Yeah, yeah, I know. I've been neglecting the blog again. Sorry about that! I finally got around to uploading a bunch of pictures, so it seemed like an appropriate time for a "what we've been doing lately" post.
First of all, for those of you who may not know (which probably isn't very many)...I got into nursing school!!! Hooray! School starts in less than a month, so it's been a bit of a whirlwind getting financial aid forms filled out, taking care of checking all my immunizations and getting boosters, registering for classes, hiring a nanny for the summer (we'll still need to find a full time nanny for the fall), and just generally letting it sink in that I'm going back to school. The details...I will be attending the University of Colorado-Denver at the Anschutz Medical Campus (where University Hospital is) to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. I got accepted to the accelerated program, which means that I will graduate in December 2011, assuming I survive all my classes and clinicals! I'll only be in class on Tuesday and Thursday for the summer (with an online class as well), which will leave me a teeny bit of time to play this summer before school *really* gets serious in the fall.
We took a quick trip back to Ohio in April. Miami made it to the Frozen Four hockey championships again, and conveniently enough, they were in Detroit this year, so I took Tyler along and dropped him at Grandma and Grandpa's house while I was at the games. Unfortunately, Miami took a major beatdown from the evil that is Boston College, but it was still a fun weekend, getting to hang out with friends and family.
Friends from Miami: Megan, Mary Lynne and me
Tyler and Kallie with the grandparents
Cleaning grandma's house!
Tyler's preschool had its annual carnival at the beginning of May, and it was a blast! There was a cakewalk, cookie decorating, a fire truck, train rides, wagon rides, bounce houses, games, and much much more.
Driving the fire truck
Ready for a train ride
And finally, this past weekend we headed up to A-Basin to meet up with friends for a Mother's Day bash on the Beach. The Beach is the front row of parking right up alongside the bunny slope, and it's party central in the spring. I only got a few "grown-up" runs in, but we had a blast just hanging out and Tyler got a bunch of runs in, too. He totally rocked the Molly Hogan headwall! :-D
My friend Shannon and her husband Brett hosted the Beach party. Let me tell ya, the Dilleys know how to tailgate! A bloody mary bar, a mini-keg, lots of food, and lots of great company...
Shannon and I (we both have some GREAT hair going here!)
Shannon's daughter Paige and Tyler were fast friends and had a blast playing in the snow and mud together (making "iced cocoa drinks"...I'm pretty sure that one was Paige's idea)!
My friend Katy is a ski instructor and was so awesome as to take Tyler on a few runs and give him some tips (among them, how to spear snowboarders with a ski pole!). She also took him on his very first chairlift ride, something mommy was too chicken to attempt!
She also encouraged an over-eager almost-4-year-old to take her down...and he did!
It was a wonderful day with some good friends, and my number one little ski buddy!
What's up next? Well, I have a whole lot of "stuff" to cram in before I start school...a bike fitting, sushi with the girls, some serious housecleaning, Tyler's fourth birthday party, etc. My next race is the Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day and then tri season will start up in June. Classes officially start June 7. At some point this summer, we'll be making a quick trip to Kalamazoo to visit Amy and Dan and Kallie and meet my new nephew, Kade.
Oh, and did I mention that it's May 11, and we have a major winter storm coming? Sigh. I love Colorado. :-P