Spring Fever

It seems I have finally emerged from my winter blog-less cave. I apologize to anyone who was seriously craving a fabulous update but I'm pretty sure nobody really cares that much. Either way! I basically had so much to blog about over Christmas break that I didn't really know where to start, so of course the logical solution was to...not start. But I did have a lovely, if not brief, Christmas vacation full of family and friends and lots of sitting in the airport on Christmas Eve until wee hours of the morning.

Needless to say, I'm glad to see that springtime is coming! Not that we had a harsh winter here by any means-- that last snow storm I talked about was pretty much that-- the last snow storm. Apparently the combination of being situated right on the edge of the foothills and the effects of the dreaded global warming weakened our snow-producing abilities out here. That's okay though, this taste of warm and gorgeous weather we've been having lately is getting me totally stoked for spring and summertime. Summer in Colorado! Basically what I've always dreamed of : )

So things have been going pretty well around here lately-- I've had a string of visitors that have kept me busy and happy! Dad ventured out west in search of snow, crashing at my place for a week and being a wonderful handyman around my apartment while I was at work and making me a HUGE pot of chicken soup that will keep my freezer stocked for months. We ate a few lovely meals out, including Laudisio Ristorante whose owners are the parents of one of the kids I look after at school. Awesome Italian family and delicious authentic Italian food. We also took a drive up to Estes Park to do some hiking. Probably the most beautiful hike I've taken so far.













































































The next day, we drove to Denver to catch the Ski Train which takes a beautifully windy and scenic route through 29 tunnels into Winter Park. I loved everything about it, especially the hot cocoa Dad bought me from the dining car : )





















We spent the whole day in Winter Park, neither of us skiied, we just explored and ate and took lots of pictures. It's how we roll. It was a beautiful day though, bright and sunny and upper 40's. I trust the skiiers had a great time, though I wish someone had warned us to wear sunscreen as Dad and I both suffered from some pretty awesome facial sunburn. We're such newbies. Anyway, here's some pics from our day.





























































































So there you have it! Thanks again for a lovely visit Pops.

Now I don't want to overwhelm you all with a ridiculously enormous first-post-back so I'll save Erin and Davis' awesome visits for another day.

In other news, I have begun to look for other jobs around here. I've applied to be a summer nanny at a few agencies but I've also recently applied for an office job at the Celestial Seasonings headquarters, which are less than 10 minutes away from my place. You know, the tea people. I've toured their factory twice and am basically obsessed with their teas and the way they run their company-- it's eco-friendly, fair trade, natural, basically all things good and healthy. So any in I can get there would be awesome and then I can hopefully work my way up. Wish me luck! My brain is craving a little more intellectual stimulation than 1 and 2 year-olds can give me.

Anyway, get psyched for Spring! It's almost here, folks.