It is funny how life changes so fast. My life is very different from a year ago. Well, school is always unique way to live. I would not want to go back anytime soon though. I am currently trying to get my LEED accreditation, and it reminds me of school and how much I disliked the whole thing...
Here in Vail there is a different pace, different way of life, and interesting collection of people. Mountain people live: small town, everyone knows everyone; all of them are “SUPER Mountain people?”
I used to think I was average, but people out here are incredible. I am below average here. This one guy just hiked his 100th 13er and his friend is just shy of her 400th 13ers. My co-worker, and a select few, are single speed mountain bikers. That means ONE speed not 21 speed for going up mountains on a bike. That is insane. Others are tri-athletes that are constantly training. Somewhere around 1 out of 5 people are pro or ex-pro athletes. The image is Tom who also dose single speed. He is on our team.
Me, I can barley handle a 2 mile run or an 8 miles bike race, besides training in this altitude. I like this crazy athletic attitude because it is motivating. You hardly ever see people over weight. But sometimes it is discouraging when you are walking down the mountain with your bike. I can’t even get down the hill let along get up it.
This winter I boarded over 50days. I was super proud of myself. Then I heard this lady ask the lifty how many days she had…. 128…
That image is Paul and his huge dog, cypress. The end of the season everyone dresses up. (I will show you mine soon... I wear my swimsuit with tank.. silly.)
This mud season, when all the snow melts and the dog poo thaws, I had a bum elbow. The end of the season I got nerve damage in my elbow (my funny bone) from going off too big of a ramp and landing on a cat walk. I hate cat walks. This hindered me from training for my bike races. I tried a little but it was not worth it. My elbow would just get reinjured. I went to Physical Training which helped a lot. I got out and the next week I started the Mountain bike race series. I am on the Morter Architects Team. It is fun when it comes to an office activity. Yet it is torture trying not to be last. This last race was my first race to beat someone in my category. That was huge. I really do love doing the races. It makes you feel excellent and accomplished. It is a rush for sure.
It is fun to be challenged all the time but it is exhausting. Now I am trying to ride my bike to work or back. Right now only one way every day to save on gas and get a workout at the same time. The way to my office is easy and downhill most the way for 8.5 miles. Now I can do it in 20mins. I only have gone back home once; it is up hill most the way. I did it in less than 50 minute. One of these days I will be fit.
Life at home is amazing. My husband is everything I could ever want. He is ready to go all the time. There is never enough time in the day to do all the things we want to do. Clean the house, do lawn work, play tennis, go on a bike ride, play golf, go on a hike, on a run, finish Theo’s home, and I could keep going, but we can never fit it all in. That’s another reason to ride my bike to work. I take care of two things at once. Ha. You would think mountain living would be leisurely and mundane. It is not. I still want to go camping, do some volunteer work, and maybe a painting. I forced myself to write on my blog. I bet you are sorry now.
I can’t get enough of Curtis either. He works down the road from me and I still feel like I don’t get to see him enough. We love doing lunch together just to be together. Pavan, my co-worker, makes fun of me for this all the time. She makes sure to ask if I got my booty call yet today.
We are going to design tattoo rings that would be under our wedding bands. This is something I have always wanted to do with the one I married. It is very symbolic and beautiful. People have started doing this lately and I know it isn’t a new thing, but it is something I thought of on my own. It is something I would love to do. We are probably going to do it for our first year anniversary. Curtis is deathly afraid of needles, so it is a big deal that he wants to do it (especially on this finger). OUCH.
We are going to California today. My parents just moved there last month. We had this tripped planned way before they decided to move. It is nice that they will be there too. We are doing Muddy Buddy on Sunday. It is a fun silly race with a mud pit at the end. One reason I do this race is because it is care free compared to my mountain bike races. Lero and his wife also have invited us last year. We all did the race in Boulder last year. This year we are doing it with the Leros in San Jose.
We also get to see my brother and all my friends from Cali. It will be a good trip. We are also going to get a new friend for Theo. Theo is our pet tortoise who is a 2 year old female. She is famous at my work. She needs a friend, and we got Theo in Berkeley, California, at the East Bay Vivarium where we will get her new friend. Sorry this was so long but I wanted to just rant…
Here in Vail there is a different pace, different way of life, and interesting collection of people. Mountain people live: small town, everyone knows everyone; all of them are “SUPER Mountain people?”I used to think I was average, but people out here are incredible. I am below average here. This one guy just hiked his 100th 13er and his friend is just shy of her 400th 13ers. My co-worker, and a select few, are single speed mountain bikers. That means ONE speed not 21 speed for going up mountains on a bike. That is insane. Others are tri-athletes that are constantly training. Somewhere around 1 out of 5 people are pro or ex-pro athletes. The image is Tom who also dose single speed. He is on our team.
Me, I can barley handle a 2 mile run or an 8 miles bike race, besides training in this altitude. I like this crazy athletic attitude because it is motivating. You hardly ever see people over weight. But sometimes it is discouraging when you are walking down the mountain with your bike. I can’t even get down the hill let along get up it.
This winter I boarded over 50days. I was super proud of myself. Then I heard this lady ask the lifty how many days she had…. 128…
That image is Paul and his huge dog, cypress. The end of the season everyone dresses up. (I will show you mine soon... I wear my swimsuit with tank.. silly.)
This mud season, when all the snow melts and the dog poo thaws, I had a bum elbow. The end of the season I got nerve damage in my elbow (my funny bone) from going off too big of a ramp and landing on a cat walk. I hate cat walks. This hindered me from training for my bike races. I tried a little but it was not worth it. My elbow would just get reinjured. I went to Physical Training which helped a lot. I got out and the next week I started the Mountain bike race series. I am on the Morter Architects Team. It is fun when it comes to an office activity. Yet it is torture trying not to be last. This last race was my first race to beat someone in my category. That was huge. I really do love doing the races. It makes you feel excellent and accomplished. It is a rush for sure.
It is fun to be challenged all the time but it is exhausting. Now I am trying to ride my bike to work or back. Right now only one way every day to save on gas and get a workout at the same time. The way to my office is easy and downhill most the way for 8.5 miles. Now I can do it in 20mins. I only have gone back home once; it is up hill most the way. I did it in less than 50 minute. One of these days I will be fit.
Life at home is amazing. My husband is everything I could ever want. He is ready to go all the time. There is never enough time in the day to do all the things we want to do. Clean the house, do lawn work, play tennis, go on a bike ride, play golf, go on a hike, on a run, finish Theo’s home, and I could keep going, but we can never fit it all in. That’s another reason to ride my bike to work. I take care of two things at once. Ha. You would think mountain living would be leisurely and mundane. It is not. I still want to go camping, do some volunteer work, and maybe a painting. I forced myself to write on my blog. I bet you are sorry now.I can’t get enough of Curtis either. He works down the road from me and I still feel like I don’t get to see him enough. We love doing lunch together just to be together. Pavan, my co-worker, makes fun of me for this all the time. She makes sure to ask if I got my booty call yet today.
We are going to design tattoo rings that would be under our wedding bands. This is something I have always wanted to do with the one I married. It is very symbolic and beautiful. People have started doing this lately and I know it isn’t a new thing, but it is something I thought of on my own. It is something I would love to do. We are probably going to do it for our first year anniversary. Curtis is deathly afraid of needles, so it is a big deal that he wants to do it (especially on this finger). OUCH.
We are going to California today. My parents just moved there last month. We had this tripped planned way before they decided to move. It is nice that they will be there too. We are doing Muddy Buddy on Sunday. It is a fun silly race with a mud pit at the end. One reason I do this race is because it is care free compared to my mountain bike races. Lero and his wife also have invited us last year. We all did the race in Boulder last year. This year we are doing it with the Leros in San Jose.
We also get to see my brother and all my friends from Cali. It will be a good trip. We are also going to get a new friend for Theo. Theo is our pet tortoise who is a 2 year old female. She is famous at my work. She needs a friend, and we got Theo in Berkeley, California, at the East Bay Vivarium where we will get her new friend. Sorry this was so long but I wanted to just rant…
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