Road trip

Emily and I took a road trip last weekend. We had first planned to go to Aspen from her place in Littleton, to see the changing colors. Then we found out it was a 4 hour trip just to get there. So we decided to head South instead, since she'd heard reports that the colors were better down there anyway. We ended up in Manitou Springs/Garden of the Gods. We didn't see many trees changing color, but the weather was beautiful and there were pretty flowers instead. We packed a lunch before we left, and stopped in the Garden of the Gods to take in some fresh air and PB&Js. We plan to head back to the mountains some time in October to look for more color.

It was great getting to hang out with Emily for the whole day. The night before we went to Champps for dinner, and then did a little shopping and finished the night seeing "The Black Dahlia", which we were later informed by a lady after the show was "very poorly written." Made us both a little curious to find out just what the whole thing was really about! Definitely a great weekend! :)

It's that time again!!!

Football season. Two words that tend to strike fear in the hearts of many wives, girlfriends and significant others. I, on the other hand, have found that this season brings out my competitive side!! My friend Jenn invited me to join her Yahoo Pick'em team last season. After missing the first 2 weeks and finding myself in dead last I decided it was time to take action. I soon joined the masses of football addicts across the U.S. This doesn't mean that I sat in front of the TV from mid-morning Sunday 'til late in the evening, or even caught the Monday night game each week. Oh no...I chose a different route.

You see, I guess I can be considered more of a "score" addict than an addict of the sport itself. I would study scores each week, even creating an Excel spreadsheet to track trends. Sites like HBO's Inside the NFL and of course Yahoo's "experts" would, in several cases, help me to decide which teams to pick each week. Shockingly, some of my highest scores came on the weeks when I had studied what all the experts said, and yet chosen according to my gut. I ended the season ranked 2nd out of 6 or 7, maybe 8. A satisfying journey, it was...

So it has begun again... Jenn has started another league and of course my competitive side is ready to go! Though my first week left much to be desired (7/16 correct...) I am confident that as happened last season, I will start from small beginnings and rise to great accomplishment!

Another, more exciting season for me, is on the horizon as well. That, of course, is HOCKEY!!! So Jenn, why haven't I received an email for your fantasy hockey league yet?!?! Ahhh...months of fun and competition to come! Let the games begin!!