Pebble Wrestleing Season Over

It's been awhile since I've updated because I've taken a few months off of climbing. I was sick for the first month with multiple viruses and then there was some unneeded drama going on at my gym that I just decided to avoid. In all honesty it was kind of relaxing taking a few months off climbing. Those two months off were the longest amounts of voluntary time that I have taken off climbing in 9 years!

I am now living at the Red River Gorge again Friday-Monday working at Miguel's Pizza. Then Tuesday-Thursday I'm in Cincinnati going to school. My first weekend back at work happened to be the weekend of the Red River Reunion. Naturally we were super busy every day that I was there. It was great seeing old friends again and meeting new ones.

On Saturday we had one of my close friend's (Thalia) baby shower. The shower was a huge success. Friends came from all over the US. (Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, Indiana, Wisconsin, etc.) She received the majority of things she needed from car seats to strollers to first aid kits.
I know I've posted this before, but seeing as I accidentally deleted some of my posts I decided this one I really wanted on here.

On a different note. I'm sad that the bouldering season is over, but I'm super psyched for the upcoming route season. Since my previous blogs got deleted somehow there in one that I would like to repost:

On Monday November 3, 2008 two of my friends passed away in a climbing accident. Ben Strohmeier, my close friend and coworker, and I had known each other since we were beginner climbers and gym rats. His death effected me greatly and and I decided to dedicate my crash pad to him. Josh Helke and the Organic crew were so much help in putting together my crash pad.

First: I found a picture of Ben that always reminded me of him whenever i thought of him.

Second: My mom and I configured a design that was similar to the picture of Ben.

Third: I picked a color scheme that was representative of Ben:

Yellow- happiness, enery, intellectual
Green- life and nature
Brown- earth and order of life

Finished Product. Thanks so much to everyone over at Organic.