Rally to Restore Sanity

Hi all...
Been an interesting week. Monday snowed 10 inches and got snow tires on my car while at work in Basalt. That was a good thing since the next 2 days were kinda snowy... then BEAUTIFUL weather (especially this weekend). Has been gorgeous!
Work is same same. Life is good. Got some hikes in this week. Wanted to go to the Rally to Restore Sanity and or Keep Fear Alive with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewert but realized it would be insane to try to get there with work etc. Fri night interviewed a potential Pediatrician we like and then Sat watched the Rally on tv... my folks went to represent but I may have had a better view. It was GREAT to see sane people get together to have some fun. Only hope the media/politicians will listen but doubt it. Went to the Shitkicker's ball last night and the benefit for the Mother Puckers hockey team and both were fun with a variety of Aspenites.
Was to get my new car yesterday and sell my old one today but there was a mess up at the dealer so maybe next week?!?
Not much else new... gotta go study for the Fundamental Critical Care Support class and the Neonatal Resuscitation re-certification class I have to take in the next month...
Hope all is well... love, peace and sanity, ME

last float trip of the season

it was fantastic!... worked til 6 fri, got on the road about 7:30... got to the camp site about 11:30, laid it down about midnight... up all night with horrible diarrhea and was happy in the am when i knew it was food poisening and not a 48hr gi bug going around... felt much better... then we went and got the rafts ready and set off around noon-ish... great float and landed at our campsite just in time for a rain/hail deluge... but got the tents up and the 10x10 up with the mr heater and all where warm and toaty... had a great dinner of chicken alfredo and then listened to music... all stayed up and had a fire cept me since i was so tired from the night before... slept long and hard and packed up camp, had a great hike and hit the water again... nice float then got the boats packed up and drove home, unpacked and brad is passed out next to me... gotta work early tomorrow but need a vacation from my weekend...
GREAT company including Josh (married to Claire and all around great guy who saved both their lives in a snow cave last winter), Claire (hard core awsome nature conservationist), Anna (a rocket scientest we just met), Jason (architect/musician) and Eliot (nature guide extrordinaire and going to nursing school).
TOTALLY FUN... Good night :)

Fall...

This has been the most incredible fall I have experienced in Aspen yet. Unbelievably beautiful days. I tried to take pictures of the incredible leaves but that didn't work out so well. I am not a great photographer (especially with my palm pre). Unfortunately the days are getting shorter and it is again dark when I wake up and by 7pm so no late night hikes anymore. Clifford and I had some amazing hikes this week and weekend since it was a relatively easy week and discovered some new really remote spots not too far from home. Again unfortunately, I will make up for this weeks awesome time off next week with a 70 hour week between M-F but then we hope to go rafting with friends next weekend if the weather remains the same. Brad is arranging that trip. He had a great weekend of music, motorcycling and Aikido and came back totally exhausted but thrilled with how well everything went.
Not much else new... hope all is well with everyone reading this.
Good night and good week!

10/10/10

Another week went by... Work is good and again thankful daily for our new PA who has been fantastic. Took Clifford to the vet for his yearly check up and he passed. Had mine and passed (so far)... still have to get fasting blood work and mammo/bone density but that will be this week. Saw a friend in a play Fri night and she was fantastic. She even did several jokes in Portugese and did a great job. Hiked A LOT this weekend and enjoyed every minute. Took Brad's folks out for their 51st anniversary to a GREAT resteraunt that had a locals off-season special and it was impressive with amazing food and a great experience (really high end).

On to another week of work, hiking, life and maybe jury duty on Fri... YUCK...

Sent out an invitation to our "The Sky is Falling" party in Nov...

Til next time...

no pix this week

Returned to work after a great time camping last weekend. There has been another spectacular week of Indian Summer weather this week. Worked and hiked on my day off. Continued to teach Shinta to drive (she went on the highway this week) and then Saturday night spent sleeping out at a friend's house up for the return of their Open Heart Jam consisting of friends, music, art and enetertainment. Then woke up this morning, did a big shop, hiked up Aspen mountain for the last day of the season they had it open for down-loaders and crashed a great party at the top. After that went out to dinner with Brad's folks and now getting ready for work again tomorrow.
Another week of work and who knows what will happen next weekend.
Hope you all had a good week!