Bolder Boulder 2008

On Memorial Day, my girlfriend Erin and I met with her sister, brother-in-law, and two other friends to take part in the Bolder Boulder. We had planned it out a month before deciding we we go as a group and have matching hats. We decorated each hat with our own personalized badge.

Since it was a 10K competition (6.2 miles) we each took a mile that we would be the leader for. For an entire mile, the mile leader could tell the others what we would do. Some leaders made people join hands and skip; some had us spin around; I had everyone pose in front of some flowers (they decided on the silly poses).

We were in a walk/jog group so the whole thing took us about 100 minutes and we had a wonderful time enjoying all the musicians and performers along the route. All in all it was a very fun day that I was glad to take part in.

Motorcycle Ride

Erin and I were finally able to take the motorcycle out for a ride with our friends Brian and Cassie the other weekend. It was nice to get back on my Honda Shadow Sabre 1100VT and Erin enjoyed riding on the back. The only problem was that it’s still too cold for riding and the wind was cutting right through us. After riding out to Morrison and stopping for lunch we decided that it was time to head back home. I can’t wait for it to get warmer for more riding!

Spring Break

For Spring Break I flew out with my girlfriend, Erin, to California to get my stuff and move it out to Colorado. Flying out was generally difficult as we had to wait in Denver while the plane was delayed and then the wings were defrosted. This caused us to miss our connecting flight in Las Vegas so we had to wait for a shuttle over to the hotel that the airline booked for us. After a nice night's sleep we were waiting once again for our flight to California.

Once in my hometown of Tulare, CA we enjoyed the sun and warm weather. It was great spending time with my family and friends. Erin enjoyed eating duck for the first time while I enjoyed playing guitar hero. The next day we loaded up a U-Haul truck with some furniture and my motorcycle and were soon on the road to Las Vegas.

Las Vegas was a blast as usual. We started off with some all-you-can eat sushi followed by tall drinks from Fat Tuesdays and a wonderful walk down the strip. It was great to see the Bellagio fountain, Caesar's Palace, and the Venetian. The next day we had time to see the lions at Luxor and ride the roller coaster at New York, New York. It was soon time to hit the road onto our next destination though.

Late that night we made it into Springdale, UT just outside Zion National Park. We got there just in time to check into our room and enjoy a wonderful pasta dinner. The next morning we were able to take a nice hike in Zion before continuing on the longest leg of our trip.

We ended up that night in the relaxing hot springs of Glenwood Springs, CO. It was a nice end to a long and stressful day of driving as we sat in the hot pool, steam rising up into the moonlit night.

The next day found us back in Denver, unloading into my new apartment. What a great trip.

Moving to Denver

Over the past week I've been on the move from my job at Dynamic Concepts and life in Orange County, California to my new home in Littleton, Colorado.


After my last day at work on Friday I enjoyed a wonderful company party with co-workers and friends.



The next day I started my drive out to Colorado stopping in Tulare, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Zion National Park, UT, and Green River, UT. For anyone who hasn't been to Zion I would definitely recommend it. As you can see in the pictures from the link above, the views are spectacular. There are also a ton of trails for hiking and viewing more of these beautiful canyons and their wildlife.



Now that I'm in Colorado I look forward to starting school at Daniels College of Business in September. I'm enrolled in a two year program to earn an International Masters of Business Administration.



It's been a great trip and the transition to my new life is just starting. Stayed tuned for more updates.

Enjoy Life

Many times I've given as an excuse for doing something (usually wild and crazy) the excuse that life is too short to let the opportunity pass us by. Looking back on it, life can certainly seem short; with little time to waste.

At other times, when we look at what's to come in our lives with great expectation, life seems to slow to a crawl.

Far too often I forget to enjoy each moment of life in and of itself; to stop worrying about what will and won't be possible in the future or what I've done in the past. These are difficult habits to break and I often need constant reminding.

For those of you that are like me and are always looking at the frontiers of your lives I write this as another reminder. Stop for a minute, take a look around, and appreciate your life for where you're at right now.

Enjoy Life

About

I come from a small town in California.  From there I went to UC Irvine to get a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.  While a college student I spent one of the best years of my life in Grenoble, France.  It was a time of snowboarding, traveling, playing ultimate frisbee, and numerous adventures.

I was so excited about Europe and living abroad that I quickly finished my degree at UC Irvine and immediately joined the Army to be a paratrooper stationed in Italy.  After a few months in Georgia I started my tour in Vicenza, Italy.  Again, there were many adventures and training missions in Germany, Czech Republic, and Austria to name a few.  The biggest adventure was jumping into Northern Iraq as part of the Iraq Campaign in 2003.  However, after my three year tour of duty I was ready to move on to something else.

After a few months back with my family I found a job in Aliso Viejo, CA as a technical support engineer with Dynamic Concepts.  I enjoyed the small-company atmosphere and the Southern California weather.  With the opportunity to work on many different aspects I was most excited about developing custom eCommerce solutions for clients.  Near the end of my employ I was even starting to guide new developers in a team to do even bigger projects.

The urge to continue my education and be close to friends and family next led me out to Colorado to earn an International Masters in Business Administration at the Daniels College of Business in the University of Denver.  Colorado has been great and I'm once again finding adventures in the mountains, the community, and at school.