Is the Summer Half over, or Half Begun?

I'm not good at blogging. I'm also not very good at journaling. And if we are going to be honest, I'm not very good at taking pictures either. Maybe in the future I'll get better at these things, but for now, I will just update you on my life in Denver.

Work is going well. I'm trying to learn to use a reservoir simulator which has lots of bugs in it and seems to just crash from time to time with no real reason. After running the simulator and doing a few other engineery things, I hope to be able to present an oil play to the VP's of Samson.

Work is boring and that's why I left that portion fairly short. Let's talk about life. Life in Denver is fun. I have been doing a lot of cycling since I have gotten my bike. I think I have put almost 400 miles on it in the month I have had it so far, and that number would be higher if I had more free time. The best cycling is going up to Boulder and riding in the mountains with my friend, Joe. He is my resident expert when it comes to road biking. If you missed my status the other week, I indeed went 49.1 mph down a hill on the way back into Boulder. I must admit though, Joe still has me beat by going 54 mph on his bike, but I assure you, I will top 50 before the summer is over!

More good news, is that I have found a church that I am really enjoying. I have been attending Denver Fellowship Church, which has been a huge blessing in a city where I know very few people. I have gotten involved in a small group where we are studying Tim Keller's book, The Reason for God. These people have been super great, and have continued to encourage me in my faith and and extend their community to me.

Oh yeah, and I definitely can't leave out the microbreweries. Oh man, these are fantastic. Last weekend I drove up to Fort Collins to tour the New Belgium Brewery with my friend Patrick. When we got up there we learned that you are supposed to reserve a spot in order to go on the tour and that they generally filled up about 2 weeks in advance. Crap. Well, we signed up on the reserve list just in case some people didn't show up, and thanks to some crappy weather we got in! This place was awesome. We got to sample about 6 different beers and see the ins and outs of the third largest craft brewer in America. Did I mention we met some "Woo Girls" while on the tour? Well, I guess if you want to hear more about that you will have to call and ask me!

So yeah, Denver is swell. The weather is amazing and my family is coming to town on Thursday. If you happen to be in the Tulsa area on July* 19th or 20th, you should let me know because I will be there. That is all.

Why Don't We Do It In The Road?

So I brought my bicycle from Oklahoma to Colorado thinking it might be a small source of entertainment as I made my way through another summer away from friends a family. Little did I know that before I had spent a single month in the city of Denver, I would be diving wallet first into the sport of cycling! That's right, I made my first visit to Boulder, CO today in order to purchase an Italian road bike made by Bianchi. Although I feel a little less Oklahoman, I have not yet fully accepted the Colorado way due to the fact that I did pay more for my car than I did for my bike.

I took it for its maiden voyage upon returning to Denver. I rode for 24.5 miles in an hour and 25 minutes along the Cherry Creek Trail, a bike path that runs through downtown and across a significant portion of the city. This was far more fun than I ever would have imagined, and I can't wait to see where the trails take me tomorrow!