Random, awesome, January...

So there's been a lot going on, and in no particular order (okay, #1 is MOST DEFINITELY #1, but other than that no order) here are the highlights:

1. My brave superhero - Found out that Dawn (one of my bridesmaids and best friends growing up) and Brian Fudge's little one, Liam, has busted butt on his chemo treatments and will be able to have surgery to remove a tumor instead of going on the transplant list!!! Wooohooo! While no one is out of the clear yet, this is awesome news for the family and we'll all be pulling for Liam as he celebrates his first birthday by being brave and having surgery. Can't wait for this summer's "I'm more than a year old and I'm done with cancer!" party - I'm totally there. If you'd like to support the Fudge family, check out their blog or donate in a number of really cool ways at http://www.briananddawnfudge.blogspot.com

2. Photography heaven - So I've landed in photography heaven and will be taking lots of pictures. Also means I need to brush up on my skills as everyone here is also a photographer whose just landed in heaven. Hoping to make my rounds this summer in some shows...maybe?





3. Dog parks galore - Who say's brown dogs can't jump? Well, for one, my dad. But here's proof they really can! Check out Loui, all four paws off the ground, playing with Drew at the dog park (and avoiding getting blown away by the 50+ mph winds off the foothills).



4. My butt is frozen - No not really, but it felt like it when Drew and I took snowboarding lessons last week. And no, it's not because I fell a lot - okay maybe I did. But honestly you have to start on your butt a lot in snowboarding in order to get up on your board - and after awhile you sort of form an ice sheet on your butt. Which, by the way, I didn't realize until it started to feel like I was sitting on rocks. Ice rocks. Instead of showing you pictures of my frozen butt, here's some of us actually snowboarding! Better, right?





5. Awesome "miss you" notes - There are no words, just these two pictures. :)




6. Iowa GymHawks - So this has nothing to do with Denver or even Colorado - and everything to do with me being a former GymHawk. VERY proud to say (and what a good way to end my list) that the GymHawks beat University of Michigan at home the other week! Awesome, awesome job! Even though I'm a few too many years removed from competing to really know any of the girls anymore, I always follow their season. U of M is fierce competition and the Hawks stole victory out from underneath them. I see good things for the Hawks this year! Way to go, ladies! Check them out at http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-gym/iowa-w-gym-body.html