Reelin' Rollin'

So I went to the G-Love and Special Sauce concert last night that was in Vail. It was pretty cool. There were so many people there and I feel that I knew about half of them. Being that Vail is such a small town, you run into people all the time that you know. It makes it hard to date because you are always going to someone who dated the guy your dating. It's kind of like a social petrie dish. I like the anonymity of big cities where if you dump a guy, you're not going to hear about him dating one of your friends later. But there is about 4 to 1 guys to girls here, so we do have our pick mostly. But we also have a saying, "The odds are good but the goods are odd". It holds pretty true. Another saying that the guys like to use is, "When you breakup, you don't lose your girlfriend, you lose your turn". Gross but mostly true also. I envy Slopmaster's fabulous life in Hollywood where he can date as much as he wants and doesn't have to see the girls ever again if he doesn't want to. Lucky!

*To James from the Red Lion: Thanks for the ride home and...how fun was that last night?

Breathe In, Breathe Out...Life's Not Fair

Have you ever had something happen that you know you should be happy about but you just can't make yourself because you don't understand why things didn't work out for you in a similar situation? I'm really having to bite my tongue and take some deep breaths this week. The girl that was in the accident I blogged about a few weeks ago is doing much better. They've figured out that she is probably paralyzed but continues to have improvements in her movement where it looks like she may get better in the long run. Great news! I'm just thankful that I can walk (and now run) off the 10 pounds that I've gained in the last three months in bits and pieces.

But here's what I'm moaning about and probably being the worst and most selfish person on the planet. Practically the whole town of Vail is organizing a benefit for her with fundraising, silent auctions etc. The company that she works for is covering her with work man's comp and still there are endless donations piling in to the place that I work. It's really hard to be excited about anything associated with the event knowing that I had no insurance (yes, my fault, but still...) and I'm probably going to have to take some sort off drastic measure to take care of the six digit number that I'm facing. I know, I know, I'm a horrible person but I'm finding it extremely difficult to know how to deal with everything and be happy. But, OF COURSE, I am glad to be able to walk, glad I can still swing a golf club (which is my livelihood) and I am not wheelchair bound for an indefinite amount of time. Yes, I am thankful, I am thankful, life's not fair, I am thankful, I am thankful, I am thankful....

Going on Vacation

Well, it's April and in two weeks, I'm going to visit my parents... in Missouri. That may not sound like much to everyone else but I'm just excited about getting out of the mountains for a while. I'm an only child so I love going home, hanging out with my parents and eating home cooking...or at least eating for free :) My parents are both health nuts so the food we eat isn't like your regular down home food. One place that my mom and I go though is this Jamaican restaurant called "Tropical Breezes". The food is fantastic! Another reason I love to go home is I get to see the dogs. My parents have three: 2 Rotties and a Boxer. The Rottweilers are females and the Boxer is a male. The oldest of the dogs is Sadie, one of the Rotties. She will be 12 this year and my parents got her when I was in college. The other two are both 6 years old and were both adopted. The Boxer's name is MJ and the other Rottie is Sydney. I haven't got to meet Sydney yet but I'm sure we will get along famously. Not a whole lot else here in my world right now, I'm just glad to have a couple days off!

*To Devin: Hope everything works out