Home for the Holidays

AHHH!!! One of my dearest and bestest friend Jessica Wilson is now married! We've grown up together. We've gone through many happy, sad, hard, and wonderful times together. We've had many adventures. Now life has brought Jess into a new part in life. She found prince charming, fell in love, and put a ring on it. I'm so happy for Jessica and Jeremy!
Rehearsal was smooth despite the anticipation of the big day. Jess and Mr Wilson look like they are both getting emotionally prepared.
The first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse. Such a beautiful bride - and the groom isn't too bad looking either.
It was with great pleasure and delight that I made it back and was able to participate in the wedding. (I truly wouldn't have missed it for the world!)
The lovely bridesmaids were: Marija Wilson, Me, Cheryl Benson, Abbie Elrod, and Leith Tews. Our dresses were black and stunning. I really liked them - (except for the fact that you needed a lint roller with you at all times.)
Goodbye Ms. Wilson, and Hello Mrs. Newhouse! Whoohooo to the newlyweds! December 27, 2009.

Welcome to Beaver Creek!

Well, for starters let's just say that I love Colorado! It has been a great experience so far and there is beauty everywhere! I have an awesome job and have been blessed with many amazing new friends and loving relatives! I had my first snowboarding lesson this last week and was whitewashed and bruised. However, I went out several other times during the week and learned to love it. Snowboarding motto: "no gain without pain."
I work at Beaver Creek, which is truly like a winter wonderland! There is a village with an ice skating rink and fire places surrounding. My job as the Ski School Children's Counselor is basically; registering kids up, signing kids out, getting them gear, putting on their gear, preparing food, bringing kids to class, encouraging the crying kids, and assisting the instructors, etc. Beaver Creek is the second largest ski school in the nation, next to Vail. We get an average around 200 kids a day and over 1,000 during the holidays. There are so many cool people here and I enjoy all my co-workers. We all get these cool uniforms of black ski pants and blue snow jackets, (not including all the layers underneath.)
Waking up early for work is no problem when there's a beautiful sunrise over the mountains! The real fun comes when you take the shuttle bus jammed full of people up the mountain and barely can keep your balance standing. You can see the NY mountains in the distance.
This last weekend was the World Cup for famous ski racers from all over the world! It was super cool to watch. USA placed 4th.