im still alive

Hello! Srry for the lack of updates, but I have been just a little bit busy. Well, we are leaving the area around the 15th of this month, and then Justin will leave to Germany around the 25th. I dont know when I will see him again, it hopefully wont be too long, but he has to find us a house and all that, so I wont expect it will be long. I hope. homelss.....

We have sold a lot of our belongings and Justin is sellng his truck. I cant believe all the stuff that is going on right now in the world. It blows my mind!!!

The riding has been very minimal lately, only due to the move. I will soon have to put up my bikes for a few months, as they will be in a box on a ship and then on storage until we have an official german address.

You would not believe how beautiful it is right now where i live!!! We are having a true indian summer right now. The aspens are turning, and yet, it is in the high 60's, low 70's for a while now. I am in heaven.... I will try to get pics soon.
hope all is well in your world...
ang

What have I been up to...

Life is crazy, and all I can tell you is I have been busy, sorry for the lack of posts. In the past few weeks Ive been, fishing, riding, hiking, having lunch on ski lifts, playing with friends, playing with hubby, eating good grub, working (not much), being silly, bein' a mom and back on a school schedule (early morning chauffeuring around and making sack lunches), planning a move, playing with my dog, trail running sol vista, takin' pics, randomly picking my nose, enjoying good coffee, getting massage, oh, it is endless....Pictures of proof comin' your way...

Exciting update*we're moving...*

Hi! Ive been soooo busy, sorry for not posting. Pedal girl will have a new adventure in the coming months! I am happy to announce that we are moving! But the best part is that we are moving to GERMANY!!! Yes the one in Europe, the one across the "pond"!!! Yay!!!

Now I will be able to blog about the adventures I will have riding in Bavaria, because that is where we will be. Apparantly there is some good skiing a few hours away. I am kinda sad to leave this awesome place and I will miss my ski bum way of life, the winters where I spent just about every single day on the mountain, skiing to my hearts content, riding sweet singletrack all summer long and finishing it off on my deck overlooking the rockies with a pint of blue moon with an orange in it! Awww, good timez, good timez... Justin got an amazing job over there working for an American company. It is one of those opportunities you just cant not take! Justin will be leaving at the end of October to find us a house and all that good stuff. I will probably take the kids on a cross country trip to see relatives and friends before we leave. Wow, what an opportunity for us and the kids!

Well, I will post some pics here soon and oh yeah, it snowed here yesterday. I just might be able to get one run in on Berthoud pass before I leave this beautiful, majical place. My ski's are sitting right here looking at me, calling my name...

xoxo angie

Paradise..

Rocky Mountain summer's are unforgettable. This is my second summer up here and just as I was last year, I am still in awe. It (summer) doesn't last long. June was the last time it snowed! Then next month, in September, we will most likely have our first snows. Although it wont stick, it will start to get cool. The nights here are already getting pretty brisk and this morning I could see my breath. Summer's endless beauty is soon coming to an end in the valley.

Summer here is like living in the shire...for those who know what the shire is...

It is soooo green, magical really, you can see the life that just blossoms here after being piled under feet of snow all winter long. You see the summer breezes here because there is some sort of life floating in it, and it can be serenely still. Wild flowers of different variety color the meadows and the summer sun can be intense at our elevation. The river veins it's way through the landscape, as you let the sound of the water distract you from life's problems. Everyone seems happy, happy to be outside playing and smelling the mountain air that has the lingering notes of pine and wildflowers. Baby moose, little bear cubs, fawns and baby foxes all come and play and we sometimes get a tiny glimpse of them. That is why I cannot stand to be inside on a beautiful day, to live here is in some sort of way a privilege and to honor the land, you must play here and enjoy what she has to offer. It is truly magic to live here, and at night, I lay in bed, watching the curtains play in the evening wind and listen to the majestic trees sing a night song with the crickets, as I drift off to sleep, only to dream of a place that is still untouched by the harmful hand of man. But I live it. I live here and I hope to keep this dream going for a while...

this is why the post's are slow of late...to busy enjoying my home, here in the valley...
some pics for your viewing pleasure...all from yesterday. xoxo ang

Race Cancelled! Its Snowing Up here!!!!

The race today (in Winter Park-where I live) has been cancelled! Home sweet home has been dusted by the snow fairy. Yes- I know it is only August-but I live in the rocky mountains above 9000 ft so that is the kindof stuff that happens. Of course it will warm up again and we will have those days when i just leave the windows open all night and the summer breeze blows the curtains in a little night dance. So for your viewing pleasure I have hijacked some pics of what we have on the ground this morning at the resort. You can barely see the singletrack. The race for us pro/experts is 17 miles of little ridden singletrack way high on the mountain. You have to take a lift to get to the start. They say on the website it rides longer than you think. So we will partake of this madness next weekend when it is nice and warm again.

This weekend is a huge event in town. The bikers (the motorcyle type) have taken over and there is a huge group of veterans for a veterans rally and some heavy metal bands in town to rock it. I should be busy at work since it is so rainy and cold and sleety that I have a feeling I will be givin some big burly dudes and chicks some relaxing massage...Bring it!!! Im ready....

Hope your weekend is sunny and warm. I will be taking advantage of this weather to brush up on my cross skills as we will be consuming as much cross racing as possible this fall. Theres a bunch of races comin up starting Sept.

have fun!!!!! xoxo angie

I need some EPO....Just Kidding....

I have been one freakishly tired and irritated person as of late and so it goes that I have some blood issues and anemia is most likely the culprit.

I really dont need EPO but turns out some iron supps might be in order.

So this means that I may not be kickin' it hardcore in the races comin' up. I may just save it for the king of the rockies-the last race in our series. Anemia is like having a can of whoop ass in your hands but no can opener and it is freakin frustrating as you try and open that can to no avail...But I probably will skip out on this up comin' weekend race. I just dont have it baby and it dont feel right. Its like I wake up and I just want to go back to sleep or take naps-for Angie Koppa- I just dont do that. I dont nap. I wake up super early ready and charged-ready for life and what it throws at me. Then come 8-9'oclock I get sleepy and do it all over again. So when all I wanna do is sleep I know somethings wrong. If I can get my blood charged back up with life *blood* then I will hopefully have a few more races in me before the snow falls. Which by the way will be sooner rather than later up here. Oh and big props to Dave Wiens who put the smak on Armstrong in the leadville 100 this weekend what an amazing finish/race for both of them..I bow down...

I was hoping to go to nuevo mexico in Sept for this awesome little race -the hustle- but maybe not now. I dont wanna show up and blow up if you know what I mean. But maybe I will just show up to stir up the pot a little...hehh..heh...

Today we are going fishing because the kids want to go and then we'll ride our bikes up to the resort and have a picnic. I think and hope I can keep up with my six year old he's pretty fast. I guess he must have his daddy's genes.

It rained up here all weekend and it has been cold. I put the down blanket on the bed last night and woke up this morning to some eerie fog. Luckily I had Justin to keep me warm...

Well this upcoming weekend is Hawg Fest up here. It is basically a bunch of bikers and metal bands and hopefully the bikers (harley davidson type) are sore and tired from riding and need the attention of one amazing massage therapist (moi)...I can definitely deliver some relief from those aches and pains! Alrighty then...I know this sucks and Im bored with myself..sooo.....hasta...
Angie

New clothes rock!

I got my new kit in the mail the other day, and the new jerseys are so cute and super sweet looking. Mine fits just perfect for my five foot petite little body. I am super happy.

Here is a pic of the new look, on me and my other favorite bella (thanks to whoever did this, I stole from the bella boards--too cute!)

xox
ang