Gage's 1st Christmas

My nephew Gage enjoying his first Christmas. He is almost 3 months old now. Unfortuantely I haven't seen him since he was born. Hopefully the weather around here will clear up and I will be able to get home soon.

Christmas in Vail

I would have to say that if I was stranded anywhere for Christmas, Vail isn't too bad. We headed up last Saturday and started our trip at Beaver Creek. I didn't ski here all last year, so it was nice to get back. Snow and weather conditions were good. Had a good lunch at Red Tail Camp, and then headed to the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa.

The Cascade was very nice, and moderatly priced considering it was a holiday weekend. That night we drove to Edwards to eat at Sato Sushi. I know what your thinking (Sushi in the mountains?). Trust me this place is really good, they get fresh fish in daily from the vail/eagle airport and it is more of a locals place, so the atmosphere is laid back.

The next morning I woke up to falling snow. Ty and I caught 1st chair on the Vail Cascade lift and our day began. On the front side they had about 2 inches of fresh when we started. We instantly started making our way to the back bowls, were the snow got progressively deeper. Game Creek bowl to Sun Down Bowl to Blue Sky Basin. We were the first ones to catch 4 differnt lift that day. We laid fresh track for over an hour before we saw someone. By the time we got to Blue Sky the snow was 8 inches deep and it kept snowing all day. We had some epic runs down resolution. After lunch we hit China bowl and then made 3 runs down Red Square in the Siberia Bowl before ski patrol closed it for avy control. Overall one of the top 5 days I have had skiing. It snowed the whole day so the track kept filling in as fast as you could ski them. There were times the powder was almost up to my knees in spots.

That night we took a sleigh ride and had dinner at the Vail Golf Club. I had a good time but it was overpriced and not what was described when we made the reservation. I would not recommend going here.

The next day we got up and skied Vail again, but my legs were shot from the day before, so we stuck to the groomers with girls and pulled the plug early to catch lunch at the Red Lion I recommend the Nachoes and Burgers. After lunch it was back to Denver for a night of laying on the couch.

Denver Blizzard

The blizzard that hit Denver last week, dropped about 2 feet of snow in 24 hours and therefore cancelled our Christmas plans. We had planned to make it home to Illinois to spend time with friends and family, but instead made the best of the situation and went to Vail for the weekend. We weren't alone, as Ty & Jen couldn't get back to North Carolina either.

Midyear

Just got back from my annual pharmacy conference, not much to talk about there. Did have a good time driving down Pacific Coast Highway from Newport Beach to San Diego. Had a good lunch at 3 thirty 3 in Newport, saw lots of fancy cars and real life Barbies. Also had a great dinner at 21 Oceanfront . Ate at The White House, but thought it was a bit overrated. If you are every in the area and looking for a good time try the Rockin Taco . We went there 3 differnent nights for drinks and had a great time. I did however catch the flu from someone on the flight back wednesday, so I'm laying low trying to recover.

20 Questions

Click here to see what I had to say regarding the 20 questions my friend DB asked me.