Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints || On display now at SAM
Must make time to go see this in person!
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Chasing Dreams at Baldface
About noon on Wednesday afternoon i got an invitation to go to Baldface Lodge in Nelson BC to spend 4 days w/ the Skullcandy crew and a number of other retailers, athletes and partners from all reaches of North America… though probably the busiest and worst time to leave town, i could not say no. I found a place for Penny to stay for the weekend, waxed my board, and cleared my meetings and next thing i know its 14hrs later and im in route to a place where dreams come true.
Now when i say dreams come true in this place im not just saying my dreams…because this place is certainly bigger than me and my random antics. I have seen and heard about this place through friends, magazines and stories over the years and to be able to join an incredible crew on the trip to this epic destination with some pretty legit history, lets just say i was beside myself.
To get here we hopped a flight to Spokane, where we then met the 30′ish person crew and cruised across the border on a charter bus into Nelson BC. Once in Nelson we hopped on helicopters and took a 5min flight to Baldface Lodge. The crew and the resort itself are top shelf and i still can’t believe im here!
Conditions have been bluebird, no new snow to speak of but we managed to find some great stashes…. and we were the first cat crew to slash Baldface peak for the first time.
This evening i got a rare and truly spiritual opportunity to share a moment with a legend, two legends actually. Our guide and certainly a canadian guiding legend took Kate and myself up to a ridge right above the lodge to meet another legend, Craig Kelly. A memorial to Craig sits overlooking Baldface Lodge and sitting up there, hearing Buf talk about Craig, his history and involvement with the development of the lodge and their experiences traveling and riding together, i really felt like i was part of something special… watching and living out other people’s dreams right along side my own.
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20
03 2010
I’m a mom!!!!
Meet Penny! I finally adopted a dog! She joined the family on Sunday February 28, 2010 and its been a match made in heaven since day one. She’s about 8lbs (hopefully we can put a little weight on these bones) and has an incredible personality…i swear she’s a Golden Retriever reincarnated as a Cairn Terrier, she’s so chill and obedient. She hangs out at work with me and just chills under my desk, says hi to people and goes to meetings with me… so far we’ve been to work, to Norms, we’ve met her cousin Zoe and they got along well! Next stop, dog park! More pics to come!!!!!!
05
03 2010
Lake Tahoe New Years Eve 2010
Lake Tahoe New Years Eve 2010. 21 hours in a Toyota Matrix, 4 people, 4skis & 1 snowboard, 4hr layover in Portland… believe it or not, it flew by! We rode Heavenly and it was just like the movies… a little fresh POW would’ve been incredible but the views made it worth while!
06
01 2010
2009 Year in Review
Its been an incredible year. No wait, that hardly sums it up. This year has been a constant onslaught of highs, very few (but necessary) lows, and an immeasurable amount of good times and personal discoveries.
If i could sum up the year with single words, hmmmm? Lucky for one. I feel so lucky to have my health to appreciate the most precious things that life has to offer and to take on the challenges that are thrown my way. Thankful can hardly express my gratitude to so many individuals for the kindness that they have shown me in 2009 and leading up to it…thank you, you know who you are. It was definitely a year of a ton of firsts, that’s for sure. I tasted new things and explored so many new places! Lastly ive felt so much LOVE, and i feel like i have had so much to give back… its an amazing feeling that sends chills from the tips of my fingers, down my spine and back up through my follicles! Im not even kidding! I really started to experience this leading up to leaving for Korea, while i was in Korea and even since returning.
- January – Vegas for SIA
- March/April: evoTrip to Bali & Japan! I was sent to film and shoot photos for the pilot trip for our newest addition to the evo family.
- April: Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival & Whistler shenanigans.
- May: Move into NEW place w/ Angie, and all kinds of urban adventures.
- June: June was, well, it was June. Nothing super crazy. I got on the water for some wakeboarding, played up in whistler, and just worked a lot.
- July: It got REALLY hot in Seattle and I tried to make the most of the heat! A couple lunch breaks were spent at the diving boards up at Green Lake. I purchased my ticket to Korea and headed up to Whistler, yet again! Check it out.
- August: Leavenworth & Wenatchee River Float. Zion National Park/ Shejumps retreat. Korea Prep! Check out August!
- September: OFF to Korea! Check out the posts but basically i spent 5wks in Korea tracing down my roots and learning about the place where i came from. I explored the countryside and urban zoo in search of my birth mom, identity and the meaning of life. Where as i didn’t find my birth mom (yet), i did find the answers to the latter questions and so much more!
- October: final days in Korea & upon return i got dumped into the remainder of the crazy event season at work.
- November: Hmmm, notables? Bike was stolen, mom and dad came home for Turkey Day, post Korea digestion.
- December: Bike Returned! I ran the farthest that ive ever run, 9miles with my friend Ryan! Almost bought a house! Trip to Mt Bachelor. NYE trip to tahoe, first time shredding Tahoe, playing (and winning) at the craps table for the first time!!!!
What next??? 2009 was pretty epic, its going to be hard to top it in 2010. I guess that will be a challenge for 2010…and i love a good challenge! Big things on the horizon and i can’t wait to share!!! Thank you to everyone who has touched my life in 2009! For those of you whom i LOVE and hardly get to see, 2010 is our year to rendezvous and i plan to see that through!
05
01 2010
Wanna Skate Like a Girl? At the Seattle Center Skate Park?
So i went to the NEW Seattle center skatepark for the first time to say hey to my friend Nancy with Skate Like a Girl… she was sponsoring a ladies skate jam in conjunction with The Bite of Seattle. The park looks super fun, if i could really skate i would be out there 2 seconds ago, but im not, so i didn’t go out there. I did however find out aboot this cool program the ladies are doing this summer. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Sea Center Skate Park from 4-9pm is Ladies Night! Who’s coming with me? By summer’s end i’d like to be ollie’ing. Anyhow, check out SLAG and check out the new seattle center park. (Pssst, check out more photos here).
18
07 2009
Zombies in Fremont.
yup its true. there were 3,848 zombies in the Fremont District of Seattle this last Friday, July 3, 2009. It was part of a Guiness World Record attempt to get the most zombies in one place. So, while i was running evo’s employee gallery opening night, zombies were running all over town.
