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!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 08, 2007
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!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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!
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!
Saturday, August 18, 2007
On Top of the World
Today Jeremy and I went on a hike with Kirsten and Rex. We started just outside of town by driving Kirsten's 4 wheel drive vehicle up several switch backs which begin several hundred feet below the bottom of this waterfall at the east end of town. We then parked near the top of the waterfall, and hiked for the next five hours!
From where we parked, you could just barely see the edge of town, not to mention the beautiful view of our valley.
From there we began to climb up and up, way past the point where Jeremy and I were ready to turn back, and yes up above the tree line. We parked at an elevation of 10,000 feet and over 5.25 miles gained another 2000 feet during our hike. We journeyed on in hopes of making it to Blue Lake, which we finally accomplished 3 hours after setting out from the car. It was absolutely beautiful of course!
From where we parked, you could just barely see the edge of town, not to mention the beautiful view of our valley.
From there we began to climb up and up, way past the point where Jeremy and I were ready to turn back, and yes up above the tree line. We parked at an elevation of 10,000 feet and over 5.25 miles gained another 2000 feet during our hike. We journeyed on in hopes of making it to Blue Lake, which we finally accomplished 3 hours after setting out from the car. It was absolutely beautiful of course!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
School is Almost Here!
After taking one final trip of the summer up to the Denver area (we visited friends and camped in Rocky Mountain National Park), Jeremy and I returned to Telluride on Sunday evening. Since then I have caught up on most of my errands and begun the process of sorting out my classroom at school. After four hours today, I'm feeling like things are coming together nicely. Inservice days begin this coming Tuesday and kids the next Monday!
By the way... my wonderful boyfriend installed a ceiling fan when we got back the other night. Not only were we tired due to travel and the late hour of our arrival, but it was also dark. So he had to connect all the wires with only a flashlight beam to guide him while the light circuits were turned off for safety purposes. We didn't even have any directions, having received the fan from a friend who no longer needed it! It's so nice not to have to maneuver around an upright fan all the time!
By the way... my wonderful boyfriend installed a ceiling fan when we got back the other night. Not only were we tired due to travel and the late hour of our arrival, but it was also dark. So he had to connect all the wires with only a flashlight beam to guide him while the light circuits were turned off for safety purposes. We didn't even have any directions, having received the fan from a friend who no longer needed it! It's so nice not to have to maneuver around an upright fan all the time!
Saturday, August 04, 2007
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Today Jeremy and I took a short day trip to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, one of numerous National Parks visits for the summer. And it was so close... only 10 minutes outside of Montrose! It is an extremely jagged canyon carved out of hard rock and is so deep it receives very little sunlight at the bottom (thus the "black" in its name). It wasn't even discovered until the 1830s... and there is no evidence of any humans prior to that! It was a bit dreary today, so my pictures are lacking a bit of color, but the views were vibrant as well as breathtaking!
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