It’s COLD Outside!

BURRRRRRRR! It is so cold in Denver today. We set a record low last night of -18 at the airport, it was still below zero before I got to the office this morning, and currently we are sitting at a balmy 3 degrees, but with the wind chill it feels like -12. We are supposed to get up to 12, but I am not counting on it. I love Denver, but seriously- this is a little ridiculous. I can’t remember the last time it was this cold- but hey, the sun is shinning, and the sky is still a beautiful blue- ah ha- that is why I love Colorado! Good thing I am leaving for Brazil in 11 days- it is partly cloudy and 72!

This weekend I went to a cookie exchange at my Aunt Jenny’s house. My mom was supposed to be there, but my dad and her got in a car accident on the way to the house. Everybody is fine. Mom hit her head on the glass window, so she went to the ER just to make sure everything was ok. She was diagnosed with a bump on the head and nothing more. We had dinner with our friends the Martini’s. Stella came too and she got to play with Olive and Daisy (The Martini’s labs). Olive and Stella were so cute with their Christmas bows on!


Please say a little prayer for my Grandma, Ma, she was in the hospital with chest pains. All of the testing is producing good results, so hopefully she will be released soon.

Stupid Road Signs

Last weekend we went up to visit my parents. There is some construction on Highway 285 (there always is), and like good construction workers, there are signs to let you know about the construction zone. There is one of those large digital signs that changes and it reads: “CAUTION”……”TWO WAY TRAFFIC AHEAD”. Now on a major interstate highway this sign might actually mean something, because on a major interstate highway the traffic is usually separated by a large ditch or something. Highway 285 is a mountain highway that is TWO WAY TRAFFIC the ENITIRE WAY! There are only a few short sections of this road that happen to be separated, the majority of the traffic on this road is only separated by the two solid yellow lines running down the middle of the road. It would have been more appropriate if the sign read “CAUTION”…”LANES NARROW” or, “CAUTION”…”CONSTRUCTION ZONE”. Although, neither of these would really be that helpful given that any person that is smart enough to have a drivers license can figure out that it is a construction zone, given the large orange cones, and the large crane perched between two boulders.

In other news, only 15 days till we leave for Brazil! I have so much to do…..