Transitioning into Coloradans

"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." ~ Alexander Graham Bell

Keeping this quote in mind tonight! Moving out here has given me the opportunity to take a step back and decide what I want to do next in my career life.  So what is it?  Do we ever really know what we want to be when we grow up?  I know something good is coming... I just need to be patient.
Which I'm not, so it means I need to be distracted.... which is pretty fun!

 My distractions lately include: The blog, Being tourists in CO, Trying to be more domestic, meeting new friends, and Thinking about being athletic... since moving to Colorado I've discovered that I do not fit in.  EVERYONE works out here.  Whether it is training for a trail run marathon up Pikes Peak or training for an Ironman in Mexico or Hawaii, or training for a bike ride across the entire WORLD...
EVERYONE is training for something.  

SO- now I am too! :) hahahahaha, get your laughs in now because I'm serious.  I am training (or will start training) for a Sprint Triathlon for next summer.  I'm thinking it will be the Iron Girl Boulder which just took place at the end of August 2011- so I have plenty of time to train up for my 1/4 mile swim, 17.2 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run... right?!  

www.irongirl.com

Here's what my training programs looks like so far:

Whoops!  We better get our brew tours out of the way this winter so my spring can be devoted to healthy living :)   We just discovered this little gem about a block or two from my office.

Denver Beer Co. has many different seasonal offerings- Jason's current fav is the Pumpkin Porter.  They just serve beer and pretzels.  So the fun thing is they have different food trucks pull up in the parking lot for more food options! We'll have to stop back to try their Graham Cracker Porter- Bronze Medal award winner at the Great American Beer Festival last month. 

We stopped for a beer on Friday afternoon before our trip to the Denver Aquarium.... Yes, the Aquarium. Jason's nice students gave him a coupon for free admission so we enjoyed a couple of hours gazing at the fish, sharks, and sea horses! (they were my fav).  Here's a snapshot of Jason's new BFF and me in the Shark cage.  

After our flashback to childhood we stopped at Forest Room 5 in the Highlands for a continuation of happy hour and a quick bite to eat.  Love this place!  It is just a little corner restaurant with everything outdoor themed... including the sink- check out my snapshot from the bathroom.

We found a nice spot outside next to one of many fire pits and surrounded by a little forest in the city.  I tried the Forest Cider and we split Chicken Tacos & Truffled French Fries.... yum!
Inside people were checking out the STAG event.  It's a singles social gathering.  Little did I know it was sponsored by the Denver Public Library- Clever right?!

www.denverlibrary.org

Jason has been treating me to dinners this week so I don't have any recipes to share- I'm sorry! (are any of you trying out the yummy recipes I've been sharing anyway??).  Jason's on a roll with this fab meal plan: Yesterday mozzarella chicken for lunch, clam chowder for dinner, and cheese ravioli with pesto marinara sauce for dinner tonight.  I tried to talk him into taking pictures and "guest blogging" but he wasn't into it.  Maybe next time!

Now- on to research triathlon training plans... or maybe I should start with a 5K training plan?  I'm back to my 1 mile run around the block... barely!  Here's to fitting into my new athletic life style!

We'll see how long it lasts since we're supposed to get EIGHT (8) YES 8! Inches of Snow on Wednesday!  It was 80 Degrees today and is supposed be 70's this weekend.
Weird.  But Love it.