Saturday, January 26, 2008

I know I'm slow

I've been awfully busy lately. Work has been difficult, as usual, but on top of the normal bullshit, I had to get my employee's reviews done. It is one of the main things I dislike about being a manager. It sounds like my boss wants me to do more management stuff, instead of being more of a technical manager (I work as well as manage... hehehe). He's recommended I do some training, but I am not sure what kind of training will be available.

Last weekend I had a great weekend of skiing with the boys. My sister and a bunch of her friends came to Colorado to ski for the week. She wasn't flying in until Sunday, so was hoping I could take a day off and bring the boys up. The funny thing was, I already took Monday off because I was going to take the boys skiing for Sunday and Monday. We just changed oour plan as to where we would go.

Normally we go to Monarch a lot because it is WAY cheaper, and the crowds are not nearly as bad as anything up west of Denver. Patti and her friends were coming to ski Winterpark, which I have never tried, so I figured what the hell. I got a room at the Best Western, and we headed up. She was traveling Sunday, so I skied with the kids that day. The conditions were as good as I have ever seen them. Fresh powder, sun shining, and no wind. It doesn't get much better than that. The crowds weren't too bad considering it was the weekend.

I forgot to take my good camera, so I had to take these with my new Helio phone.


Of course, there were no pictures of me.

I didn't take the new car up there. I still have the truck, which is 4 wheel drive, so I keep it around for things like climbing over Berthoud Pass. That is a winding mother of a road.

But as promised (and nagged about), here are some pics of the new wheels.


I am really liking the car, but I still feel weird whenever I see a Vibe on the road. I know I shouldn't be that attached to a car. I realize it is not the pretties car on the road, but there was something about it I just loved.

Since some of you were wondering, I haven't done anything about asking out the lady at work. Part of me wants to, but actually part of me is still liking not dating right now. I'm sure my thoughts on this will change when my horniness makes the decision for me.

9 comments:

terry said...

oh, wow... look at all that pretty snow... (and that's a pretty good camera on your phone!)

sometimes, it's good to take a break from the dating madness.

Jon said...

Madness? My dating "career" has been nothing but calm and wonderful

hehehe

jillie said...

NICE CAR JON! And I agree with Terry...sometimes dating is just too much.

I didn't date for about 2 years and LOVED every moment of it. Probably 2 of the sanest years of my life...LMAO!!

Are you getting slammed with nasty weather? It's been raining a lot here but we need it.

later gater ;o)
xo

Grace said...

I love the car. And I agree, the colour looks great! After seeing those pics, I'm going to have to seriously start considering a trip down to Colorado. It's absolutely gorgeous!!

Anonymous said...

dang- those are good pics; can't tell they are camera phone

Jon said...

Jill - Thanks... wanna come for a ride? It hasn't been truly "broken in" yet ;-)

Grace - Yes, come to Colorado. Most people think it snow here 365 days a year, but that is SOOOO not true.

Stealthy - The skiing pics were taken with the phone. The car was with my good camera.

jillie said...

my facebook is screwed up. It won't let me in....aaaaaakkkk!!!!! I'm giving up on it!!!!

SignGurl said...

Those are great pictures!! I would never have known they were taken with a camera phone.

Your new car is purdy!

Jon said...

Poor Jillie - There is probably something you can do. I've enjoyed having you as my pet.

SG - That is one great thing about Colorado that makes me NOT miss Michigan. Here the sun comes out. There is nothing more beautiful that a snowy mountain peak in the bright sunshine.

I think I should show you guys the Malibu's interior. I've had to drop the window to talk to a couple of people when either dropping off the kids at some event or another. One guy thought I must have been driving an Acura or something like that. Then when I passed him an he saw it was a Chevy he stopped me on the way out to ask about it. It has happened a few times now. It makes me laugh a bit, but it also gives me a sense of pride.