Blogs from Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, North America - page 2

Random question of the day. Have you ever seen a fat horse? I woke up pondering this. Answers on a postcard. We took Rico to see downtown in the morning. The boys took endless pictures of puddles and pieces of wood, while I took the boring touristy ones. We had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and Jon managed to bag himself a free piece of cheesecake by flirting with the waiter (well actually they gave him lunch with mushrooms which he had specifically asked not to have) We took Rico to the airport for his flight back to Vegas in the afternoon and then did our weekly shop and chores. 7th May I was proud to burn 630 calories in an hour and ten mins on the treadmill this morning. I then did a bit of ... read more

Well things may be looking up on the job front. I had a reply from MaxFund - they have a new volunteer coordinator who has asked that I call in and speak to her about fast tracking me through the process. I contacted the American Lung Association this morning and am hopeful about that one, as I wrote a much better cover letter! It seems that all I am doing is eating at the moment...we went out for Mexican food in Stapleton with Erin, Adam, Aaron, Linda and Jorge on Friday and drank prickly pear and bluberry Margaritas (weird combination). It was lovely to see everyone again and catch up. On Saturday, Jon and I went to Daniels Park (in a gorgeous area called Castle Pines). The park is high up and we went to try ... read more

I havent done anything of interest since my family left on Saturday evening, which is why I havent written anything. I moped all of Saturday evening and Sunday and then pulled myself together on Monday and went to the gym. I am applying for an internship at Cahoots Marketing and Advertising Agency and have to write a cover letter saying why I am right for the internship. I have never had so much trouble writing a letter! The company are experts in cause related marketing - (branding, comms, PR for charities) and I think that is exactly what I want to do, so I really want this internship. I spent pretty much all day Monday researching them and preparing my letter. I then spent until 1pm on Tuesday re-writing the letter, sent it and then realised ... read more

We had an early morning swim, mooched andd then got the light rail downtown. After shopping, we had cheesecake and a mojito in the Cheesecake Factory, befor heading to Lime to meet Bridget (my boss from Make a Wish last year). After a catch up and a few margaritas, the lack of sleep was catching up with people, so we headed home. Zoe, Jon and I attempted to go out gain to the Tavern (a nice local bar near Jon's place), but they wouldnt accept Zoe's British driving license as ID, so we ended up going back to Jon's and watching Paranormal Activity 3 (which I thought was the best of the three). I have to say that it was Jon who screamed and spilt beer on is face - not me.... read more

Last leg of the journey - Denver. Pretty scenery but not a lot to report as we spent 9 hours in the car. We did stop at Grand Mesa (a 10,000 ft mountain, which has 300 lakes dotted around it.) The views were stunning, but the pictures dont do it justice - when do they? We were surprised that Vail, A Basin and Breckenridge ski resorts were empty. There is hardly any snow in the mountains, whereas last year, these resorts were bustling until late June. We got stuck in horrible Denver traffic at 4pm (I forget that the working hours tend to be 7 or 8am - 4pm here) We eventually met Jon at the Pinnacle at 4.30pm and Jon revelled in the numerous compliments about his apartment (which is amazing). Zoe then had to ... read more