2008 Goals

I'm supposed to wait and write these with my FG but I don't want to forget so I'm going to put these ones down in writing now...

1. Take golf lessons
2. Go white-water rafting
3. Have a better relationship with dad and his kids
4. Start tutoring and/or mentoring teenagers
5. Finalize MBA program details
6. Pay off loans and credit cards, student loans excluded
7. Get Kona to stop whining
8. Get a job promotion
9. Go to New Mexico for the hot air balloon festival
10. Help Ashlee figure her life out...school, job, car, apartment

Christmas Vacation So Far...

Well so far I'm not that happy with my trip to SoDak. Family is crazy! But, I'm having a good time hanging out with my sisters and niece Joey, as I knew I would! My friends Jen and Dallas are being just as they usually are - awesome and very understanding of the craziness. My younger sister Ashlee may be coming back to Denver with me for awhile. I need to help her get her shit together so that she can do something with herself instead of turning in to a stripper in RC, SD. I'm a little bit torn about it but only for selfish reasons - I like having my own space! We'll figure it out though...
I have to go to my grandparents house tonight...not too excited about that. My dad's going to be there and I have to figure out how to deal with my crazy grandma...there's a theme going on here that I just figured out and I think it's the main reason I don't come back often...CRAZY!! Thankfully I just have to deal with today and a little bit of tomorrow then I'm homeward bound! I was originally thinking of staying until late tomorrow afternoon but I'm thinking I'm going to leave around 2 or 3 now...I'm ready for the sanctuary of home!

Christmas

Well, tomorrow morning I am headed to South Dakota to spend the holidays with my family. I cannot wait to see my niece Joey and hold her in my arms, hopefully I will get to hear her laugh too! I haven't seen her since October and I'm sure she is getting pretty big by now! I will be staying with my best friends Jen and Dallas at their place in RC. My mom lives in Custer now so I'll be commuting up there on Christmas Day and spending as much time as possible with my sisters and my mom's fiance Rich. I will be spending Christmas Eve with my Shedeed family. I got talked into that by my Grandma Donna. She told me that my uncle Troy and aunt Jennie will be in town that night. She's also going to try to get my dad there...that should be interesting...details to come! I'm definitely going to need to drink!

While I'm in town I will also get to go to the Lakota Nation Invitational. I'm pretty excited about that! I haven't been to the basketball tourney since I lived in SD and it will be great to see some good ball being played. I also have about a 90% chance of running into some of my other family members so I'm excited about that too!

Tomorrow night I'm supposed to be hanging out with all of my good high school friends. I left them in charge of the details so I'm not exactly sure what to expect, but I know we'll have fun regardless!

An update on how Christmas actually went will be given on Wednesday of next week...stay tuned and have a Merry Christmas!

Dang it...that made me remember New Year's Eve...so far, no plans...hopefully something will come up in the next week...or I'll just have to sit at home and nurse the bottle of Grey Goose that my AWESOME boss Lance gave me for Xmas...yummy!

2007 In Review...a Questionnaire

Where did you begin 2007?
In Rapid City, SD at Chance's Casino with my good friends Jeremy, Jen and Dallas

What was your status by Valentine's Day?
In a relationship but completely confused

Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Nope

Did you have to go to the hospital?
Yep, there's that normal thing that women do every year, I had a good case of walking pneumonia and subsequentially had to have a hernia repaired...not too great a year for the health!

Did you have any encounters with the police?
Yeah, unfortunately I have a lead foot and got two speeding tickets over the summer.

Where did you go on vacation?
I went to RC, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas again, Vail and back to RC for Xmas

What did you purchase that was over $500?
My bed and it was a great investment

Did you know anybody who got married?
Of course, everybody I know is getting married! Angie and Mike, Michelle and Chris

Did you move anywhere?
Yep, I moved into my own place and it's awesome!

What sporting events did you attend?
Nuggets games, Avs games, Broncos game, Game 4 of the World Series

What concerts/shows did you go to?
These are the ones that I can remember...in order if I can...Christina Aguilera with Pussy Cat Dolls, George Strait with Taylor Swift and Ronnie Milsap, Rod Stewart, Gwen Stefani with Akon, Summer Jam featuring DJ UNK, Mims, Omarion, Rihanna, Bow Wow, Ice Cube, E-40 and Ludacris, Nelly Furtado, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Mark Chesnutt, Snoop Dogg with Lady Sovereign, Beyonce with Robin Thicke, Maroon 5, Coolio at a Nuggets game, Old Crow Medicine Show, Busta Rhymes with Chamillionaire and E-40, Snowdaze featuring Ludacris with The Roots...I think that's all of them for this year :-)

Describe your birthday:
I spent my birthday celebrating the Friday before with a lot of my friends. I shared my party with my girlfriend Kahlan and my good buddy Jimmy as their birthdays are the same week. We decided to do happy hour at The Hornet on Broadway. It was a good turn out, all of our really good friends were there including Jen and Chris, Steph, Charli, her sister-in-law Traci, Megan, Matt, Conrad, Brent, Brittany, Tori, Nathan, Katie...and also my Favorite Guy...it was one of our milestones I think. He was able to put up with me on my birthday which is really good considering my alter-ego Simone came out once we hit Monarck! Hahaha...that means that I got way too drunk and danced the night away. Had a great time and ended it just how it was supposed to end! In bed...

What has been your favorite moment(s)?
All of the concerts I've been to with all of my best friends, all of my vacations I've taken with all of my best friends and the first time I held my niece

Any new additions to your family?
Yep, my first niece and god-daughter Joey Lynn Black. Her mother is my sister Niki. She was born on September 12th

What was your best month?
Every month was good for me...I can't name a best month but the timeframe from July to now has been pretty good

Made new friends?
I made a lot of new friends! Some of them I don't even remember, but I know they were cool or else I wouldn't have made friends with them!!

Favorite Night out?
I had a great time when I went on my Cirque du Soleil date and I had the best time the other night at Ludacris!

Overall, how would you rate this year?
9...pretty damn good but not quite perfect

Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
Most definitely work...coming in third would be a tie between the dog park and my car

Change your hairstyle?
Yep, I started curling it more...people seem to like it curly

Have any car accidents?
Yeah, there was a lot of snow and ice in Denver last Winter...had a few fender benders

How old did you turn this year?
27

Do you have a New Year's resolution?
To not let anything hold me back from doing what I want to do...and not fall over the side of the cruise boat on my trip in April

Do anything embarrassing?
Of course...but I choose not to remember those things and surely don't want to write them down here for future generations to read about

Buy anything new from eBay?
Yep, I bought the sweet 80s buttons that were on my vest off of eBay

Get married or divorced?
I did get out of a long-term relationship but it was amicable and we remain the best of friends

Get arrested?
Nope

Be honest - did you watch American Idol?
Nope, I haven't really watched a lot of television this year

Did you get sick this year?
Yes, refer to the question above about trip to hospital

Been snowboarding?
No but I did go skiing just this past weekend...snowboarding is a ways in the future for me!

Are you happy to see 2007 go?
I'm looking forward to 2008 but 2007 was definitely good to me!

Been naughty or nice?
I have been both depending on who you talk to...I prefer to be nice and naughty I guess ;)

Lovesick

I'm in definite twitterpation and am slightly lovesick right now...though not quite to the extent described below (from Urban Dictionary)

However, every little thing that comes together perfectly encourages this ridiculousnous!! But for whatever reason, things keep working out and I think I'm just going to have to let this happen...even if it means I hit the bottom and there's no cushion.

twitterpated:
An enjoyable disorder characterized by feelings of excitement, anticipation, high hopes, recent memories of interludes, giddiness, and physical overstimulation which occur simultaneously when experiencing a new love. These feelings take over without warning, usually at odd times (such as at a check-out line), with or without the partner present, and make it difficult to concentrate on anything but romance. They interfere with work and safe driving, but should be experienced at least once in every person's lifetime.

lovesick:
So deeply affected by love as to be unable to act normally. You awake every morning, thinking of your love, having dreamt of them all night, the pain of seperation searing your heart every time a site or smell brings back the memory of your last encounter. Daydreaming, drawing hearts in the sand, constantly thinking "I wish they were here so I could share this moment" even when pulling weeds or walking the dog. The consuming fire within the heart for even one more moment with ones love that defies rational thought, knowing full well, one moment would never be enough, yearning for eternity together.

Vail Snowdaze

I just had one of the best weekends ever! I just got back from Vail Snowdaze where I got to see Ludacris and The Roots perform. I had been planning this weekend for months and I couldn't have asked for it to have been any better! Everything just came together nicely...

On Friday afternoon, My Favorite Guy and I headed into the mountains where we had a fun-filled 48 hours. We started off in Frisco. We decided to rent a room as we were going skiing on Saturday morning at one of the nearby ski resorts - Arapahoe Basin, Keystone or Breckinridge. So that night we drank some vodka, listened to music and chilled in the room. We had to save our energy for skiing...or at least I did. So we got up the next morning and decided to head to Keystone. I was very nervous! (I hadn't been skiing in over 10 years and the last place I went was Deer Mtn.) So we got booted up and headed towards the lifts. I liked the lift. I especially liked that my boss made me take ski goggles! It was snowing and windy for most of the day and that would have been crappy on the eyes. It was an awesome morning of skiing! I ended up doing really well on the slopes. I think I only wrecked a total of 5 times and that included when I went down the moguls - which by the way were very scary and I can't believe I made it! I did have the goal of a hot FG waiting for me when I was done...and I got a hug so that helped! All-in-all I've decided I like skiing, it's very exhausting but very fun! Definitely headed back up the mountain soon!


So at about 1:30 we headed towards Vail. I had rented a room at the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa for the night. It was probably the nicest hotel room I've ever stayed in! Everything was perfect...they gave you a robe to wear, the towels were big, the pillows were fluffy, the bed was soft, there were real glasses, a good radio...the list goes on and on. Anyway, so we get washed up and away we go to the concert. The line into the concert was ridiculous! However, once we got inside it had a very cool vibe.

It was held outdoor and it was snowing when the show started. It was actually pretty awesome being in ski gear at a concert - and one of the best decisions we made as we stayed warm all night! I can't say I've ever been to a concert where it snowed and was twenty degrees out. So, when Luda came out it had just stopped snowing. He was just as awesome as he was at SummerJam! I have to say, he is a great showman and I enjoy his concerts. He entertains!! Everybody was hyped and into the music, it was great!

Another plus was that FG passed the Luda test and got down with me. I didn't see him give me any weird looks so I think I passed his test too. After Luda, The Roots played...they were also very impressive! I do have to say that I liked their vibe better when I saw them at the Fillmore, but they are astonishing musicians to be able to play their instruments in the cold! We were pretty buzzed up when the show ended and needed some food, so we walked back towards Vail Village.



We took a pic by the Xmas tree and walked around a little bit looking at stuff and for a place to eat. We found out that the only place to get food after 10pm in the Village is Vendetta's. It's really good pizza so it was a good fix! We were pretty spent from the day so we headed back to the room where we proceeded to have the fluffiest sleep ever! :-) No really, the beds were so great!!