Here is the link to the pics that Travis the Firefighter took from our class this weekend...

Scuba Class

So. 41 more days until vacation. I managed to pass the first part of my scuba certification this weekend. Lots of pool dives. Lots of quizzes. Lots of laughs. The first night we spent two hours in the pool mainly floating half in the water on our knees in our full scuba gear. I couldn't believe how tired I was after class. Spent another 4 hours in the pool on Saturday doing pretty much everything. I came home, popped 6 advil, 2 sinus pills and laid out on the couch not moving for an hour before I had enough energy to drive and get Chinese for supper. And another 4 hours in the pool today. I'm amazed I'm not in bed yet to tell the truth.

We had a great class this weekend. There was a group of 4 middle school teachers. 2 of the teachers looked like they were 16 but apparently were engaged and old enough to be married. Another teacher was celebrating her divorce with a new scuba life. And the other was a former teacher who was a stay at home mom of 4 teenagers currently. Then there was Patrick who was going to Playa del Carmen April 17th with his inlaws. And Travis the fire fighter. And a guy we called Short Bus. He was applying for a job with A1 and this was the first step. The instructors were Louise and Judy with Butch who was interning as part of his Master Diver certification process.

We really had a blast. Tons of laughing. Tons of joking. Tons of blushing. Tons of talk about places to go and dive and different ways to book the trip and dive with the fishies. We spent a lot of time in the pool 'playing' as well as learning. They had a ton of toys and it felt like they were supervising an underwater daycare. My buddy and I were naturals and they kept commenting about how comfortable we looked under water...I think it is because we were both water signs, Pisces and Aquarious.

I really did feel comfortable. There is a couple of lessons we had to learn with flooding our mask and clearing it. And then on several occasions we had to remove our masks completely and wait until they told us we could put it back on. Now your mask covers your nose which means you don't snort water. Well I removed my mask and was in such a moment of zen that I almost tried to inhale through my nose...good thing I caught myself and remembered to keep breathign through the mouth.

Yeah. Definitely ready for Bonaire and already thinking about my next trip. I somehow have to find a way to make more money to fund said scuba trips......

This is me with step 1 certification. Step 2 happens end of this month in New Mexico...should probably book a hotel here shortly.

Had a rockband party this weekend. Rob made the food, including this cake. Was good times and stayed up way too late...

It is officially official. We bought our tickets to/from Houston this afternoon and I just finished purchasing my tickets to Bonaire tonight. 60 days! 60 days! 60 days until I go on a sunny, water filled scuba trip... 60 days! 60 days! Woo!

I managed to fly home a day early and by the sounds of it, that was a very valuable $150 change fee that my company paid. Apparently, according to my pilot, DIA midwest airport that escaped the horrendous snow that has blanketed the country. Then my roommate was kind enough to point out that Florida got nailed today so it was super good that I got the 7am flight as well.

Granted, that meant I had to wake up about 2:30am Denver time to make the flight. Which really meant 2am Denver time since an alarm clock in the hotel in my wing has been going off about 4am everyday this week. To further add to my jet lag, I only got 3 hours of sleep before that since I overslept on my nap yesterday.

But I am hoping to get my sleep schedule caught up this weekend as 1) I don't plan on working and 2) I plan on sleeping.

Stupid no snow in Denver...

I woke up this morning planning to work all day and then meet some friends for supper. However I had a sneaking suspicion we might end up at my place, giving tours of my dungeon so I took a little extra time to wipe down my bathroom, hang up my clothes and make my bed. I get to work and sure enough my best friend calls me to tell me that Frank wants to just get some groceries and cook at my place for everyone.

Krys has her husband trained well, or at least Keri does, because Frank shows up with the most awesome flowers with a butterfly in them and is fully prepared to make steak and salad and well, we won't say anything about the potatoes *cough* Keri *cough*. The food was awesome as always and we got seranaded by all the boys who played rockband while the rest of us chatted.

I should probably plan for a non-impromptu rockband party here shortly.

Yay for flowers!

The boys rocking out...

P.S. Keep holding your breath for my sister, we should know more come Monday afternoon...

Cake Wrecks
This has to be the funniest website I've seen in a while. I'm still trying to figure out the baby riding the carrot....