Linda Rokos Watts

Yup! Skiing! Stella and I spent two awesome filled days skiing Eldora this weekend. She doesn't start ski team for another two weeks so we took the opportunity to rip around the mountain together! It doesn't get much better than this. Warm weather, great snow, and Stella by my side! There's one person missing but I can't remember the last time we were all up together on the mountian. Dad was on the moutain as well, but about 30 miles south/west, as the crow flys, from us. We had a blast skiing together! Here's to a great season ahead! much love...

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. The Rokos / Vossler /Bowers turkey day went off without a hitch (of course :)) Too much food, lots of thanks and gratitude and love to go around! Stella and I before the stuffing began! The "girls" the night before doing some turkey day prep! Mama stirring the gravy while Kathy and I supervise! Tommy and Mama kicking butt in the kitchen! :) The Crew! A Few faces missing this year, but they were there in spirit! Sooooooo much yummy goodness!!! Uncle Tommy and Stella trying to walk it off! In the playroom with Stella and the boys playing some turkey day games! Do we look stuffed and tired, or what? Happy Thanksgiving from the Rokos's ! much love...

I'm Grateful for: STELLA , white straight teeth, sashimi , Foreign- ers , having clean laundry, skiing, PBR , breakfast food, Sunday Fundays , people with a good sense of humor, passion and compassion , firm handshakes, Boulder, snow , SUVs , creating, blank canvas, forgiveness , flagstone, modesty, kisses, good dreams, silvovice , movies that make you think, perezhilton .com, dancing, my Babi , a chicken named Ricky Bobbi, my brother and his other, building, photography, hardwood floors, bruises, family , bff's , writing letters, happy hour, friends, 8 baby chicks, mom and dad , my job, tuna salad, people that say "soda" instead of pop, people who think they are always right, Carhartt overalls, suntans, fresh air, laughing till i'm blue in the face, chocolate cake, snuggling, scars, a good glass of wine, dharma and karma, pictures, Brno, memories, back porch shoot offs, sunshine, scarves, my home and most of all, I'm grateful for YOU !

Non-stop fun with my i-pad. I just downloaded this app the other night and Stella and I have been playing with it. I think we've converted almost all the pictures I have stored on this thing, with this new app. I think this is one of my favorites. Teddy with some fresh plucked potatoes out of the garden! Pic taken by my mama! Not the best picture but.... Stella and I got some feathers in our hair. She's been bugging me for weeks to get it done and finally last week we found a great spot on Pearl St in Boulder that got her what she wanted. Purples, blues, whites and even a black feather. Since Stella made me get them as well, i went the little more subtle route and got some browns and whites! This is also probably one of my other most favor tie pictures. Tommy and I last Thanksgiving. Okay, no more procrastinating and back to work! happy monday , much love

Stella and I had a fantastic weekend up in Copper. We got up there Saturday early afternoon, swam for what seemed like hours and then goofed around town for a bit. Had dinner with an old friend (so much fun reconnecting) and called it an early night. goofing around... Stella in her natural enviornment! Water! It was Stella's first day out on the snow, of the season, so the first few runs I tried to have her take it easy but that lasted for about 1/2 her first run, and that was it. It took me a few runs to get up to speed but the rest of the day we ripped around the mountain . Sooooooo much fun! I can't tell you how happy I am to be back on skis! Wishing my BFF , Mollie a very blessed and HAPPY BIRTHDAY (even though it was yesterday), and hoping the awful birthday song i left on her voice mail, doesn't come back to haunt me one day! hehe Hope everyone had a spectacular weekend. much love

All good weekends start with a great cup of coffee! My new favotite mug. Everyone's got to have a favorite mug! My mama's recepie for pan roasted fried almonds! Sooooo good! Sea salt. I made Stella some special pasta, with love! The "peice de restistance" of the weekend! My first roast in a crock pot. I've made roasts, before the traditional oven way but this weekend I splurged on a new crockpot. 6 hours later, some major yummy, goodness to eat! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. much love...

Happy Monday! much love

Do you see what I see? SNOW!!!!!! Woo- hoo , Stella and I woke up yesterday morning to snow on the ground. It's been snowing tons up in the higher country but this is the first we've seen at the house! Thank god I put new snow tires on my car two day before it snowed, I don't know if I would have made it out of the driveway with the old tires I had on there, they were bald! Stella waiting at the school bus stop with her hot Chamomile tea! She was just a excited about the snow as I was, she asked if she could sled when she got home from school but with the typical Colorado weather, there wasn't enough snow on the ground when she got home from school. I think we might go try and make our first turns of the season this weekend with Uncle Tommy. Can't wait to strap the boards on! Wishing everyone a fun, happy, snowy weekend! Much Love!

I've been meaning to post this for about a week now and finally here it is. Stella for her birthday this year got flying lessons from her grandma and grandpa Larsen. Every time she got a chance to take the lesson this summer she would run into bad weather and they would have to cancel. Finally the opportunity came around again and the sky were clear for flying. Stella took a class and for a few hours and she was ready to fly! Eeek , thank god this is just a flight simulator! :) Stella and her pilot instructor! Stella flew out of Centenial ariport and did a big loop over Denver. I'll post some videos soon that grandma took while they were up and flying. Grandma Larsen was brave enough to sit in the back seat while Stella flew the plane. She had such a blast that now we've been reading a bunch of books about flying. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Have quite a bit of blog catching up to do but, with it being Monday morning I should probably stop procrastinating and ge...

Stella and I are both at home today sick :(. Stella was at home yesterday already with the bug and thanks to my mama she was doing soooo much better by the time I got home from work. Unfortunately the bug caught me yesterday afternoon while still at work so here we are, at home. It's actually a nice little break. Slept in this morning, got a little cleaning done and now Stella and I are in the kitchen backing up some goodies. Here is a random pic that I got on Halloween . If you blow it up you can see the mountains lite up from behind. It was an amazing sunset. Hope everyone is having a beautiful Wednesday. Much Love!

Stella and I had a great time this weekend running around a friends neighborhood snagging all the candy we could get our hands on. We recycled our costumes from last year but they worked out perfect! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, have about two or three blog post that i want to catch up on today so stay tuned! Much Love!