Stuck in San Francisco
So this morning I got a call from my auntie telling me that they had stayed overnight in San Francisco. Apparently stupid United Airlines delayed their flight in Denver so they missed the connecting flight back to Australia!
They are currently on standby for a possible flight back tonight at 10:55 PM local time depending on seat availability. Otherwise, they have a guaranteed flight at 10:55 PM local time tomorrow (Saturday!). Everything is kind of messed up right now because now they will have to re-schedule a flight from Sydney -> Albury.
I hope things get sorted out soon and I will keep everyone posted.
Pia’s 21st
On October 25 my dear cousin Pia will be celebrating her 21st birthday!!! It is unfortunate that I will not be able to attend her birthday celebration but I plan on writing a speech and getting someone to read it in place of me. I'm sure she will have a good time and everyone that attends. Pia sent me some pictures of when we were about three years old and it brings back some vivid memories of our childhood, a part of me that wants to revisit it again. She will probably have a slideshow of her life up until age 21.
On the bikes at 3 years old. I look badass!
Pia with the toy dog 
Workload
Uni work is catching up on me. It's the time when all the assignments and midterms come all at once and you seem to have so little time to do anything, except I still find the time to maintain this blog. It seems that when you have a lot of things to do, more things pile on for the ride. All I can do know is wait for time to pass and see how everything unfolds LOL. I need to do laundry, do a required reading for class tomorrow, go to work, see Auntie Nora and Andrew, work on an assignment and then another reading, study, another assignment...where do I start?
Denver – 16th Street Mall
This morning Andrew, Auntie Nora and I boarded the bus at the Table Mesa Park-and-ride on our way to Downtown Denver. The weather was great and we arrived at Market Street station in under an hour. It is just amazing to see the transition from a relatively country part of town, Boulder, to a thriving metropolis in Denver in just under an hour. We only walked down a section of the 16th Street Mall because Auntie Nora found the altitude a bit too much and we had to rest quite often.
The mall from inside another Starbucks
View of a random street up on the Denver Pavilion
Andrew and Auntie Nora posing at the Mall
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My experiences driving in the USA
Yesterday Kim was so generous in letting me use her car for the next two days so then we decided to head over to the Flatirons Mall. Getting to Broomfield was fine because we had a GPS but I had no idea where to park close enough to the actual mall. I ended up heading towards Denver and had to turn around again which was a pretty funny experience. We parked near Best Buy and had to catch the ZIP shuttle bus to get to the main mall. I think I getting quite used to driving on the right side of the road now but I still feel a little doubt when turning sometimes. All in all it was a good drive and I hope to gain more experience. Btw, the mall was really empty last night. Andrew and Auntie Nora bought a few things and I finally got the A&F perfume that smelled soooo soooo good.
The nice nice Nissan Pathfinder that we traveled in
Auntie Nora and I having a break at Starbucks
Andrew and I at Starbucks
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Andrew and Auntie Nora Update
On Tuesday, Kim took Andrew and Auntie Nora up to the mountains somewhere. I'm not exactly sure which mountain but it looks like they had a good time. They saw some awesome views including some snow!!! I haven't even seen these with my own eyes except through photos. They also visited this supposedly haunted hotel of some sort, it looks pretty cool to me though.
Today, Andrew and I played tennis. I eventually won in a tie-breaker. I haven't won a match against him in a while and it was good to get a match under my belt. Tomorrow, we are hiring a car and going to check out the Flatirons mall. I'm sure it will be some great fun. The only thing I am concerned about is getting some study squeezed in. I'm sure I'll manage. Until then I leave you with some pictures. Be sure to visit this album for all their photos while they are here.
Awesome hotel views
That is definitely some snow on the higher peaks
A nice photo of the outside of Folsom Field
Chris’ 21st Birthday
On October 1, it was my roommate's birthday. Also on that day it was Liz's birthday also. I wish them both a good year. Chris didn't have much of a party on his birthday, he had an exam and was freaking heaps about it. I have no doubt that he will make up for it on Thursday, Friday, Saturday...and maybe Sunday also LOL. Anyway, Evania and Kiska came over for a Happy Birthday snap to celebrate the day!
