Last Post Before Italy

So this will most likely be my last post before we're off to Italy! I'm so excited, I can't even describe it. Today I woke up early to see Lesley, Jameson, and Rylan one more time. This time, they came to our house. It's fun having them over, because everyone gets to act like a little kid again. The rest of the day was spent running last minute errands and trying to get everything ready to leave. The stress level is high here, at least with my parents, and I will be glad when we finally leave.

I am going to try update this at least a few times during our trip. Hopefully there will be plenty of internet cafes around. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good start to the summer, and I will see everyone when I get back. Ciao!

Home Sweet Home

My last week in Boulder for a while was pretty relaxing. First of all, I just got to be a spectator at collegiate road nationals, which was entertaining to watch. Taylor Kneuven got in a break in the road race and ended up taking 4th, so that was a pretty good result for CU after getting 2nd in the team time trial. Unfortunately, Kiel crashed a few weeks ago at Bisbee, so his form was off. He definitely had a chance to win the road race and crit. After nationals, I just got to ride and chill out without a care in the world. There were two days where I got in both a road and mountain bike ride in on the same day. I had to try to squeeze in as many rides as possible before I left for home, and more importantly, Italy!!!

There is nothing like coming home. Even though Boulder is my "home away from home," there is just something comforting about coming back to where you grew up.
Yesterday, I got to go straight from the airport to go see my little cousins. I hadn't seen them in a while, so it was good to see them again. After that, I went and had dinner with my parents and then came home and just crashed. I had an early flight out of Denver, so I was really tired. Today I was busy running errands, and then got to play golf with my bro. I miss playing golf, but I surprised myself by playing pretty well. Tomorrow will be spent packing and getting ready, and then Saturday we leave for Italy! I'm so pumped. Here are a few pictures from home:


construction at home- I remember when everything around here used to be trees or farmland...


Mike on the tee


Jameson having some fun

It's Summer in Most Places...

I woke up this morning to more snow and cold weather. WTF?