January

The first two-thirds of January has dragged a bit, but at the same time feels like I can't believe it's almost over!

I did get to go snowboarding two times this month (okay, one day was technically in December but it was Dec. 31 so I'm counting it as January). The first day was at Breckenridge and was not a ton of fun of course, but Steven was really patient with me and sacrificed his time to help me learn how to ride the edges and all that fun stuff. I didn't realize that the muscle group for snowboarding was so different from skiing! It definitely takes some getting used to but the comfort of the boots and the ease of carrying just one piece of equipment more than makes up for everything else. The next visit to the mountains was to Monarch where I actually made several turns in a row by the end of the day. I stayed on the bunny slope most of the day, which helped my confidence a lot and allowed me to not feel so bad about my lack of skills, since most of the others on the hill were doing even worse than I was. I did do two regular runs in the afternoon, though, so I really felt accomplished. Steven was also able to get out and enjoy some really great snow while I was practicing on my own. Monarch is a great place to go snowboarding or skiing and if any of you ever come visit us in the winter time we'll be sure to take you there.

Other than the snowboarding and regular trips to the dog park with Roxy, there really hasn't been a lot happening in this first part of January. We've been enjoying some really nice weather here in town--I'm talking temperatures in the 50s and 60s! Not bad for winter in Colorado. I've mostly been spending my days looking at job postings and updating my resume. I already can't wait for the job hunt to be over, but we have a great Workforce Center here which I fully plan to utilize this time.

Sadly, I don't have any pictures for this post.