HAPPY TRAILS: November 2009

HELLO BLOG WORLD! Oh, how I have missed you. I have no good reason for walking away, so I'll take the easy road and blame it on Barack Obama...and the fact that Oprah is canceling her show. I don't actually watch her show, but I'm pointing fingers nonetheless.

Much has happened since my last post four months ago. I did manage to snap a few photographs during the craziness of it all, so I'll attempt to quickly recap my life in pictures...

I mentioned in my last post that a few friends and I climbed Mt. Massive in July. This is the "before" picture taken in front of the mountain.

...and the "after " shot. What you can't see in this picture is that the soles of BOTH of my shoes fell off about three miles into the climb. My toes began to peek out of my shoes about 3 1/2 miles into the climb. It was then that I began my love affair with duct tape and Ace bandages.

Not long after the Mt. Massive hike, a few friends and I hiked from Aspen to Crested Butte in the peak of wildflower season. We stayed in Crested Butte for a couple of days before hiking back and had a great time. The scenery was amazing even though the pictures don't begin to capture what we saw.

A few days after the hike to Crested Butte, I loaded up the car and headed south.

You'll be happy to know that Jed and Granny arrived safely.

Job one after arriving into town was to take a trip to Brenham to visit the little creamery. I was introduced to Nutty Chocolate and a few other flavors, and I haven't been the same since.

I was only in town a few days before I began school. I honestly love my job....I mean, as much as you can love a job. I have great kids, a great administration, and a great team of teachers. The atmosphere is incredibly positive, and the building is beautiful. For the first time, I have a window in my classroom. I love it!

I have also spent much of my time with family and trying as best as possible to catch up with old friends. I did manage to sneak in a trip to Colorado Springs a few weeks ago, however. I stayed with my friend Kari for the weekend. The weather was beautiful on Saturday, so we went on a short hike. I got to experience the best of both worlds though because it snowed on Sunday. It was a great weekend to catch up with friends, and I'm very excited to visit again soon.