Super Angie...super changes

I went for a little walk around my house in Keystone...gotta love the changing Aspens.

Super Angie...Amazing Rick

I am so thankful to be married to Rick. He is an amazing man. Some people don't give him a chance. If they opened their minds and hearts, they would see a man who is so incredibly giving and loving. He is beyond generous.

I Love You Rick Miske!

--Super Angie

Super Angie...Super Weekend!

So, I went to Colorado this weekend for a few reasons: A: to get stuff we had forgotten from the condo-- coats, dishes, contacts etc. B: to get my skates sharpened in Colorado Springs, and C: to make a surprise visit to my friend Jenny. Her daughter, Eliza and I planned it via texts and we totally pulled it off.

While in town, I also saw my trusted Chiropractor and went over my knee problems. It was again suggested to me that I should think about getting new boots. Perhaps these stiff boots that are really advanced, are too much for my body to handle and thus, hurting my knee. I talked for a long time to Dr. Jon about this, then on the drive to Co Springs, I chatted with Rick. We decided this made sense, so when I got to the Springs, instead of getting my skates sharpened, I bought new boots. They are Rissport Dance boots, so they are cut down more. They are softer, easier to bend, and since I am only doing singles right now, these will be supportive enough.

After buying the new boots and ordering the new blades, I went to the Carr's house to surprise Jenny. Eliza told Jenny she was going to go get the mail, and then in she walked with a "special delivery"--ME! bawahaha! It was so fun!!!

--Super Angie

Super Angie...new program!

Today I worked with my new coach on choreography for my new freeskate. I LOVE IT!!!

Its so much fun to be working hard on the ice and having my knee co-operate.

Super Angie... EEEK!!!

Check out these pics.

I can't believe how much Rick and I have changed in just the past 3-4 yrs.

Super Angie...super new bikes

Tanith and Brennan took their new bikes out for a spin this morning. They are in HEAVEN. We left their other bikes in CO so now we don't have transport bikes back and forth.

Super Angie..Super KIT

Dallin is so excited to go to the REAL SALT LAKE practice in a few weeks, that almost daily, he puts on his kit and shoes and goes out to play.

Super Angie...the Aspen Bear

Super Angie... Rick's first marathon

I am so proud of my husband. After only 6 months of running, Rick did his first marathon. AND because we are talking about Rick, he chose a hardcore trail run in Aspen, CO. The Aspen Backcountry Marathon. This is not for sissies. This has a total of 5,000 ft in elevation gain. They climbed 3 different mountains, topping out at an altitude of over 10,000 ft! He finished in just over 7 hours, which was his goal.

They left at 6am, in the dark. It was fun cheering him on at the start and the finish. He did have one big tumble on a down hill slope--which is why he is so dirty. But he wasn't injured and able to continue on.

I'm so thrilled that Rick pushed himself and accomplished such a feat. I love you baby!

--Super Angie

Super Angie...Aspen: l'auberge d'aspen cabins!

Each time we go to Aspen, we always stay at these cabins. #27 was our honey moon cabin. This time we stayed in #24 which had an upstairs and a mainfloor. It was cute. We just love our little Aspen getaway and I can't imagine staying anywhere else there.

Super Angie... so much going on

Gosh, I have been slacking at my blog.

Headlines:

I'm back on the ice. Skating with my former coach, Brianna Hatch. She is a gem and so enthusiastic. She believes in my skating and is just a cutie. She was a member of the US Junior international team and trained in Co Springs. She has a lot of experience and knows a lot of my favorite elite skaters--so often she'll say, "Let me teach you the warmup Rachael Flatt does" etc. It just makes skating fun.

School: The boys are in school at Quail Run and loving it. Dallin is enjoying playing the trombone and they both LOVE riding the bus. Dallin does an after school class each Thursday for the school News paper. So far he likes it.

Knee: I saw Dr. Heiden (yes Eric Heiden-- 5 time Olympic gold medalist for speed skating). He says I have some derangement of my knee. And a possible tear in the Meniscus. I had xrays and an MRI done. He wants me to continue to skate and do PT at the same time. Last week I skated
3 days feel pretty good. I am being dilligant in my PT at home and trying to stretch more and more. Dr Heiden mentioned it could be arthritis..which would suck. But I'm NOT gonna let this stop me. Mind over Matter.

Marathon: Rick ran his first marathon last weekend. I need to post pics. He did AWESOME. it was the Aspen Backcountry Marathon. HARD CORE! His starting elevation was 7,000 and he topped out at 10,000 ft. This aint for sissies. I'm so proud of him. He is a great trail runner.

Pair skating: Tanith and Brennan started working with their new coach- Cosette. Unfortunately, their first lesson DID NOT end well...Tanith cut her coach pretty bad--bad enough that she had to have 16 stitches. :( BUT...they did really enjoy their lesson.

Cleaning: Rick has been so busy around the house. He has shampooed most of the carpet. We have cleared out furniture and bought new. The house feels less cluttered...probably because most of our stuff is in the garage in boxes. Ugh... when the weather cools down, I will start going through those...but most stuff I'm just gonna give away.

Bellatina's: Tanith won a FB contest was honored to be one of the models for BELLATINA's. We had such a great time at the photoshoot. I saw a few pics and can't wait to see more. Stunning. I want to buy a lot of the cute headbands etc. The photo shoot was in an apple orchard. It was so much fun.

Gymnastics: Tan started gymnastics again at All American Gymnastics in Lindon. We love being back and being in Miss Nola's class. WE LOVE NOLA!

Playing: the kids are really enjoying being back in a neighborhood with friends. They play CHASE a lot. Tanith loves having her best friend Molly next door. Often the two girls will insist on dressing the same or having their hair the same. So cute.

Bikes: Yesterday, Tanith and Brennan both got new bikes. They were very very excited.

Soccer: Rick is excited. He scored an opportunity to take Dallin a special REAL SALT LAKE soccer practice for the team and kids. So, we bought Dallin a ball, shorts, shin guards and shoes. He is getting more and more excited. I believe this will happen on September 14th.

Life: life is going great. It is wonderful to be back as a family unit. With all the cleaning, I am feeling healthier day by day. I am finding beauty everywhere and learning not to let cliques and attitudes get to me. I'm happy and content and I have learned...I really am happier when I am just with my skating friends and my family. I don't need to be social.

--Super Angie

Super Angie...quick visit from good old Dad

While I went out of town for Rick's first marathon, my dad came into town for Vera's wedding. We actually saw each other at the airport before i flew off, which made it nice and easy for him to use my car all weekend, instead of having to rent one. And then we saw him for a few hours at the end of the trip.

I sure love my dad!

--Super Angie

Super Angie...failing

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
— Michael Jordan: is a former NBA basketball player, MVP and 6 time NBA champion.

I have been feeling more and more like my string of bad luck would never end. There is always going to be something that doesn't go like you want it to. For me...my mom died. I gained weight. Marriage probs. Housing probs. Job probs. Skating probs. Injuries. Allergies.... just seems like failure after failure--even if I'm not directly responsible for those failures, I still felt them and they effected me.

Deep breath.

Falling down is okay. Its the laying there that's is wrong.

I'm standing....

--Super Angie