So excited that DIA has free wifi now, it surely helps to pass the time sitting here in the lonely C concourse. I'm about to board for my second of four flights to Minneapolis, it looks as if there are going to be a lot of people on this flight, many youngsters as well, which could be bad. Right now I'm listening to a van mix that I made a while back, rocking out to One More Time daft punk. I'm definitely getting a few stares about the volume of my music, but they chose to sit by me. When I got here I was the only one in my row save for a couple of birds flying around inside.
I am so ready to be heading home to Marquette, break has been exceptionally long it seems. I know that I wasn't home very long or very often, but a little is all I need these days. I felt bad, M and D were constantly around to catch up and spend time with me, but I just wanted to hang out by myself in the house or town. I don't quite know what's wrong with me that I spend so much time missing my family and home and Colorado in general and then every odd moment I just wish I was in Marquette with my team. I guess that could be normal, seeing as the team is like my second family. I've really distanced myself from the goings on in Durango, have moved on in a bad way I think. I feel that it's healthy to start up a new life where you live, but I seriously hardly wanted to even go skiing with the DNSC. It's like I'm so dependent on my current life that going home makes me a loner or something.
On a brighter note :) I'm super excited for the coming semester and year. Can you believe that it's going to be 2009 in a week's time? We're fast approaching the new decade, makes me feel old. I so clearly remember Y2K and how disappointed I was that we didn't have to/get to camp out in the living room making Spaghetti-O's on the wood stove. We've come so far in the past ten years. I'm living in Michigan, Megan's in grad school, and M and D are doing better than ever. Things I'm excited for in the new year: the race season, the new administration starting the 21st, finishing up my junior year at NMU, getting a good job this summer, and other things including the growing importance that I place upon my relationships and friendships.
Aaaaahhhh I can't wait to get back to my little home and little team. I wish Tim was in Marquette now, but soon enough I guess. Come to think of it, I wish Megan was in Marquette as well.
Alright, it's about time for me to board so I'm going to have to sign off now, see you on the other side!
Caitlin
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Markely Motors
We (me and wonderful sister) are sitting in the Markley Motors waiting area waiting for an oil change. It's a nice waiting area, and it's also a wonderful thing that Megan has let me use her computer since I forgot to bring anything to do during the hour and fifteen minute wait, urg. I already walked to the mall, they don't have a GAP, so I walked back to sit with Megan as she studies for her last final exam, stats. Funny thing is we both do the same thing while procrastinating, we get organized. She's been writing in her planner for the past several minutes, have yet to see any studying going down. Oh, we did see a woman in here who was totally a man, oh awesomeness. We went out to a grand breakfast this morning at Choice City, a deli/restaurant/butcher shop. I love places like that, they were playing Dave Mathew's and I had a rather large cup of coffee.
Later today we are going to pick up a Christmas present for the parents, then we are going to stop by Uncle Kevin's for some Christmas cookies, yum. Hopefully the cousins are there. They are going to house sit for Megan while she and Caley are gone for Christmas, instead of paying them, she's going to buy a couple of six packs to stock the fridge, lucky cousins. Lucky cat to have two awesome cousins looking after it. Speaking of which Sebastian is actually a cool cat. He is "feisty," and I let him attack my foot, which is strangely really cute. The apartment is perfect, I love imagining the three of them living in such a cozy place. It's such a poor college apartment. It's really quite different then where I live, and is hard to compare, I might still like 210 W Prospect more, especially when I get my new bed frame and whatever comes in a PBTeen box . . . heeheehee I'm such a Christmas snoop.
So they flights yesterday were really hectic. Both my second and third flights were delayed for over an hour after we had already boarded. I just zoned out and it was fine, but the lady sitting next to be was running late for her Grandfather's funeral, that was bad. Gus was a surprisingly good travel buddy, he accompanied me to my gate across the terminal even though his flight left like ten minutes after mine a long way away from my gate. It was nice to have someone to travel with for at least the beginning part of my journey. I did like the Detroit airport though, maybe I'll try to route myself through there from now on . . . maybe not though cause it's going east to go west, not so efficient.
YAY! The car is done, signing off now, but I will be updating frequently over break, because I am NOT a bad blogger . . .
Caitlin
Later today we are going to pick up a Christmas present for the parents, then we are going to stop by Uncle Kevin's for some Christmas cookies, yum. Hopefully the cousins are there. They are going to house sit for Megan while she and Caley are gone for Christmas, instead of paying them, she's going to buy a couple of six packs to stock the fridge, lucky cousins. Lucky cat to have two awesome cousins looking after it. Speaking of which Sebastian is actually a cool cat. He is "feisty," and I let him attack my foot, which is strangely really cute. The apartment is perfect, I love imagining the three of them living in such a cozy place. It's such a poor college apartment. It's really quite different then where I live, and is hard to compare, I might still like 210 W Prospect more, especially when I get my new bed frame and whatever comes in a PBTeen box . . . heeheehee I'm such a Christmas snoop.
So they flights yesterday were really hectic. Both my second and third flights were delayed for over an hour after we had already boarded. I just zoned out and it was fine, but the lady sitting next to be was running late for her Grandfather's funeral, that was bad. Gus was a surprisingly good travel buddy, he accompanied me to my gate across the terminal even though his flight left like ten minutes after mine a long way away from my gate. It was nice to have someone to travel with for at least the beginning part of my journey. I did like the Detroit airport though, maybe I'll try to route myself through there from now on . . . maybe not though cause it's going east to go west, not so efficient.
YAY! The car is done, signing off now, but I will be updating frequently over break, because I am NOT a bad blogger . . .
Caitlin
Friday, December 12, 2008
Wolverine Village
A wolverine is the largest land dwelling animal in the weasel family, it lives mostly in isolated Northern areas and is not a know native to Michigan. Wolverines are extremely strong for their size and have been known to hunt and kill moose.
Not exactly sure how accurate the Wikipedia article was where I got all this information, but I do know that if there are inaccuracies to the article they would be considering Michigan. I'm pretty sure that the UP is an isolated northern area. Needless to say, we ski around Wolverine loop everyday at Blueberry and we're staying in Wolverine Village to race the Wolverine trails tomorrow. I hope I see a wolverine tomorrow, I will outski it to save myself and win the race . . . :).
Speaking of skiing (nice transition eh?) tomorrow I'm racing a 5 KM skate. I am the very first skier out for the whole day at 9:00.15 bib number 1. The races go well into the afternoon hours. I skied the course in the dark this evening, by myself. It went by quite quickly and did my last kilometer level three. It was wonderful skiing in the dark again, just like the old days, too bad I have no idea where my head lamp is anymore. I like the off balance feeling of skiing in the dark.
I've got to quick finish this post to go scrape my skis so I can get to bed in decent time for my freaking 9:00 start. To think out loud I need to be testing my skis at 8:00, meaning I should maybe get up at 6:30 for breakfast and to give myself time to wake up and such. Yes, I shall set an alarm now. Okay, time to button my pants back up (was really full . . .) and get my boots and waxing things to go scrape my one measly pair of skis, sheeit. Happy thoughts of fast skating for tomorrow's race!
Caitlin
Not exactly sure how accurate the Wikipedia article was where I got all this information, but I do know that if there are inaccuracies to the article they would be considering Michigan. I'm pretty sure that the UP is an isolated northern area. Needless to say, we ski around Wolverine loop everyday at Blueberry and we're staying in Wolverine Village to race the Wolverine trails tomorrow. I hope I see a wolverine tomorrow, I will outski it to save myself and win the race . . . :).
Speaking of skiing (nice transition eh?) tomorrow I'm racing a 5 KM skate. I am the very first skier out for the whole day at 9:00.15 bib number 1. The races go well into the afternoon hours. I skied the course in the dark this evening, by myself. It went by quite quickly and did my last kilometer level three. It was wonderful skiing in the dark again, just like the old days, too bad I have no idea where my head lamp is anymore. I like the off balance feeling of skiing in the dark.
I've got to quick finish this post to go scrape my skis so I can get to bed in decent time for my freaking 9:00 start. To think out loud I need to be testing my skis at 8:00, meaning I should maybe get up at 6:30 for breakfast and to give myself time to wake up and such. Yes, I shall set an alarm now. Okay, time to button my pants back up (was really full . . .) and get my boots and waxing things to go scrape my one measly pair of skis, sheeit. Happy thoughts of fast skating for tomorrow's race!
Caitlin
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
One more time . . . we're going to celebrate, oh yeah . . .
So it's Wednesday late afternoon and I only have one exam left in this semester of college! I just took my ProCook written exam and felt pretty confident that I pulled out a good one. There were actually some unexpectedly tough questions/ones that I didn't think would be asked. There was a huge true/false section and true/false always kills me, I get really caught up in the exact language of the question. I think too much. So now I'm waiting in the Jacobetti atrium for Tim to finish up his last exam, mechanics of motion? In either case we'll both be done after today, yay!
I can't believe how fast this semester went by, it seems like just yesterday that we were laying on the beach and drinking excessively. Now it's just the beginning of ski season, it's actually time to get serious. School will get harder and we'll see how the past year's training has paid off. Hopefully I will continue to ski better and better. For instance, am was pleasantly happy to find out that Laura only beat me by one minute in this weekend's classic 5km. I'm pretty sure that there was a classic race last year that she beat me by six minutes. Or maybe that was a 10km, but in any case that would've been three minutes in a 5km. I'm almost as excited about this as I was to beat Randi. Probably more since I only got her by four seconds. As long as I stay healthy I think this season holds some good results. OH, I am wicked excited and curious to see who (on both teams) will go to NCAAs. It's much less defined this year I think.
Today was an excellent one so far. Got up rather early for a morning ski with Phill and Tim. Besides maybe Laura, there's no one I'd rather have a nice ski with. There was quite a bit of new snow on the trails, but it was so light and fluffy that if you closed your eyes, you wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't perfectly groomed, except that it was quiet. I freaking love it out there. I was kind of looking forward to skiing on the Superior loop again while it was so perfectly tracked, but I'm sure it will be groomed nicely again. After the ski, Tim and I had some left-over potato medley thing for breakfast, he scrambled some eggs, all covered in Durango Dinner Green Chile, it was amazing, I can't wait to go to the diner for the Bacon Cure! Then we went back to Harrison St. and . . . studied up until our tests at 4:00. Was quite funny studying as neither of us really wanted to, but both did. The Halloween garbage hatched a batch of fruit flies recently and the house pack has been waging war. Tim was roving around watching the traps in action. After my test, I might go to the newest 3D Disney movie with Gus, others too if they can be pursuaded to come. There's many showings tonight and I've not be to a 3D movie since going to Disney World in kindergarten, I'm excited.
Now I have one last test at 6:00, will be the test that I'm least prepared for, but I've stopped caring really, terrible attitude I know, but I think things will be fine.
SO excited for Christmas, excited to give all my gifts, a excited to get some too . . . I hope everyone likes their things, especially Megan and Tim, those are the ones I am most thrilled about . . . ha! Take that you two! So many Christmasy moments in the future: the gift exchange with the team, gifting between me and Tim, my home gift exchange, gifting with Megan and Caley before Christmas, and actual Christmas both at home and out at Grandmas! That's like seven exchanges! Oh, and also with Christina after we get back from Nationals! Presents! Yay!
Things to do before heading home: take SO 113 final, go to Bolt, clean the house (dishes and laundry mostly), Christmas cookies at Harrison, Christmas shopping with Christina, oatmeal breakfast with Anna Karin, buy present for gift exchange (wrap it), go to races at Ironwood, gift exchange with Tim, get Tanya's present, wine/cheese/dessert party (maybe), pack to go home, make sure house is clean, reserve spot on the shuttle to FoCo, hmmmmm that's all!
Okay, that should be a long enough post for a while :)
Caitlin
I can't believe how fast this semester went by, it seems like just yesterday that we were laying on the beach and drinking excessively. Now it's just the beginning of ski season, it's actually time to get serious. School will get harder and we'll see how the past year's training has paid off. Hopefully I will continue to ski better and better. For instance, am was pleasantly happy to find out that Laura only beat me by one minute in this weekend's classic 5km. I'm pretty sure that there was a classic race last year that she beat me by six minutes. Or maybe that was a 10km, but in any case that would've been three minutes in a 5km. I'm almost as excited about this as I was to beat Randi. Probably more since I only got her by four seconds. As long as I stay healthy I think this season holds some good results. OH, I am wicked excited and curious to see who (on both teams) will go to NCAAs. It's much less defined this year I think.
Today was an excellent one so far. Got up rather early for a morning ski with Phill and Tim. Besides maybe Laura, there's no one I'd rather have a nice ski with. There was quite a bit of new snow on the trails, but it was so light and fluffy that if you closed your eyes, you wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't perfectly groomed, except that it was quiet. I freaking love it out there. I was kind of looking forward to skiing on the Superior loop again while it was so perfectly tracked, but I'm sure it will be groomed nicely again. After the ski, Tim and I had some left-over potato medley thing for breakfast, he scrambled some eggs, all covered in Durango Dinner Green Chile, it was amazing, I can't wait to go to the diner for the Bacon Cure! Then we went back to Harrison St. and . . . studied up until our tests at 4:00. Was quite funny studying as neither of us really wanted to, but both did. The Halloween garbage hatched a batch of fruit flies recently and the house pack has been waging war. Tim was roving around watching the traps in action. After my test, I might go to the newest 3D Disney movie with Gus, others too if they can be pursuaded to come. There's many showings tonight and I've not be to a 3D movie since going to Disney World in kindergarten, I'm excited.
Now I have one last test at 6:00, will be the test that I'm least prepared for, but I've stopped caring really, terrible attitude I know, but I think things will be fine.
SO excited for Christmas, excited to give all my gifts, a excited to get some too . . . I hope everyone likes their things, especially Megan and Tim, those are the ones I am most thrilled about . . . ha! Take that you two! So many Christmasy moments in the future: the gift exchange with the team, gifting between me and Tim, my home gift exchange, gifting with Megan and Caley before Christmas, and actual Christmas both at home and out at Grandmas! That's like seven exchanges! Oh, and also with Christina after we get back from Nationals! Presents! Yay!
Things to do before heading home: take SO 113 final, go to Bolt, clean the house (dishes and laundry mostly), Christmas cookies at Harrison, Christmas shopping with Christina, oatmeal breakfast with Anna Karin, buy present for gift exchange (wrap it), go to races at Ironwood, gift exchange with Tim, get Tanya's present, wine/cheese/dessert party (maybe), pack to go home, make sure house is clean, reserve spot on the shuttle to FoCo, hmmmmm that's all!
Okay, that should be a long enough post for a while :)
Caitlin
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