Last Day of Skiing for the Season

BYE AJAX! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!

It was a great season and I am sad to see it over with!! BUT, I am overjoyed with excitement to be going home for the first time in almost SIX MONTHS!! Can't wait to see everyone! Here are some pics from the final day with my girlfriends, Brenda and Maleka!

Aspen Highland's Closing Party

Easter was soo much fun this year thanks to the closing festivities of Highland's closing. Here are a few pics!

PS- Theme was 80s!!

We'reeeeeeeeee BACK!!

Sorry it has taken us so long to blog (4 months actually)!! Everything in Aspen has been amazing and so much fun, hence the reason we haven't been sitting around blogging! We have been skiing, cross countrying, meeting a ton of new friends and working our butts off throughout the entire season! Ski season is finally coming to end and we cannot believe how fast it has flown by. We have already been living here almost 7 months and it has seemed like a week! I hope everyone else has been having a fab spring and I swear we will continue to blog on a more regular basis. Here are some pics of what we have been doing since Christmas (pics in no order whatsoever):

Fam at Pine Creek Cook House

Austin Cantwell, A.T. Cole, Tyler Berns and myself at the top of Snowmass

Ashley Sunderland and I skiing Snowmass

Austin Cantwell and I at Cigar Bar

Ashley and I at Cigar Bar while she was in town for the X-Games

Cece, Brett Youngman, and I at the Keller Williams concert at Belly Up

Cece and I on New Years Eve 2010!

Cece, Brett, Ashley and I seeing 50 Cent at the X-Games

Cece and I (pre-Cece's haircut)

The fam and I skiing Highlands while they were in town for their 30 anniversary!

Christmas Decor!

Kelly Ann and I are in full Christmas spirit. We have our stocking hung by the chimney with care!! We also have our tree all decorated and with bunches of presents ready to be open! Unfortunately, because of an over watering situation...our tree has taken a turn for the worse! We are hoping he holds on for a few more days!!

We hope all of you are having a fabulous Christmas holiday and are in the spirit! I also hope that you have been good this year and Santa is going to come visit you!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Dear Loyal and Faithful readers,

I am so sorry it has taken is almost a month to blog again! Cece's haircut was so exciting, we haven't had time for it. I thought I would give everyone a quick update into the Ralph Lauren/Wild Fig celebrity world. Aka, Wild Fig is Cece and I's new place of employment. Lets start with today. From 1p.m. today until 8p.m., I saw:

Kate Hudson

with:

The Body aka Elle Macpherson

Heidi and Seal (child-less)

AND: Last but certainly not least:

The One and Only Mariah Carey (Nick Cannon in tow)

It was so much fun helping everyone out. I have to say, out of everyone, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were the nicest and most fun to work with. She was very pleasant and normal acting despite all of the diva rumors. She did have a full on entourage though and we shut down the store a little early for her, but other than that, totally worth it. Kate Hudson was also a doll as well as Seal, Heidi might have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning though!

Also spotted in the past couple of days, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez), Zac Efron, which I have pic of but cannot figure out how to post from my cell, William H. Macy, and Charlie Sheen.

I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holidays! I wish I could be home more than anything, but I would love for anyone and everyone to come visit! Talk to you soon and please share any exciting holiday stories as well! I promise we will be better bloggers in the days to come! Love you! xoxox

New Do!

After five years of long (maybe too long...according to my mother) hair, I finally took the leap and chopped it all off! It was 13+ inches!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE I CUT OFF MY SECURITY BLANKET! But I love it and feel like a new person! Here is the before, after, and the remains for Locks of Love!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Dear Erin and Cece,

Thank you so much for: all the hysterical laughes (my abs (what abs?) are still sore), the funny facebooking incidents, falling, awkwardness, ramp building, match making, drinking, cooking (late night anyone?), movie watching, picture taking, and did I mention laughing??? It was by far the funniest Thanksgiving break (what break?) that I have ever had! Love you both!!!

I am also thankful and so lucky to have all my amazing friends and family! I hope everyone enjoyed an equally fabulous Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Fiesta

Thanksgiving was such a great time with Erin here!!! We had our own feast(esta) at our home sweet home! Cece made broccoli cheese casserole and potato salad, I made a brie bundle, green bean bundles, and breakfast casserole, and our friend Livy brought a turkey and stuffing. We built our first fire and watched the Cowboys win!! We were supposed to go to an afterparty and were too full to make it. We were all in bed around 11 pm! It was great fun for all. Here are some pics.

Guest Blog by Erin Hicks

I arrived Tuesday afternoon into Aspen and we went to Happy Hour for drinks and great catching up time. We also had some classic prank call action. We ended up getting a ride home in the freezing cold by the Hotel Jerome Shuttle...what a nice driver!

On Wednesday, Kelly Ann and Cece worked and I did some shopping in town and had lunch at my new favorite place, Jour De Fete. We went out that night and saw a DJ at Belly Up...it was SOOOOO FUN!!

Turkey Day was a great time with great people and great food. We of course ate too much and ended up in I ended up in turkey coma.

On Friday I did some hiking, met Cece for a walk with the kids, met Kelly Ann for lunch at the Big Wrap, and watched a great lifetime movie. We went out for drinks that night and appetizers at The J Bar...loooove the locals discount. We then went to Bad Billy's and met some intresting characters.

On Saturday...my last day...tear! Cece and I went in town and saw Kelly Ann busy at work, then all three of us had a great lunch, and then back to Texas I went.

I had an absolutely fantastic time and I can NOT wait to come back...the sooner the better!!!

Thanksgiving Guest

Hi Friends,

We hope everyone is as ready for Turkey Day as we are!? Kelly Ann and I went to the grocery store today and got all the fixins for the big day! We are preparing quite the feast and will definitely keep you posted.

We are also super excited because one of our favorite people...Erin Hicks, is getting her today and going to be celebrating Thanksgiving with us as well!!! Yay!

@ New Moon!

Cece and I waited in line in 21 degree weather and are now sitting inside the theatre 1 hour before hand waiting for New Moon!! Will let you know how it is tomorrow

New Apartment New Job New Friends

Sorry everyone that we have been a little MIA lately. All I can say is we have officially moved into our new apartment, I have finally started my new job as a sales associate at Ralph Lauren and Katherine Byrant is coming in town tonight!!! I do not have any new pics, but promise you that I will have some by Sunday at the latest! Below is a picture of Katherine for those you cannot put a name to the face. Happy Thursday to everyone!!! AND have a great weekend if we don't talk before!! Good luck TCU!!!! We will be watching College Game DAY!!

Forks Road Trip!

Kelly Ann and I want to make a road trip to Forks, Washington! This is of course the place where the Twilight saga takes place! The Today show did a little segment on it this morning...take a gander! It is 1, 387 miles from Aspen and 2, 339 from Fort Worth!

Any takers??

I hate Zane's

We are officially giving Zane's Tavern a bad review and not recommending it. The bar tender was the rudest, meanest, crudest we have ever experienced. KA and I were appalled and do not suggest anyone to go there!

A) He acted like our request for cocktails in a short glass was the stupidest thing he had ever heard and then informed us they have no short glasses. I'm soooory...is it 2009 and are we in Aspen?? Yeah I think it is! Not acceptable!

B) He then asked us to remove ourselves from our seats because he claims the seats were taken...ummm I think last I checked if there is not a drink/purse/coat/etc. holding the place then it is available! And let me assure you the bar was pretty much empty and there were plenty of empty seats!

C) We then gave him the option to repent from his bad behavior and he practically laughed in our faces!

D) Never ever have we not left tips before but felt this was justified. No worries though he tipped himself...we both discovered it on our bank statements yesterday! REALLY!?!

E) I hope everybody knows that of course Kelly Ann and I were on our best behavior and using our best manners the entire time! We had no right to be treated in such a appalling fashion!

F) It wasn't just us...we talked to some locals who had some not so nice things to say about the bartender at hand!

So next time you are in Aspen avoid Zane's at least on Friday nights cause that is the barbaric excuse for a bartender's regular shift!

On another note...Tomorrow is moving day!!! Keep you posted!

Check out our new digs

This is our new apartment in Aspen!! I don't want to give away too many details, but it is in town right off of main street! It is fully furnished and we will actually have our own bedrooms now! Not that we don't love sharing a bed, but..... Enjoy! Now everyone has an excuse to come

visit.

Kitchen

Living Room View 1 (wood burning fire place, smores anyone?)

Living room view 2

Feeling Ghoulish.......

Here are some pics from Halloween. Our dear friend, Ashley Sunderland, drove in from Denver to trick-or-treat with us. We had a blast.

Cece was the wicked witch from the south, Ashley was Tina Turner minus Ike, and I was a Bella (vampire) Skeleton. We had WAYYYY too much fun. We began the night at La Cantina, made a pit stop at J Bar, and on to Eric's, where the real party started.

Twilight Continued

Well Ladies and Gentlemen, I have crossed over to the dark side. I started reading Twilight last night and I am OBSESSED! It has great writing, great characters, and a great story line. And I am pretty sure I fell in love with Edward within thirty pages!! I am now part of the cult following and proud of it! YAY!!!!!

Winter Wonderland Part 2

Day 3 of snow, literally non stop, snow. Here are a few more pics AND our Halloween decorations. Thank you Mom!!!

So far, there have been 8 inches of snow, but I SWEAR it seems like at least 12!!

Cece and I posing with our new decor!

Here is a VERY short weather report from yours truly!

Starring: Kelly Ann McColm

Produced by: Cece McKibben

Happy Halloween!!

It's almost time! What is everyone being for Halloween this year??? Any suggestions?