Breckenridge I

This past weekend was my first time snowboarding in Colorado while at school here. I went to Breckenridge, supposedly the "Amsterdam of the Rockies". It was a ton of fun! I went with my neighbor Steven, and two of his friends, Daniel and Michael. We left at 7:30am, were at the resort by 10:00am ish and headed up to the slope. We took it easy the first run going down an intermediate run. They raced down it and I just took my time for a couple of reasons. I was super rusty and I wanted to just mess around on the slopes. I was hitting some jumps, trying to ride switch and just having a good time. After a couple more small runs on Peak 6 we headed up to Peak 7 where we had to hike the last 200-300 feet. This was the hardest hike ever. The air was so thin. We were at 12,000+, the highest ski lift in North America! Below you will find a picture of the view. FYI: It is iPhone quality.

At the top, getting down sucked. It was super icy with a 50º decline. We scrapped the idea of going on this run anymore and hung out on Peak 6 for the rest of the day. I was really rusty, but I had a great time boarding at Breck. I really hope I can improve even more with the time I am spending here in Colorado. But I promise I won't be spending too much time here. Overall it was an awesome time. 

Oh, and wouldn't it be awesome to own a condo right by the lift!

Man On The Street -- CUSportsMag

My big moment! My first time on camera at CUSportsMag.
I think I did pretty well. Well the people in SportsMag thought so. lol.

Watching yourself on camera is very strange. Also, I have a weird voice. :)

Family Weekend CU vs. Kansas

My best effort of a National Geographic shot with my iPhone.

Me and Gina at the CU v. Kansas game. 

 

CU students storming the field after a huge defensive stop,

winning the game 34-30 over #17 Kansas

Thanks for coming out Dad and Gina. It was good seeing you both! <3

Past, Present, and Future Twitter Pictures

All of the twitter pictures I have ever used and some
looking into the future...

Which one is your favorite and why?

 

@mhelvey! Welcome to Colorado!

Today Michael arrived in Denver, Colorado to come visit me for the weekend. This is the last time I will be seeing my best-man before he heads to Belgium to serve his Church, for the next two years. Mixed feelings about that for sure. Excited for him, but sad he won't be around when I am back in the Bay(tear). So, he put some money together with some help from Mr. Helvey(his daddy) i think he helped. ; )
So I woke up super early to get to the airport. I am really paranoid about the whole getting to the airport deal. The AB Sky-Ride bus only stops at the stop I was at every hour. I got on to the bus, made a couple transfers and was on my way. The public transportation people in Boulder were VERY helpful telling me where to get on which bus. A lady even dropped me off at a non-designated stop. SCORE!
I got to the airport, listened to my music, played on my laptop, and created a sign for Michael on my computer. It was awesome. I have never gotten so many weird looks, and head-turns as people get off the plane. It was quite a sight. I was holding my Macbook Pro in the air, dancing around. My reason for doing so was that, hopefully I never see any of these people again. But, this weekend is CU vs. CSU weekend at Folsom Field, meaning I may see some of these people at the game. haha. Oh well.

And there is the bozo I call the best-man. Dude, look at the road!

My view from the passengers seat in the Kia Rio. Beautiful Colorado!

Our rental car which was a Kia Rio was from Florida.
Even cars from Florida love 4 seasons and snow!

One of my drafts for Michael's sign. Thought the flight number
and CU Boulder was too much.

Wifi in the AB Sky-Ride bus was called the 60ft Lesbian Octopus

**next planned visitor @zjh90, springtime of 2010**