Mini Vaca - slope action

Had me a long weekend of cool slope action and family bonding. I visited my cousin AnnDawg who lives in Denver, and her brother Todd (Booner) came up to hit the slopes with us.

I suck the big one at skiing. I mean, really really suck - the mottled purple flesh on my lower bod is proof. I really think I was meant to snowboard. Practice makes perfect, and I will be practicing mucho before my next visit. Keystone is a great resort, though. I think I'd like to try Steamboat or Vail next.

Here are a few pics from the trip:

Ann and Todd having a beer at one of my favorite restaurants, the Yard House:


This is post-run back at the car, ready to go home.


Ann & Todd in the gondola


Me in the gondola


Conrad, Todd, Ann, Me, Christopher

Swoosh

Such the slacker I am, had promised to post daily and then let life get the best of me. Ah well...here's an update:

My Substance Abuse Counseling class was soooooooooo tedious and "high school" on Tuesday. The professor gave us a scrapbook assignment, but didn't give a time limit, so certain classmates played YouTube advertisements that were 7+ minutes. Hello.....I finally had to speak up and put a stop to the nonsense, as the professor looked to be spacing out. I get more out of reading the book and watching Basketball Diaries then I do sitting in that class. Irritates me when I don't get my money's worth.

Last night in Trauma class we discussed DID, or dissociative identity disorder. DID is what multiple personality disorder was renamed as. The professor told some pretty interesting stories of how she came to diagnose her clients who had DID - a bit tip off is "losing time", which of course can happen when you black out from substance abuse, but that wasn't the case with these clients. Spooky stuff. Glad my brain is intact....for the most part.

Heading out for Denver in a few hours to hang with my cousins and hit the slopes. Can't wait.

All for now - will post pics of the trip soon.