Millards In The Mountains

I’m going to apologize in advance for making this blog political for today. There is just one recent development I can’t help but post about. Last week, Congress passed a bill that made it a lot harder for credit card companies to take advantage of people through late fees and overlimit fees. Sounds great, huh? This bill would have been a lot better if there hadn’t been a certain “add-on” bill piggy backing on to the credit card legislation, making it legal for concealed weapons to be carried in national parks, as long as they are licensed and registered. Now unless you are going into a national park to shoot condors or bald eagles (which is ILLEGAL!), I cannot think of a single reason why you would need to have a concealed weapon in a national park. It’s not like they are huge hot spots for gangs, thugs and violence. National Parks are set up as a refuge for endangered species and a place where wildlife can live uninhibited. Where a hunting license would be required to shoot wildlife ...

Hello, all! Well this has been a pretty eventful past few days, so I have quite a long blog post in store for you tonight. Memorial Day weekend seemed to go by in a flash! All the excitement started Saturday when Matt and I decided to take the dogs for a romp in the dog park before we headed downtown to meet up with some friends and go to the Nuggets game. We were walking our normal route along a major path and I was watching the dogs run around and trying to walk quickly so we wouldn't be late meeting people, so I wasn't really thinking about much else. I happened to look down right before I was about to step on this snake! Matt caught a picture on my camera phone right as it slithered away. I know I have sent many of you this picture and story, but I was so creeped out, I had to share it again. This guy looks deceptively like a rattlesnake, but its really a 5 ft long bull snake. Rattlesnakes have triangular heads and tend to coil (and strike) in defense, as opposed to bull sn...

Tonight, I decided to compile list of all of the things I am really "into" lately. Here goes: 1. The Twilight books. I've been pretty slow getting through these...school kind of got in the way. But once I start one, I can't stop reading it! Currently on book 4 of 4. And if you think that you are not into the whole "vampire" thing, think again! These books are not your typical vampire stories. 2. Starbucks Double Shot Light. Espresso and cream, I drink these whenever I need a good kick in the pants (over regular coffee) to get going with my day. They taste exactly like frapaccinos to me, but with 70 calories instead of 200, and way more zing! 3. Facebook. I'm on it every evening, you can count on it! How else is one to stay connected with 400+ people at one time! I love LOVE reading my friends and family members' status updates and I think its pretty cool that aunts, uncles, friends of my parents, parents of my friends, etc., etc., are joining up too!...

One of my favorite things to do in the evening, especially now that I am finished with my class, is to read blogs. It is like getting a much anticipated Christmas present every day when I see a newly updated blog. I am thrilled to keep adding to my list of blogs (to the right) and to be able to stay updated on the lives of so many people! Knowing how thrilled I am when those blogs get updated really keeps me motivated to stay on top of my own blog, and also makes me feel guilty when I go through long spurts without blogging. If you follow my blog and have one of your own that I don't have listed, please let me know and I will add you, no matter how long we may be out of touch. If you already have a blog that I read, keep 'em coming! This blog post is dedicated to all of you bloggers who make my day with your updates! _______________________ I recieved some happy news today. I got my official grade back for my Purdue class and I got an A! I was on the A-B bubble before the final...

We just returned home from a fun weekend in Kansas. Poor Matt had to work tonight after getting up early and being in the car all day. It was a bit of a shock to get to Denver's 90 degree temperatures after being in the 60 and 70 degree weather in Kansas this weekend. The main purpose of the trip was so that we could attend Alissa's graduation from K-State. However, I was able to spend some time with some of my friends and family as well. Friday night, I caught up with a few of my gals friends from high school while Matt had dinner a few tables away with his family at Old Chicago. It was rather funny, but worked out well. We spent the day Saturday attending Alissa's graduation and the party afterward. It was great to have so many family members gathered in one place! Everything went smoothly except for the horrible mispronunciation of Alissa's name during the ceremony! Later that evening, we had dinner with my dad and brother and rented a movie from the Red Box and rela...

The past few days have gone by so fast! Our friend Marcos came out to Denver for a bike race and stayed with us, so we got to spend time with him. I didn't take many pictures, unfortunately. Honestly, i felt like I was in a daze most of the weekend. Last week was SO crazy at work. I am learning new software and trying to adjust my stereo drawing techniques, but I don't feel like I'm really getting it sometimes. Thursday, (the night Marcos got here), I went to a business dinner with the survey department and the main client for the airport project. We had surveyors in town from our offices all over the country to discuss the upcoming airport contract and they invited my supervisor and I along since we do the air survey side of the project. The dinner was great. It was fantastic to put some faces with the people in Dayton that I talk to frequently by email or phone. Let me tell you, we have a pretty awesome group of surveyors! I was sitting right next to the client, which mad...

Feliz Cinco do Mayo! Matt has his first interview at the hospital today for a day position. I haven’t heard anything official yet, but I’m sure he will do great! We both really want him to get this. PLUS, he would be working with residents if he gets the job, which he would be really good at. I have been learning a new software package at work, since we have temporarily run out of airports. I miss them! This new stuff is hard to get the hang of. But it is good to have a little break for a while. The next batch of airports gets started next month and then I’m not sure how much time away from the office I will have. There is a lot of work there. I have a business lunch and dinner with the main client for the big airport project on Thursday which I am very excited about. Hopefully some good networking will be done there. It’s always great to know who I am dealing with and working for on a personal level. On the home front, we are going to have another friend come visit this weekend. Matt’...

Just thought I would add a few pictures to bring back memories from a year ago...

This post is going to be a tribute to my husband and our first year of marriage, the anniversary of which we celebrated yesterday! First of all, let me tell you the story behind the best present he could have possibly given me! All week (and probably most of April, in fact) I had been preparing myself for the fact that Matt had to work the weekend of our anniversary. He did work Saturday, and got home really late on top of that due to hospital craziness. I was hoping to get to celebrate a little Saturday night since he would be off to work again on Sunday, so I was bummed about the late hour when he finally got home. We did get to celebrate one anniversary tradition on Saturday…I tried to re-create our wedding cake (and didn’t even come close!) because we didn’t save any of the original cake since we moved across states and didn’t have a freezer for 3 days. Anyhow, the point is that we did have cake when Matt got home. That was fun. Wow, I am really dragging out this story. Anyhow, aro...