1-31 The Watsons also know how to throw a great party!

This was a "wine party" with @ 24 people...so very lively! Each couple was to bring a bottle of wine in a paper sack that had to be priced under $20. Each bag received a number on the bottom of it. To select the bottle you would then take home they bought one of those "claw machines". (the larger versions are found in grocery stores and casinos where you see all the prizes an then use 'a claw" to try and pick up your prize and then dump it into the exit slot.) The Watson version had finger puppets with the wine bottle number written on the bottom of each one. The Seattle/Sun Valley connection must be 2 degrees of separation so it was fun to meet/reconnect with some great people!

1-25 at Tom and Cheri Watsons

The Dahl's (who we'd been staying with since the accident left for a trip back to Seattle on the 24th), and since I was still having difficulty navigating steep steps the Watson's graciously invited us to stay at their home.The best pic I can include of this stay is of theirs (and my) beloved dog Fischer Rose!!

If anyone ever needs physical therapists in Sun Valley area

I was in enough pain from the accident that I was willing to try both traditional and non traditional therapists. Highly recommended was Michael Rollins

who is certified in "Active isolated stretching and strengthening". He also uses ARP wave technology which is similar (but different) to the electrical stimulus used by many therapists. He is also also highly trained in Tai-Chi...guess what... I learned that rather than breathing regularly I hold my breath while in the midst of a focused activity...this could be a life changing discovery!

I also worked with Dean Rutherford who is a Chiropractor in Hailey who did wonders to straighten my neck that was very misaligned after hitting my head so hard. He also added traditional electro stimulus to my treatments.

When Michael had to leave on a business trip he recommended 3 PT's. I chose Jill Pardini who is a certified PT and SCS. Her clinic is Sun Valley Sports Therapy which operates within Zynergy which is an awesome sports facility. Following her treatments I then had access to the clubs aromatherapy steam room and Jacuzzi which allowed for additional stretching/range of motion exercise. She was the perfect match for me....a great blend of optimism and reality!

Today is 2-25. Injured and novice blogger that I am, I am FINALLY going to post individual blogs!

One thing I've learned is that the "post date" isn't really the day something happened. Starting with this series of blogs I'm going to add additional commentary and pics of some of the wonderful people and fun events that occurred during our extended stay in Sun Valley while I was rehabbing from my accident on Jan. 20th. And then continuing with our journey as we left for for Utah on Feb. 12th, and finally arrived in Colorado on Feb. 17th. Although out of order, we hope that you're able to absorb some of the joy we've experienced this past month!

And to think I always thought "to blog" meant to update info frequently!??

So much has happened in the past two weeks (plus lack of network availability) that it turns out that I am a dud blogger. However, as of last night we are finally settled in Breckenridge so ready to get back at it. In a major effort not to bore any of you to death, I'll try to select the pictures that are the most inspiring and keep the verbiage to a minimum. Yeah yeah I know that is an oxymoron where I'm concerned. More later!

Oh...have I mentioned parties??!!

Another delightful quality of life in the Valley are all the impromptu gatherings! While staying in my "hospital room" at the Dahl's there was much to be celebrated! One night we even went over to Dar's...another Tri Delt seen in middle of photo) She'd recently arrived from Hermosa Beach..so how cool was it to get to celebrate her Birthday with a bunch of her SV friends??!

Walking, Breathing in breathing out!

So one thing that (via some of my latest therapy) has finally penetrated my thick skull is that proper breathing is far more important to health and healing than I've acknowledged so on Sunday we "practiced" proper walking and breathing by cruising the halls and viewing the wonderful old pictures at Sun Valley Lodge. (I also found that walking and shopping throughout the mall was also very therapeutic!)

Recently, while Gary (Faux Pa) was giving a mini ski lesson to our Faux Da we noted that the "baskets" need to be behind you. She had no idea what a "basket" had to do with skiing. So for others who might also ask that question here's, a visual of the poles of old from the pictures displayed through the lodge:

Back in the day when you travelled to Sun Valley via train very long skies were the all the rage:

We love how Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey have been modernized without totally losing all the original charisma: