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July 30, 2018August 6, 2018

How a book changed my life…

It was 2012 and I was walking around a bookstore in Boulder, CO when suddenly my eyes shot down to this book on the bottom shelf. I stared at it in wonder and eventually reluctantly picked it up.…

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March 21, 2018

Hollywood, FL – Hogsmeade Meetup

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February 6, 2018

Safe Travels, Grandpa ❤️

On Thursday, January 18th, my Mom phoned me to tell me my Grandpa had passed away. We all knew it was coming. He had been painfully wasting away in hospice and littered with cancer. I was so relieved…

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January 9, 2018January 10, 2018

Fully Caprisco Chair – Issues and Fixes

A few weeks back I ordered the Caprisco Office Chair from Fully. I had heard so many great things about this chair from others I work with so I figured the huge price tag was likely worth every…

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October 18, 2017January 6, 2018

New Blog Home, New Opportunities

This year has been an incredible journey and I really wish I had taken more time to blog about all that has been going in my life, but it all just seemed to fly by so fast! One…

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January 7, 2016January 6, 2018

Star Wars – My life awakens

I recently watched the new Star Wars  – The Force Awakens. What an incredible journey that was. I felt instantly transported to a time so long ago…in a galaxy far far away… The first time I saw Star…

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December 18, 2014

And Life Marches On…

Wow, it doesn’t seem like it has been 10 months since I last blogged. What a journey this year has been. I went from leaving a job I once called family and home, to starting my own business,…

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November 10, 2013January 6, 2018

The Next Chapter

This week marked the end of a chapter for me. I resigned from my position as CTO and have opened my own business, RiuSoft Inc. I’ve decided to go into business for myself. I’ve spent the last 10…

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July 15, 2012January 6, 2018

Hours Before the Big Event

I’m sitting in our honeymoon suite sipping on a lovely cup of freshly brewed hotel coffee… lol. Actually it’s really not that bad. Especially since we took total advantage of the refrigerator and went out and bought real…

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July 11, 2012January 6, 2018

Big Week Jitters

Sitting in the living room drinking a hard apple cider (only thing I could find) trying desperately to wind down. I hate taking really early flights – not because I’m not a morning person – I totally am, but because…

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April 28, 2012January 6, 2018

Office Move

Uh well we’re movin’ on up! Connect First has moved once again! It has been a very exciting week for us all. When I first started with Connect First they didn’t even have an office. There were only…

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March 26, 2012January 6, 2018

Being Sick Sucks

I had so many plans for this weekend. You know the weekend, when you have this laundry list of items you were going to take care of and things you were going to get done. I wanted to…

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February 16, 2012January 6, 2018

Valentines Weekend – Copper 2012

  Right now Scarlett and I are making our drive back from an incredible weekend out in Frisco, CO. We decided we just wanted to get away for Valentines weekend and spend some good quality time together. It’s…

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January 26, 2012January 6, 2018

Weekend In Copper

Copper is absolutely beautiful! And wow, what an incredible weekend….in so many ways. Friday night Scarlett and I packed up the car, stopped at Safeway for $100 worth of snacks for everyone for the weekend, and then drove…

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January 20, 2012January 6, 2018

Larkburger

So last night Scarlett and I had to do a bunch of running around to prepare for the weekend. So much going on. Her son, Michael, is currently driving from Jacksonville, FL, to here and should be arriving…

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January 19, 2012January 6, 2018

Excited for this weekend!

The last couple of days have been pretty exciting. My brother-in-laws birthday is this weekend and originally we were all going to just go to a really nice dinner in Denver. Then the snow started coming. Finally, the…

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December 31, 2011January 6, 2018

Holidays 2011

Ok, all I have to say about the end of 2011 is that I want a redo! Christmas is hands down my favorite holiday of the year. The gift portion I find incredibly stressful and would find it…

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November 25, 2011January 6, 2018

Thanksgiving 2011

What a crazy thanksgiving we all had this year! I made my very first thanksgiving ham which was amazing. Great recipe I found online for Sangria ham. Scarlett made deviled eggs which were also delicious. And Elizabeth made…

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September 24, 2011January 6, 2018

Hiking Royal Arch

Scarlett and I just finished hiking up to the Royal Arch. It is so unbelievably beautiful up here. Absolutely breath-taking. We had attempted this climb before but we had taken the really long way around and ended up…

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January 8, 2011

The most delicious Rainbow Rolls ever!

Rainbow Roll

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