyone say Pretty in Pink? We were Pretty in Black and looking back, more cheesy than cool. Oh well, coolness was never my forte.

--The hair. Yes, my bangs were down to my chin and straight normally, for this dance I spent HOURS curling the poorly bleached, orange strands of hair to sit just right on my head and around my green satin beret type hat. NM, had amazing long and naturally red hair. I was the one that couldn't put the dye bottle down.

--The cheesy grin. I think I had that grin because I couldn’t breath. Remember, I made my cumberbunt and I wasn’t too good about sizing it. I remember holding my breath most of the night.

--Did I really admit, not once, but twice I wore a cumberbunt? Hey…it was the 80’s what can I say? At least I was over my turquoise mascara phase by this time...

(NM—back atcha, I told ya I would post it :) -- eventually)

Insert Angelic Singing

IKEA IS COMING TO COLORADO!!!

File Under Things You Don't Want To Hear

Dentist:
"So how do you feel about a root canal today?"
Me:
"uh, okay..."

Mountain States Cup Series: RECAP

As everyone close to me knows, this summer has been spent chasing E around mountains in Colorado and New Mexico while he raced his mountain bike. Sometimes I would take my Kona (once I got the replacement) and I would ride around while he raced, and I admired wildflowers, dirt and the fact I was not racing (thank goodness). When I wasn’t riding my bike I would hike the course and play lone cheerleader for the cross country racers and Main Cheerleader and support for E. Cross country racers don’t get the fanfare downhill racers get. There is less carnage so less people are interested to watch people suffer as they ride their bikes up steep ski hills. In my opinion, it doesn't take much athletism to ride a chairlift, point your bike downhill and hang on. Cross country riders however, ride up the hills before they ride down. That is something to give credit too. That is just my opinion, back to the news and podium shots of this past weekend. There were quite a few!

This weekend E rode tremendously and not only took 2nd in his category for Short Track, but placed 3rd when they combined his age group with the next age group also. Sunday he raced the 18 mile Cross country course in 1:35. He placed 5th for the day and setting himself firmly in second place for the series. AWESOME!!! GREAT JOB E!!! I am proud of you!

On the Podium Saturday for the Curcuit Race:

On the Series Finally Podium: Second for the Series. Nice Hardware!!!

MS took a hiatus from the MSC series after purchasing a condo with his wife J in Winterpark, subsequently committing to the Winterpark series. We were sad not to have them at the MSC series races, but happy to help them enjoy their condo in Winterpark. Last weekend MS placed second in the pro class in Winterpark and this weekend he raced semi-pro, placed third and once again joined the podium crowd at MSC. GREAT JOB!!!

MS is on the far right, next to another C. Springs local character; Kalin, who also rode an amazing season. Sitting on the top podium spot for the Fall Classic

Another friend (RA) took first for the series in his age group of expert men 50+. All year it seems he has been collecting National and State championship jerseys, and he would have once again placed first in this weekend race, had he not decided to kiss a tree half-way through the race. Still, after his tree love session he still managed second place for the race and first for the series. After crossing the finish line, getting bandaged up, while we took his bloody bike to the car. When I asked RA how he was doing he gave the quote of the weekend “Chicks dig scars”. I guess that sums it up.

RA waves from the podium spot he is the least accustomed too this weekend. I should have gotten a close up shot so you could see his bandage and blood on the jersey. That's hawt...


Because I think RA is a rockstar, I have to include a picture of him putting on his National Championship Jersey in July.




Thank you to RA and his wife SA also for being such amazing hosts and inviting us to stay at their home in Breckenridge.

Next up: Cyclo-cross Season

YUM!

Last summer Bristol Brewing introduced Cheyenne Canon Pinon Nut Ale. Not only was it delicious but I was so busy drinking it I forgot to stock up on it for the time when there would be no more. Then fall rolled around and the ale ran out.

I was sad

I was sadder than sad, my new favorite beer was gone, and I forgot to stock up.

Now it is back!!!

Happy again I am

(I read WAY too much Dr. Seuss)

Seriously though, do yourself a favor, if you live locally, pick yourself up a bottle. You won’t regret it. If you don't live locally, you may bribe me to buy you some, but no guarentee I won't drink it before I give it to you.

Oh yeah, and 100% of profits go to Friends of Cheyenne Canon. So you’re really doing a public service by drinking this beer.

Doesn’t it feel good to be philanthropic?