Mary Day!

Last week was VERY exciting because I was able to spend time with one of my FAV PCVs who came back to Denver for the Holidays.  Mary came to Dominica a year after me and we had a lot of wonderful memories while we were serving together! She is one of my girls from Dominica and I hang out with her family here in Denver! It was great to get a little piece of Dominica from her and just catch up on the last 7 months of our lives! She is amazing and continues to do amazing work in Dominica!

Future Career? 

While we were hanging out we decided to go to the Denver Nature and Science Museum! It was the first time I have been to a Museum in Denver and it was a great experience.  The Museum is extremely hands on for all individuals who are kiddos or kiddos at heart.  They had an exhibit all about the DINOs with Sue the T-Rex! There was also an exhibit about space, your health, and a lot of stuffed animals that Mary and I were not a fan of!

One of the best parts was seeing a 3D movie on the I-Max theater! It was my first I-Max Movie and I have not seen a 3D movie in a very long time! Maybe 7 or 8 years! The best part was, Mary and I got to be Scientist and we did do lab testing! It brought back memories of Middle School! 

Zoo Lights!

Last Week, two of my fav girls and myself went to the Denver Zoo to see their Christmas Light Display! It was amazing!! There had to be a 100,000 lights! The night was not too cold, so we enjoyed walking around, seeing the displays, climbing on a ox and carriage (Oregon Trail Style) and just enjoying each others company before we go our separate ways for the Christmas Season! And of course we had to stop by the 'Warming Tent' for a snack!  Overall it was a marvelous evening!



This will be my last blog until the New Year! I will be far to busy loving on McKenna and Austin (Roller Skating with Santa, Reading With Santa, etc), catching up my lovies, and spending time with the family to write a blog! 

I wish all of you a joyful Christmas filled with amazing company, marvelous food, and endless laughter! I hope your New Year is filled with adventures, journeys which will make you grow, and only positive surprise! Embrace 2012... it WILL be a good year! 

Finding Peace...

The Cabin from the Road

I finished classes the week of Thanksgiving and have had some time on my hands! Honestly, I have enjoyed it.  I love my weekends and time off! I can always find something to do and that I enjoy, rarely do I find myself bored.  The activities are just sitting reading, watching TV, catching up with friends but I will always find something busy. When I heard about my 6 week long break I made a promise to myself to enjoy CO and what it has to offer!  The Peace Corps has made me a lot more content with life and my activities.  I do not always have to be running around like a chicken without a head, I can just be and I am OK with me! 

View from my reading spot

Anyways, last week I went up to a 'Cousin's' family home in the Mountains! Let me tell you, words cannot describe how gorgeous the view is during the Winter! We went for a Hike a little higher up from his cabin and sat down in this open patch of snow! I said "Now, this is the snow I enjoy! Untouched and covering the mountains!" 

It was the most relaxing two days of my life! He had to go to work so I just hung out in the cabin, drinking endless glasses of tea, reading hundreds of pages of my book, taking walks, and you cannot forget about taking a nap! It was just amazing and refreshing to just Be! The air was so fresh, life seemed to stop, and I had no agenda for the day! Besides the weather it reminded me of Sundays in Dominica which are my fav! I spent those two days laying on comfy couches, lost in my thoughts, and recharging my batteries! I am extremely fortunate and grateful for my Denver Family and these moments that they have given me!


I look forward to the next time I can head up to the Mountains and maybe going Skiing! Before that I must head back to MI to see my lovies....  

Red Wings!

Last Sunday, I went to the Red Wings Game with two of my friends! One being from Michigan and the other just being forced to cheer for the Wings! They ended up losing but it was still a lot of fun and amazing to see the Wings Play in CO against one of their longest rivals! :) 

Jennie, Myself, and Nate

Painting!

Last Saturday I became a PAINTER! My girls and I went to Canvas and Corkscrews! The ideal of Canvas and Corkscrews is each day the studio has a different painting and the instructor walks you through step by step of how to paint the picture. I had soo much fun even though I am not a painter! The studio provides all of the supplies, you just have to show up! Even though we were all doing the same painting it was very interesting to see how each one turned out just a little different!

I was very proud of my owl even though he is a little plumb! :) 

Thankful on a Snowy Day!

A pretty picture of CO taken from the Internet

On Thursday, the weather changed dramatically! It became cold and snowed on Thursday and now this morning! 

Anyways, I was walking to the Light Rail Stations on Thursday (about a 20-25min) and I was COLD! In my head I had a bad attitude about life and how I had to be walking right now, how I wish I had a car, and I just wanted to be home in my bed not out here where my hair is freezing! 

The negative thoughts got out of hand and I decided I was going to change my thought process because a negative thought process was not going to help the matter. 

This is what I was Thankful for while I was walking (Continued to repeat it in my head)...

My Keen Boots which I LOVE
(Mine are all brown!)

1. That I had a warm place to sleep and go to

2. My boots which were keeping my feet warm

3. That I DID NOT have to clean off my car this Morning 

(I truly hate doing that)

4. That I was not driving because I know my anxiety would of been through the roof

5. That I had kind of warm tea in my hand

Today it is snowy big flakes and I will be putting up some Christmas Decorations in my warm apartment which I am very Thankful for!