feeling...

A few more from yesterday's adventure... As usual, it started with a fire hydrant.

What a day. Jammed packed with all that I consider wonderful. Run time with the girls, a Mantiou photo shoot, sweet crepes, yogatanz, and dinner made by mom. For photos today, we headed to Manitou Springs and maintained an emphasis of people and emotion. My new 55-250mm lens made a huge impact on capturing that emotion, I love it! Just finished going through the photos from today and thought I'd share...

Just for you JT...I'm trying to capture all of your favorite places to drink! :)

ohhh...

College reunion night on Tuesday with Linz and Katie! So great to catch up with you both. Ok, Linz...back to CO you and Micah must come! :)

Today, I definitely needed a handstand. Nutrition program part 2 (actually I'm just taking it again and hopefully helping Monika and Gordo out a bit) is coming up next weekend...starting the 22nd. Five yoga classes in 2 1/2 days...can't wait. I also can't wait to mix up the exercise a bit due to my non-running couple of days thanks to the still sore and tight glute/hip. Boo.

full...

Certainly a full day...a full weekend for that matter! (The Metro, Winter Series race, work, date with the Brads, running...) This week's Sunday morning run with the girls was north on the Santa Fe trail...nice to be flat after yesterday's mountain run! No picture as I was not on top of things.
Dani is my hero and helped me "dispose" of my Christmas tree. Bye tree! For $3.50 we gave it to the shredder. I should of been $5, but that's all we had...so, I had to bust out the "googly eyes" and sense of humor to get the $3.50 to fly...success! Thank you thank you Danster! Now you can sleep tonight.

Next up, it was another Sunday photo escape for Staci and I. Off to the Broadmoor we went. We realized that this time of year there is a lot of "brown" everywhere. We snagged some sweet shots inside though. We laughed at the geese (is that what they are called?...I referred to one of them as a person, so I don't know) making noises...it really sounded like they were laughing at us. A guy on the bridge was getting a kick out of us...especially when I told Staci to shut up.


Next, we swung up to the Manitou Arcade to see what we could find. Some pretty unique, silly, colorful shots...

This one is just plain freaky.

One of my favs from the day.

Sunrise...

Up early for Sunday running with the girls. It's not in the teens today (temperature wise) so we will all have a little giddy in our step...well that is the optimistic thought that is. The ol' IT band and glute are still hostile this am thanks to yesterday's competitive desire, so not sure on the distance or time for today. Another picture date with Staci is on schedule for this afternoon, so hopefully I'll have some to share later. Until then...happy Sunday everyone!:)

WS #1- cheyenne mtn state park...

Some pics from today's race. The route was absolutely beautiful...however, it gained about 1200 feet in elevation within the 6.7 miles. Ow, my left bum is pissed. Thanks John for putting screws in my shoes...what a difference!

the metro...

I am sitting here, awake still, about to go to bed so that I can get up and participate in the first Winter Series race in Cheyenne Mtn State park tomorrow morning. Going in totally blind, but am excited for the adventure. I had a great time this evening at the Metropolitan with new and not so new friends. Heard some great advice from my wonderful friend Monika...woman- you are so incredibly wise and have a rare heart. Thank you for sharing it with me:). Pics and a full race report tomorrow. Tata.

notes on a scandal (just kidding...that's a movie)

Sort of feeling all over the place these days. I am thinking it does have to do with the wide-open/new-beginning the new year brings to the mindset. Anyways, a few notables...

* Running is still moving forward. A group of about 10 of us are training for the 'Better 1/2' (1/2 marathon) that takes place in Gateway, CO (about 40 mi from Grand Junction) on March 20th. This is a very small race, but very scenic and we are all really looking forward to it. The IT bands still battle me every run...but I'm really working on keeping them in check. Us girls do a long run every Sunday still and we all very much look forward to that every week...especially if crepes are involved afterward.

* Got to visit with some of the Keaveny's this past weekend...so much fun. It was great to catch up with you guys! For those we didn't see...a get together soon I hope!

* I am loving my new years resolution...definitely forcing me to play more.

* For some reason this year is looking like it will be a year of growth and self revelation for me. Not sure exactly where the feelings are coming from, but something is telling me so.

A sunny, yet cold, Sunday run in Jan...

Great run with the girls this am. Headed from my house into the Garden of the Gods. As I ran, I was feeling extremely lucky that I get to leave my front door and enter a beautiful oasis without stepping into a car- wow, very grateful. Looks like pastels were the color of the day. I, however did not receive the message as I sported my usual all-black attire.

Day one.

Day one of 2010 is here. Mixed emotions of hope, fear and excitement for the next 365 days linger throughout my soul this evening. One cannot help but feel that Jan 1 brings this sense of having a clean slate...an opportunity with more of a chance.

Check out my goal for this year here .

A story through pictures from the last evening of 2009...















New Year's Day was spent taking a camera adventure to Old Colorado City to see what we could capture. Staci and I are both very much in the learning stage with our new Canon Rebel cameras, so we had so much fun experimenting with the remaining light for the day, and the eclectic spirit of the area. Evidence...