This is my veiw from work. It was even more beautiful when the mountian was snow capped. I sometimes like rainy days because the the mountain tops seem to get tangled in the clouds and steam rises from the pool's surface.
Switching from a loan officer position to working at a swimming pool office has been like moving from night to day. I'm learning to be a little laid back and enjoying leaving work at work and not needing to worry about much of anything :). I also, for the most part love interacting with the kids. I also like my bike enthusist boss, who is giving lots of encouragement to meet other mountain bikers and be active in general.
Managing 14- 18 year old kids is a challenge. I am realizing that my expectations need to be realistic. I am working on leadership skills, patience, and humility. They are sometimes difficult to motivate, they are always trying to find a loop hole, and me being 22 it is difficult to get their full respect as an authority figure. I have to step out of my comfort zone to point out their failures, but I try to counter act that with encouragement when they are doing somthing right. My most uncomfortable moments have come from pool parents, I am finding that some parents are just strange. Every day I figure out what works and what I need to do a little different.
Last weekend we visited Boise. I would describe it as the feeling of Fort Collins and the size of Madison. Some of the outskirts reminded me of Ames (like s. duff).
We continue to mountain bike and 4 wheel often and have watched a few movies. We found a sweet campsite on the top of a mountain. We explored an old mine and found what Eric and Brian promise is fools gold. I'm still not convinced :).
This is a picture from that campsite.
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