Bum beginning to February

I was down in Las Vegas all last week for a trade show (Snowsports Industry of America) and had a great time catching up with all the old friends, co-workers, and industry peeps. No photos though, have to keep the memories in Vegas;)

But unfortunately the day I arrived home we went snowboarding and my shoulder dislocated...again. It happened while just riding, not a crash, but it is the third time in eight months that my shoulder has come out. According to the doc this one means it is time for necessary season ending surgery. Bummer. The doc that helped me was very informative with teaching me about my injury and how to get my shoulder back in on my own if this were to happen again. 

I am typing with one hand since the other is in a sling, so my apologies on the short entry.

Ok I decided to post one photo of a really good looking jacket I viewed at SIA. I cant tell you what brand because it is a sample from next year, but I can tell you this brand has the best designed line of the year. Here's a hint...three numbers.

Here is a photo of my homie hitting the rail that is positioned just before the quarter pipe where my shoulder popped. We were in the backcountry so I had to hike out about 15 minutes.

We also attempted to pop my shoulder back in in the parking lot before heading to the clinic but that didnt work.

A normal shoulder

Normal shoulder on left (notice ball in socket) / dislocated on right (notice ball on top of socket)

Finally new snow in Utah

As most of you know, I believe I am cursed with traveling to where the snow conditions are poor, and leaving places where conditions become great. Well luckily before I left town again (I leave tomorrow), Utah was able to get some snow, and lots of it. Here are some pics from during the blizzard.

Taking a break to let the legs recover, was in between knee and waist deep right here.


My homie Nic trying to spot the landing in a whiteout blizzard


See mom, I do take safety precautions. We are checking the avalanche conditions for the day


We thought our snow hut would keep us warm and dry, but as you can see from the snow on the backpacks and snowboards, it was snowing too hard

2009 in full effect!

Hello again everyone, this is the first blog post for 2009 for me. I know it has been a while since the last one, so my apologies on not keeping it updated. It will be different for 09 though, I will be updating it weekly again. So here are a few pics from the month I was on the road and back home during the holidays and ringing in the new year.

Only in Michigan will you see 10 shotgun shells in the middle console of someones vehicle while driving
A couple of the OG's trying to handle the cold and snowy conditions

Christmas day can get very tiring trying to keep up with Rosie and her maniac pace of present opening. Oh to be a kid again.


And yes, what would Christmas day be without a messy breakfast feast.

I had a chance to go up north snowmobiling with my dad and his buddies one weekend, and I had a blast. Perfect weather, great riding, and fun times.

Below are some photos from my new office space I just leased. Well one photo is just an amazing sunrise that makes me so stoked every morning. Anyway, for those of you that do not know I have  started Rosestar Industries which is a parent company comprised of: Rosestar Consulting, Rosestar Apparel, Rosestar Records, Rosestar Events, and Kush Investment Group. The new office space has some temporary furniture in place, but in a couple months it will be very zenplush (new word I just made up). 

Busy busy busy, more updates soon. 

Big ups to my boys from Texas, to Florida, to Michigan. If you guys read these updates then much love. And Matt Sherry, I am always reading your blog, your triathlon experience is amazing, I am very impressed and proud of you man, thats awesome. Last, but for sure not least, much love to my family in Michigan, Rosie is my life and I cannot wait for the next family get together. Peace!

Michigan

It was so great to be home for a few days. Plenty of friends, family, and "sack of potatos' with Rosie. And by the way Rosie leaves me speechless, she is the cutest girl ever!!! And a genius

NYC what!

One of my really good friends Nic is having a baby girl in a couple months, so my roommate Ryder and I decided to take him to NYC for one last celebration of freedom. It was his first time in NYC ever so we had lots to do (as the photos show). We were there three nights, three days, and rented a very nice condo from our now friend, and great music composer/producer David Friedman. Great times!

Ryder and I watching the sun come up Sunday morning from the balcony, it was amazing.

Ryder in Times Square late night, the best time to walk through there, during the day it is a way too crowded
Ryder, Brady (our buddy in NYC, he runs the show out there) and myself cold chillin at a little Havana themed club
One of David's many multi platinum records
Ryder and Nic deciding what the next move is right after the Statue of Liberty

Bernie (business partners with Brady, also locks in down in a big way in NYC) with Nic at Marquee. Notice the light color of Nic's drink, a certain someone kept adding more liquor whenever he wasn't looking.

Nothin new...

So I know I have not updated the blog in a bit, that was thanks to the 4th of July holiday. I must say I was sad to miss out on the first Platte River trip in about 7 or 8 years. But times change and commitments come up, so Utah it was. I hope all the best went down in Honor though boys. Anyway, I do not have photos from this weekend because we were out of the lake all weekend. Waverunners, boats, camping, and hitting up PC at night made for a fun but long weekend. A little sunburn, but nothing too bad. I can hardly walk now though because my back and shoulders are so sore from the wakeboarding, good times good times. Happy late 4th of July to all! And also for those of you who did not hear, I left my position with Temkin last week in order to dedicate more time to my consulting and to take a position with an investment coaching company. Wish all of you at Temkin the best.