Week at Copper...

Sorry for the lack of posting over my vacation at Copper Mountain, after the first day it got super busy and too much relaxing in between. The first 3 days were terrible just so much as my previous post, lot of crud and not as good it was supposed to be. 

On Tuesday night we spent our night in Breckenridge shopping around and ate at Eric's a yummy local bar/restaurant. Wednesday night we went to Japanese restaurant at Copper Village, it wasn't too great for sushi as we thought it would be. Thursday night we dine at the condo which was the most Delicious ribs I ever had!

On Wednesday night and morning we finally had chuck of snow on the mountain, it was little difficult for me to ski at first since was used to curds and thin snow. I kept on falling and falling then finally afternoon runs were much better! It was same for Thursday morning runs had no fall and switched to different type of skis in the afternoon. 

 Friday we headed back up northeast to Nebraska and dropped off the boyfriend at Denver airport back to California to his hometown to have Christmas with his family. 

Lets pray and hope the next time we come back to Copper it would be MUCH better on the slopes to ski/board on!


Here are the photos- Enjoy!

From Copper

Copper Day 1...

Weather: Sunny/ 43*

Ski Lifts Open: 14 out of 22

Trials open: 52 out of 135

Our morning runs went well with plenty groomed snows, which made our skiing/boarding much easier. 

Afternoon runs were terrible!!! Since it was sunny and warm snow had melt then became curd snow (not slushy but ICY!) It was pretty tough to ski on. I did slipped on a crud, slide down the hill for good minute without stopping- it was scary and crazy! It was kinda embrassaing because it was right by the lifts and whoever were on the lifts saw the WHOLE thing! Too bad I cannot hear what they would say, bummers! But my boyfriend and others saw it, i was practically going into the woods or off orange boundries. Snow was all over my face, gloves, and even inside my coat and pants- ugh. I did laugh afterwards, result of this accident is headache and SORE neck. Haha After that run did another run and said "lets called it a day"! 

As for Vincent, was very impressed that he is a fast boarder which I do not have to worry about teach or wait for him down the slope. We both go at the same pace. He did fell few times not as much I did haha. He is really enjoying his time, tho!

Lets see what tomorrow have in storage for us even it said it likely to snow- WHOOT!

Picture of the Day: (GRR I left behind my camera cord in Rochy- "sobbs")

However. found a picture that pretty much of looked like when i was slick down the hill on crud snow

Arriving Copper...

(Source)

Ahh... Vincent and I finally made it to Denver after missing our first flight due to our ride not show up. We were on standby at first but Thank God they got us a seat to Chicago to our connection to Denver (the earliest out as possible).

Our first flight was well, we grab some yummy Gourmet popcorn at our layover in Chicago and relaxed till our next connection. 


Second flight was interesting, because I was assigned to sit in first class seats while the boyfriend had to sit way in the back of the plane. I totally felt bad that he didn't get the chance, even we tried to get him pushed up. Had nice "snack or dinner" and some drinks, however realized first class is not my thing! Anyways, yes we made it to Denver by 5:30pm several hours later from our original flight (1:30pm). 

While in Denver we made few stops before heading to Copper Mountain. Arrived to our family condo and pretty much hit the sack since we both were exhausted from traveling and stressful morning. 

Now looking forward to skiing in the morning! I can't believe how much I miss the Mountains. God's amazing by bring us both "safe and sound" to Copper. <><

Late Friday Fillin Blanks...

Oops a little late!

Let's celebrate by filling in some blanks!

with Lauren

1.   The holiday season is     exciting! It's full of family, friends, love, thankfulness and the Lord!

2.   Snow makes me   dying to hit the slopes!

3.  The best comfort food to eat when it's cold out is    soup and warm bread!

4. Winter is the best time for    being buried under cozy blankets and being cuddled   .

5.  I can hardly wait for    ski trip to family's condo at Copper Mountain, CO and be the first trip with the boyfriend!

6.  When it comes to holiday gifts I prefer to    give what will touch their heart and see big smile on their faces.

7.  If I were to rate my excitement about the holiday season on a scale from 1-10, I would say I am at about a    10 because its time of the year I fly home to see my family and friends- Miss them dearly!!

Birthday Weekend

My birthday weekend went well. I worked from 9am to 5pm then the boyfriend had flew back into town from his home visit for Thanksgiving holiday. He and I just relaxed at the place where I was house sitting... look what had done!

Made Miso Soup

made our own Sushi!

Our yummy sushi!! (Smoked salmon and Crab with cream cheese)

He got me a gift! (he knows me so well now, right colors and in love with the fish symbol)

Yuppers he made both for me!!

Played with Cody

Ended our night watching my tradition movie

Went to church in the morning together... God's so good to provide me a Christian boyfriend- who would go to church with me! <><

What a great weekend I had, thanks to the boyfriend for making it fun and relaxing. Now gotta see what 24 year old has in store for me! <><

Gotta Love Etsy!

Oh how I love this site!! I've found so many clothes I have been looking for so long! Am so into hippie/ down to earth style clothes lately. For instance, I've always wanted this grape purple color skirt made with cozy light fabric that I am able to touch! I am so sensitive with certain fabric for some reason, so it has been little challenging for me to find right skirt or clothes. However, this site totally made my day!! 


Here is my wish list....

AHH THE WINNER!!!

Can be Halter Strapless Dress or Skirt- LOVE LOVE this!

Material - 95% cotton and 5% lycra- CUTE!!

Love the color and style!

look comforty!

For sure will look into this for my wedding!!!

Can make your very own custom design. I would want to say  either "Follow Jesus" or   "Don't Worry be Happy" or "Jeremiah 29:11"

Gotta check out the site, so much neat handmade clothes and etc to shop for. :-) 

Beat the Hawkeyes...

 *Myself getting ready for the game!*

Super proud of the Huskers for beating our number One rivalry team Iowa Hawkeyes. I ending up watching the game alone since my friends backed out, what a bummer but Cody the dog had enjoy hearing me yelling and making noises. Glad they pick up their game and won after a huge loss vs Mich last weekend. Good Job Huskers!

Neb: 20
Iowa: 7

*Sea of Red- can you find my sister haha?*

*Love it when Coach Bo Pelini scream at the Ref!*

*Touchdown!!!*

*Nice move Rex!*

Happy Birthday to me!

(Celebration my bday w the Tals on Thanksgiving!)

Today I am turning 24, so I came up with this list consists of 24 things that had happened past the days while I was being 23 years old.

1. Started to ski double black diamonds at Copper Mountain, CO

2. Touched California for the first time (Visit SF, SJ, and much more with Sara!) 

3. Got an excellent job at Snap!Vrs

4. bought my very own skiing boots
5. Experienced how to lobby for an advocate agency

6. Participate in a World Genius Record Dodgeball at RIT
7. Completed my Junior year at SUNY

8. Touch Lilac Festival for the first time

9. Started to get know my boyfriend better
10. Said a goodbye to one of my favorite doctor

11. Flew back home for the summer

12. My best friend and a good friend got married

13. Experienced Hurricane Irene

14. Got Blackberry Bold Touch (later found out it's no good!)

15. Go hiking more. 

16. Touched a Marathon (cheering on the boyfriend)
17. Went on a real date

18. Met an wonderful Missionary who I will be going to Dominican Republic with
19. My boyfriend ask me to be his girlfriend

20. Hosted a Halloween Party
21.Bought a Canon Rebel T3 camera off Blackfriday deal
23. Had wonderful Thanksgiving with the Talbotts

24. Watched the Huskers win over Iowa (One of our Top rival team)
24. Turned 24 years old

Wow that all I could come up with, there are more I could list but those are the main milestone of being 23 years old. 

(What am I doing for my Birthday?!... Working 9-5pm then the boyfriend is flying in from California, then probably rent a movie and catch up after not seen him for a week!)  

Thank you Lord for getting me through those days and thankful for another year to live to glory him! <><

Full with Thankful Thoughts....

(Veronika's delicious pumpkin cupcake!)

Thanksgiving went well yesterday, had dinner with the Talbotts (my Rochester Family). Food was delicious and totally filled my stomach that would last me til late tomorrow night or later! We had nice companies such as kids, friends from church and family relatives. EVEN the Tals surprised me with a birthday cupcake with one candle and a gift for my birthday which will be on Saturday. That totally made my night to celebrity the beginning of my bday with my 2 little boys (Lil Tals) that I cherish! Of course, i really miss my family back home in Nebraska- as always! It has been harder every year for missing out the holidays with them but Christmas is coming up VERY soon, can be patient just like God teaching me to be patience!

Am Thankful for:

-Jesus Christ in my heart as my Savior

-Wonderful Church to attend to continue developing my Faith (ODBC)

-A place to live

-Food to feed myself daily

-Car to get me to work, school, church, and etc

(Lil Tals- Daniel and Caleb)

-Family that supports me completely

-Friends who would be there for me (Interpreters too)
-Children

-Fund for College Education

-Ability to travel to see what God had created on this earth, to visit family and friends.

-Doctors that I have been seeing since 2008

-A wonderful Boyfriend 

-Ability to be active (Hiking, ski, play with lil Tals, and , etc)

-Financial Stability

Those are what I majority am Thankful for :)

 "O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 107:1

Rookie at Dog-sitting...

It's my first time dog sitting ever, it doesn't count when I took care of my neighbor's dog (Boo)- dad did the most I bet! Anyways, am taking care of my co-worker dog Cody and his daughter's 2 guinea pigs.

So far I survived first night BUT woke up found Cody had peed - AHH! Even through am disappointed in him because Brian my co-worker told me he will wake me up to go outside around 6-7am, and didn't! Even though I did woke up 6am to see if he was nearby and again 6:30am which he wasn't and decide to get up to take him out anyways since he didn't try to wake me up. Hope this not gonna happen again tomorrow morning! My Goal is to take him out 6am no matter what! Ha  

However, I noticed after taking Cody out and feed the guinea pigs, I felt so productive at 7am and decide to start my day from there. Also their home is exactly what i want for my future house, so it obvious made me so comfortable to make myself like home! Pro- is made my thanksgiving a mini vacation! Heetee Huge Thanks to the Doanes!

Cody is very friendly and fun dog to be around with. He is a Lab and poodle breed dog. Will be take care of him till Sunday night when the family return from their vacation.