So, true to form...some photo highlights from the year that has elapsed. They aren't in any particular order.
Played tourist with brother for the first week in "Colo Spgs"
Went rafting on the Arkansas River twice in July
Tackled two 14,000+ ft. mountains in one day, successfully summiting one before storms drove us back to treeline
Got certified to scuba dive (again) with Jimmy
Conquered the Incline...multiple times
Lived here and spent a LOT of time staring at this view (and no, it still hasn't gotten old)
Worked for the USOC's Digital Media department
Went to some Rockies games
Did the Incline way too many times!
Climbed Pikes Peak with a little pit stop at Devil's Playground
"Acquired" an Iron Man mask
Went to the Coors Brewery in Golden
Made (and lost) some good friends
Had one hell of a Halloween
Attempted to make grilled cheese over an open fire on 4th of July weekend
Worked as an official photographer at a pentathlon world cup in Palm Springs, CA
Moved into an apartment
Got a puggle named Lola
Had a lovely 25th birthday
Learned to ski on the Rocky Mountains
Made a friendship that will last a lifetime
Made and played tourist with some friends at work...and said goodbye to one of them
Made some Russian friends and had some crazy nights with them!
Played dress up at an awards dinner
Got my Masters degree
Gave into my love for tart frozen yogurt any chance I got
Got into photography and saved my pennies for my very own Nikon D90
Had a LOT of cupcakes...including the original bacon cupcake from Tee and Cakes!
Celebrated Hanukkah
Shared lots of stories...and drank a lot of Starbucks (which, coincidentally, was where lots of those stories were shared)
Went to the first US team trials for the London 2012 Olympic Games (they were for taekwondo)
Worked as production assistant on a video series shoot with 1996 gold medalist Dan O'Brien
Saw one of the most amazing sights in nature - Colorado's Great Sand Dunes
Went a little crazy at the USOC Warehouse Sale
Got some speedskates
Wore a gold medal (which belonged to 2010 gold medalist, Steve Mesler)
Got published...a lot
Saw quite a bit of colorful Colorado
All in all, quite the year. And the photos don't even begin to cover EVERYTHING that went on, obviously. If I put a photo from everything I did this year, I might break the internet!
Needless to say, I've learned a lot and had a lot of great experiences. I've met some amazing people, made some great friends and learned who maybe wasn't as great of a friend as I thought. I figured out what I truly want to do with my life, and I made great steps in the direction I want to go.
Let's see where the next year takes me!
