6!

That's right - six. This is now weekend number 6 that it has snowed IN A ROW! The scary thing is that the snowiest months of the year (March & April) are yet to come. It's sort of like KS though. No sooner does it snow then two later it is 50 degrees. At least some of the huge mounds have started to melt. In some areas you could even see some grass! Hopefully we don't get much today and it can warm back up.

In other news, tonight will be the last one for a while that I have to work. I've been helping out with a project that requires 24x7 support. As bad as the hours stink, it has been good experience at least. These 70 and 80 hour weeks are no treat, though.

Crazy Week

I've been working some weird hours (1:30pm - 2:30am) this week helping do some work on a project I've been working on. I'm not sure how some people make a life out of working at this hour. I'm going to bed...

I'm in the wrong business

Seriously, I need to go into real estate. If I ever again complain about making a mortgage payment or about how much homes cost, please slap me and refer me back to this article. This "apartment" in London - if you could call a room about the size of a prison cell an apartment - is selling for over $300K!! Unbelievable!!

Article is here.

Industry Hub

This article will likely bore most of you to tears, but I found it pretty interesting. It's basically a discussion about how Colorado has come to be recognized as a U.S. hub in the defense industry. Article is here.

Rock Chalk

Did you see the KU games tonight? The #10 ranked Pokes came into Lawrence and left with their tails between their legs. The Hawks looked unstoppable - I mean 17 steals, 9 blocks..you don't lose many games when you play defense like that. However, that's really the problem isn't it? Inconsistency! Hopefully this is a sign of things to come as Big 12 play gets going. Rock Chalk Jayhawk, Go KU!!

What a weekend!

Well, it was yet another very busy weekend and Jess & Josh came out for a visit. They got in Wednesday afternoon to 50 deg weather and sunny skies. By Friday morning, it was around 0 and snowing again! We just can't get away from the snow.

Josh really wanted to go to Casa Bonita while they were in town. It is a mexican restaurant up in Denver that has bad food but a fun atmosphere - especially with the cliff divers! We took off to make our way down there but it was slow going because of the roads. It wasn't long until we saw an accident right in front of us on I-25 that we had to slow down for. Little did we know that doing so would cause us to get hit! Laura's poor car is going to need a new bumper and a little TLC, but everyone is just fine. It was a fender bender at best. The problem is that we didn't make it to the restaurant until about 8:25. NORMALLY that is not a problem. Go figure, however, that we show up on the one night of the year that they close at 8:30. So, greasy mexican food will have to wait until next time.

Saturday brought a much anticipated first day of skiing. We trekked up to Copper Mountain (very slowly) for the day and it was great. We're still not very good, but have definitely improved from our trip last year - or, at the very least, haven't gotten any worse! It was fun while it lasted, but the weather took a turn for the worst and got windy and very cold VERY fast. We had to bail out a little earlier than expected, but that turned out to be a good thing. Due to a wreck on I-70 that we were about 10 miles behind, it took us over four hours to get home - it's only 70 miles away! Had we stayed until the lifts closed, I'm sure you could add at least an hour!

Oh, if you're wondering, no, we did not get caught in the avalanche. That was on Berthoud Pass on the way to Winter Park. It was a monster - 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep. That would be pretty scary!

Well, the weekend is winding down and we saw Jess & Josh off this morning. There is a chance for heavy snow again this week so hopefully that doesn't come true. The drifts we have are already going to be here for months.

Video of Laura

We uncovered this video of Laura when she was only a toddler...some things never change :) Listen very closely! I'm definitely in for it now.

This is funny!