I swear, I have the very best of intentions when it comes to blogging, but the worst follow through. The truth is, 2014 has turned out to be a bit of a whirlwind, and it’s difficulty for me to believe it’s almost the end of March and I haven’t blogged since January. February was a big month. The old Blog had it’s tenth birthday in February, and I didn’t even mention it! So, Happy Belated Birthday Blog, I’m sorry we don’t spend enough time together, you deserve better!
Back to February. February 2014 ended up being unbelievable, and I want to preface this by saying that it is an inaccurate representation of my real life. I spent most of 2013 halfway crippled, and I vowed that as soon as I was able to do fun things again I would take advantage of any and all opportunities, because you really don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, YOLO. Thanks to some amazing friends, I had some awesome opportunities, and I feel extremely lucky.
First this happened – (THANKS LIBBY AND CBS!)
The football didn’t end up being all that exciting, but I got to hear Queen Latifah sing America The Beautiful with a children’s choir, and I got to wear a ski cap that had lights on it that was part of the half time light show. I freaking love light shows. And fireworks. And Bruno Mars. It was a really great day, the Broncos notwithstanding. We had to go through airport style security that was pretty intense, but it’s nice to feel safe.
The second spectacular occurrence in February 2014 was that I went skiing in Austria with a group of 15 great friends. I mean, the ALPS! Who knew? The mountains were breathtakingly impressive, the snow was exceptional, the company was first rate. I will admit that the combination of jet lag, altitude, and apre’ ski was aggressive, and not for the faint of heart, but it was all worth it.
Austria was an epic experience. We spent three days in Solden, which is a giant ski resort comprised of three mountains connected with extensive gondolas. One day we skied in Ishgl, where we had the pleasure of skiing from Austria and into Switzerland for lunch. We spent a day in St. Anton, where the snow was less impressive than Solden or Ishgl, but the apre ski was amazing. We stayed in this great solid house with a big basement that had a pool table, ping pong, and foosball. When we weren’t skiing, we cooked a lot of food, drank beer, ordered pizza, and laughed.
the thin line between optimism and delusion... 
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