It’s Thursday night, about 11:45, and we finally have our bags packed. We’ve been working on this all week and finally grabbed the last few items this evening after work.  I called the ranger’s station in the Rio Grande National Forest and asked about the trail conditions. He said there is no way we will complete the 22 mile loop without snowshoes, so we rented two pair at $20 a pair from the TTU Outdoor pursuits center along with a 2-man tent and two 0 degree sleeping bags.  He did ease my avalanche fears and said “that won’t be happening.” We will be leaving for the 10 hour drive tomorrow morning and hope to arrive around 4 or 5 PM, giving us 3 or 4 hours of daylight before reaching the first campsite around mile 3.  From there, we will probably take our time and return to our car on Wednesday morning at the latest and drive back to Lubbock.  Check out the youtube video with our packs on.  (They turned out to be a little heavier than we hoped…)

Marcie and I are finally back into the swing of things. The vacation was awesome, but it feels good to be back on a schedule.  It looks like we are both going to have a busy spring.  Marcie ended up picking up an extra class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.  This means she will be teaching 7 classes.  Sure does sound like alot to me – a normal class load is 5 classes…

I had been planning on taking this semester off from classes.  Spring is incredibly busy at work and it would have been nice to just focus on work this go around.  But, it turns out there was an “online” class meaning I can do all the classwork on my own time.  No lectures, no tests.  Just papers and possibly sitting for the CAPM or certified associate in project management certification.

On a side note – just found out some good friends are unexepectedly pregnant!  Who knew that you could have two miracle babies!?  You should definitely read their story here and enjoy a short video of their families’ reactions.

Now that Tech has lost, the thought of turning on ESPN or visiting espn.com makes my stomach hurt.  It’s too bad they didn’t even put up a decent fight against OU.  All I can say is good luck to OSU next weekend.   Tech fans will be rooting for you.

Since I’m not in the mood to read the latest news about Tech football, I figured I would try and learn my way around this WordPress thing…starting with a new theme.

College Gameday

The Red Raiders are heading into the Kansas State game ranked #7 in the AP poll, the highest ranking since 1976. They open up big 12 conference play today with a 4-0 record, although they have yet to play a formidable opponent. The game should be exciting and is on ABC this afternoon. We’ll be watching at the Odorizzi’s Octoberfest party. Wreck’em!