Red River for Thanksgiving

I flew in to Colorado Springs late on Tuesday and stayed in a hotel with my parents. We drove to the cabin Wednesday morning and enjoyed an afternoon of skiing. It was great to be back on skis again!! Only half of the mountain was open, since it was the first day of the season, but we got some great runs in. We headed back to the cabin and hung out for the night. Today has been a great day at home, relaxing and enjoying some delicious food. We're heading into town in a bit for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Tomorrow we're heading to Taos for a Christmas Craft Fair - yay!! I hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Looking forward to a busy and fun Holiday Season!!

Red River Ski Area


My dad and me on the slopes

Me after a fun afternoon of sunny skiing


Thanksgiving Dinner


Sadie and me


My parent's cabin

Moving Fun

Things have been pretty crazy around here lately. Marcy and I moved to Ballard (a neighborhood in Seattle). We are really excited to be closer to downtown/my work/friends, but the move brought some big changes. Marcy is working full-time with a live-in client, Linden, who has Down's Syndrome. We moved into Linden's house so her parents could travel to Mexico to teach English for the next 8 months. We have free rent, minimal bills, and a great view, but it's definitely an adjustment to have a roommate that requires a lot of extra care. We're almost out of our old place - just have the couch and kitchen table left to move over - and we have until November 30th to get those moved and the cleaning done. However, since I leave Tuesday to go to my parent's cabin for Thanksgiving, that doesn't leave much time... Looks like I know how I'll be spending my weekend.... :) I'll post pictures of our cool new house soon - gotta wait for the rain/wind/more rain storm to let up a bit......

Green and White, Rose and Pearl

....I hope all of my sorority sisters are singing along now :) .... I'm a Kappa Delta Girl!!

I officially stepped in as the Chapter Advisory Board Chairwoman for the Washington State University KD Chapter!! I am SO excited to serve Kappa Delta in this new role!! Pullman, Washington is about 4 hours from Seattle, and I've made the commitment to travel to Pullman once a month to visit the chapter. I know I'll face many challenges, as I know my advisors faced when I was in college, but I'm thrilled to be volunteering for KD!! This chapter is one of the top on the WSU campus and I'm looking forward to going out there soon to meet all the members. Check out their website: http://www.myrso.wsu.edu/kappadelta.aspx.