Blogs from Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, North America

Hot day again. In fact, its about 108 degrees. Jon and I went in the pool and spent an hour outside, before going to see Erin and Adam's new house in Lowry. It is one of the most amazing places I have ever seen. Its HUGE - you can do cartwhells in tehir master bedroom and the en suite bathroom has a double shower, raised bath, toilet and huge walk in closet. Thye have a basement that is the size of one of my previous flats in London and a gorgeous spiral staircase coming uo from the living room. oh and a HUGE garden with patio area (complete with sofas) and a swing and slide (not their choice). It is my ideal house and compared to London, it was an absolute steal at 270k GBP. We ... read more

Jon went to a charity 5k run to take pictures at 8am. Ali, (from last night) had organised it and Jon had agreed to get before and after shots. I was going to go but really wanted to try and get hold of my mum to pass on my sympathies. When Jon got back, we got our stuff together and headed to GB Fish & Chips, to get our seats for England v Italy. Six beers didnt make the pain of losing any easier, but Jon did strike up a bromance with the owner of the place, which is something, I suppose. We both fell asleep by the pool after the game - we were both more drunk than we cared to admit and I woke up with a thumping headache. 25th June I got back ... read more

21st June I was working at ALAC today, helping prepare for a Donor/Volunteer Appreciation event this evening. I spent the morning making fancy sandwiches with VJ (a very sweet 19 year old volunteer) and talking about the differences between the US and UK. One of the biggies was that studentsd in the US have to pay $30k for University education if they dont get a scholarship or any financial support. It makes my 9,ooo GBP education look cheap! Nancy very kindly treated me to lunch at the Elephant Bar, which was lovely. In ther afternoon, after making desserts and nibbles, we started transfering stuff from the office to the venue (which was a very fancy apartment building near the office). The Landmark apartments sell for millions and their lobby area boasts a huge oak library, crystal ... read more

7th June Work day. I was making calls to previous Run the Rocks participants (Run the Rocks is an annual 5k run around the venue.) I then spent the afternoon researching potential corporate partners, by looking at their CSR policies and the work they do in the community and working out which would be the best fit with ALAC. Once I have compiled a list of 50, I will approach them to intoduce them to the charity and discuss opportunities with them. Jon went to collect Anders from the airport at 11.30pm. 8th June We went to the Original Pancake House for breakfast (in Jon and Anders' case, a Dutch Baby) and then meandered to Park Meadows for a bit of shopping and puppy gawping. I played with a gorgeous 2 month old Pug. After getting ... read more

I headed to the American Lung Association today for an informal interview with the Director of Development, Liz, and her second in command, Joe. The offices are lovely - they are modern and everyone has their own closed office. There are about 25 staff in this chapter and they are part of a much bigger organisation. They are clever as they fall into various categories, which helps with funding. They are a health chairty, an environmental charity and an advocacy charity, focusing on asthma, lung disease, the cessation of smoking in young people, cleaner air and the promotion of electric vehicles. At the end of the interview, we agreed that I would start work today, so I spent the day preparing bits and pieces for a cocktail reception that is being held tomorrow and making pretzel ... read more