Out for a Ride on my Bike

Not the First Snow, but the Second

Update

I know it's been a while since I've written, but things have been a bit busy. School is finally settling down. Now I just need to get into a normal schedule.

Open House was a success...the kids were bouncing off the walls with excitement to show off all of their hard work so far. And this week we have the first round of conferences with parents...not nearly as tense as usual when I haven't met most of the parents...this year I know all of them already!

Fall is definitely here in Telluride. The temperature has dropped and the aspens are starting to glow yellow. Unfortunately, we've also been getting quite a bit of rain so the leaves are falling before we get a chance to enjoy the colors.

Hope everyone is enjoying the last few days of summer!

I Saw a Bear!

So this isn't the exact one (it's really a picture from the internet), but today Jeremy and I were on our way into Montrose and there was this bear just sitting in the ditch along the highway watching all the tourists drive by!

Things have been a bit crazy the last few weeks since school has been officially back in session. My first few days with the kids were great, as expected. The three students who have been added to our class are fitting in well, and all the rest of the kids are working hard and living up to the classroom expectations. One day we made blankets for Project Linus, which they thought was fun and already want to do again. Today is their first test with a substitute, since I’m still in route back to Telluride this morning. We’ll see how they do, but I’m not worried.

On Thursday I flew directly out of Telluride for the first time to head back to St. Louis for Jamie’s wedding. While the view was amazing, the plane was a little less than desirable for me… it had a total of 19 seats and only five passengers (me and a family of four). There wasn’t even a door to the cockpit! I could see everything that went on, which was pretty cool until we were coming in to Denver and I could see the nose wavering back and forth as we approached the landing strip. Coming back in to Telluride may be a bit more harrowing, as the landing strip ends at the edge of the mountain, but we’ll have to wait and see.

The wedding was gorgeous, as expected, and I couldn’t be happier for Jamie and Todd. We had beautiful weather for the outdoor ceremony, even though it was Labor Day weekend (this usually means hot and humid in St. Louis for those of you who don’t live there). The reception was a blast (after I got the speech over with, that is), with a wide variety of music played exceptionally well by a two man band. It was great to see a lot of old friends, their families, and all of my own family. As usual, I miss you all already! Good luck to Jamie and Todd!