another fantastic camp...

Another week of work... no change there but great once again to have our new staff member who is VERY helpful... then this weekend I worked Sat am (yesterday) before going home for a 2 hour hike, getting some errands done and then packing it up to go camping again. This time was supposed to be "family camp" but all the families cancelled last minute so it was Brad/Clifford/me and a friend (he had the tent). We decided not to put up a tent and had a great time with an awesome dinner of salmon, lemon rissoto, ravioli, thai chicken rice wrap and smores... then got entertained by Brad at the fire... Clifford and I went hiking this morning after waking up to some serious frost and then came back to the sun fully up and drying our campsite... got home (twas only over the pass so just a short bit out of town) and unpacked, did laundry and now soon off to a Sukkah party then dinner and a movie for date night for Brad and I. Then back to work tomorrow. Overall a GREAT weekend, fun filled and action packed.

WHAT AN AWESOME WEEKEND... B's Bday event

What a fantastic weekend! AND life is going to be so much better from now on... Ok so we finally have help at work so no more 100 hour weeks YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Got to sleep in Fri and had a wonderful day working with teaching Shinta to drive, hanging out with a friend who is ready to pop with her second baby, going to dinner at Brad's folks and then to a party. Then Sat am got up and packed up the car and went up to Lincoln Creek on Independence pass for a fantastic B-day celebration with Brad and many friends. The weather, food, company and activities couldn't have been better. It was spectacular all around. Needless to say it was the perfect way to start a much better next year without being overworked all the time. I am even looking forward to another weekend of camping at "family camp next weekend" at a site just over the pass with hopefully more friends/food and wonderful scenery!!! :) The pix below just says it all!

relief, hanging lake etc

FINALLY THE CRAZY WEEKS ARE OVER! Our new PA started Friday and she is fantastic so she will be working full time and it will be significantly more reasonable for us. No more 100 hour weeks (or at least not regularly) YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
I really only had about a 50 hour week and unfortunately had to say goodbye to one back staff I really liked since her boyfriend got into law school in Denver and she decided to move with him. We have some great people hired but still it is hard when we lose a good one.
Other than that today I got to hang out with Kay and Derryl and hiked to Hanging Lake. SO this summer I have done 2 hikes I have wanted to do for 11 years (Sopris and Hanging Lake). This was an easy hike comparitively in that it was only about 1.25 miles up for about 1000 foot gain. It was steep but beautiful BUT WAY OVERCROWDED. I am not into sharing nature with that many people. It was good to catch up with K and D though so overall a great day!
On to a more mellow week (YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) AND B's bday :)

100/5/5/5...

these are the numbers for this week... 100+ hours of work done, 5 adults/5 kids and 5 dogs staying at the house for labor day weekend... it was very fun... work was hard but it wasn't as bad as expected and i only have a 56+ hour this week! THEN we get relief :) since a person we hired will start working...

got to see Wilco and the Dixi Chicks, had GREAT Indonesian food with green curry, red curry and Shinta food since she came and joined us for dinner last night (I got called in before and during but had some time to hang with the gang)...

Btrad was off on a river trip but stayed Fri night to hang out with all of them and listened to him play music with Holly and Ken and Bernie and Jenny and that was great!!!!

So, so much fun... now off to breakfast with them and a small hike and then tomorrow back to work!