Life as we know it....

Not much has changed since my last post, life has continued staying busy with work and I feel good about the transition and am now getting adjusted slowly to everything. As I reflect back, I am confident in my decision to move back to Denver and I am excited about this new opportunity I have created for myself. I am finally now getting some weekends off which is much needed so I fully intend on taking advantage of spending time with those close to me, getting my camera out and shooting some great photography, and of course going on little adventures where work is not on my brain.

At the end of March I was able to get my camera out and take a photo shoot of a great family and their kiddos. I may not be able to do my photography full time, but I will say I greatly enjoy the times I am doing photo shoots and look forward to doing a few more this year. Here is a quick preview in case you havent seen them already:

See the Full Gallery below:

 http://fritz-photography.smugmug.com/Family/The-Hruby-Family/22227197_3j7qW8

The weather has just been incredible here in Colorado lately. 70's weather and sunshine is definitely in my favor over cold and snow. This great weather has brought some danger for fires and yes, we have had a big fire already this year which burned approx. 27 homes and 4,140 ancres. These statistics were from day four of fighting the fire with only 45% containment. I am not sure what the final numbers ended up being, but regardless it is still a tragedy for these people who lost their homes due what they say was caused from a prescribed burn by the forest service that happened a few days before the fire broke out. I cannot even imagine the loss and my heart goes out to all of them.

Back onto a brighter note, I already got some hiking in as well at the end of March up in Boulder at
Chautauqua. John had never been hiking and I had never been hiking to Chautauqua so here starts our little adventure. The result: not really sure John will ever go hiking again haha. Myself, I really enjoy hiking however this trail was not for one who is just starting out, poor guy was dripping sweat half way up! he was a good sport though and kept going :o)

Being able to get out and enjoy Colorado on its beautiful sunny days are by far one the best stress relievers I can ask for. I am learning that I need to take a break now and then and just relax when I have an opportunity to do so. 

So...at the moment things are definitely looking up and with much patience taking one step at a time, I believe things will fall together how they are meant to.  April is currently challenging me with many aspects in my life and there are days in which I struggle. Though I am proud of how far I have come and who I am as a person, I am not fully happy with where I am yet and how much stress I am having to be faced with at work.This is what I wanted, I knew it was going to be hard work, I knew It was going to be a battle to get through. Its only been a few months and I'm exhausted!!! I am crossing my fingers that things will lighten up and I can actually feel at ease with being able to juggle all the things that I am demanding of myself. 

There are a few things in which I need to re-adjust on my priority list, one being that I need to re-connect myself with new friendships and making sure I am leaving time for Me. I need to find a way to feel settled here again and my piggies well...they need a bigger cage haha. They have been through so much with me already, but I love them and I am glad they are around! I am also thankful that my Cliffy Cakes keeps a positive sight on everything through the days where I am just not feeling that vibe :o)

I would like to give a shout out to my friends back in Indiana ~ Miss you all terribly! Hope the weather is treating you all ok and if you are ever running for shelter for a tornado, just think of me hiding with you in a bathtub accompanied by my two guinea pigs! "Meep Meep"

I will be posting pics as soon as I get some of these re-models underway so stay tuned!