The Schrag Family Blog

Kiwi ski day

2009-03-02T19:34:00.002-07:00

In January I met up with Steve and Michelle Mc Gill who spent time with their kids at Keystone.

We had a great day skiing the outback of Keystone as well as North Peak and Dercum Mountain.

After wards we had a coupe of ambers to finish of a good day skiing

Quick Snowstorm hits Denver and the Frontrange

2009-01-12T21:37:00.004-07:00

This is how the campus looked today after a quick snow storm that hit Denver. I was lucky leaving early for work just ahead of an more intense storm then expected. Meterologist predicted .5 inches of snow but in less then 2 hours over 3 inches of the white stuff was dumped on the ground causing quite a mayhem on the roads. Some of my students who left late took over 2 hours for a drive that normally takes only 25 minutes.

Open House

2009-01-11T13:41:00.003-07:00

This weekend we had another open house at Johnson & Wales and with the help of some student volunteers I produced a range of Asian Starters. I also had interested students for a hands-on intro in the kitchen. they were producing Sushi and Vietnamese Springrolls. We do at least 6 open house events during the year where students and parents get to visit the university. Attached are some pictures from Saturday

Snowboarding

2009-01-09T18:48:00.003-07:00

Bonnie, Samuel and I learned how to snowboard. On our recent new years trip to Summit County we spent the first day skiing at Keystone and then had a couple of days on the Bunny slope learning to snowboard. We all discovered that it is much harder for the first 2 days to snowboard then skiing. However we all had a great time. here are some pictures of Bonnie and Samuel on a snowboard

Bretzeli

2008-12-23T21:33:00.006-07:00

Christmas time is Bretzeli time. More specific Berner Bretzeli. Just like mum used to make for years we are keeping the tradition going. The Faithfull Migros Machine we got as a present from mum is working thanks to the heavy duty Electricity Converter that weighs a ton.

This year Jesse got very much involved and was the main cook. Enjoy the pictures

Seasons Greetings

2008-12-14T21:43:00.006-07:00

Jane, Bonnie, Samuel, Jesse and I would like to wish everyone the best for the coming Christmas and the new Year. Today we had another 4 inches of Snow followed by a cold - 17 C Temperature.

We went and took our yearly family photo.

This will be our 6th Christmas here in the USA. Who would have thought this when we first got the news that we won a place in the Diversity Lottery. Anyway the last five years passed so quickly it is hard to believe. So to all a merry Christmas and a happy new Year

From the Schrag's

From left to right

Samuel ( 10)

Jesse ( 8)

Bonnie ( 12)

Christmas Tree

2008-12-11T07:38:00.004-07:00

Yesterday the kids put up the Christmas Tree

What a nice job they have done.

Jesse with Santa Hat

Let it Snow

2008-12-10T07:42:00.003-07:00

We had the first decent snowfall this winter with about 7 inches ( 21cm) of snow overnight. Driving was fun. It also got a little bit colder with temps of 22 F or -6 C.

So with a little bit of luck we might get a white Christmas here in Louisville.

Check out the snow on the deck.

Keystone

2008-12-09T08:44:00.010-07:00

I went up to Keystone for the first time this winter to attend the 2 days on snow Training.

The weather was not too ad and the snow was great. A little bit crowded because not all slopes are open. We covered the GO Factor Keystones new motto to teach all type of skiers.

The drive back was not too bad a little bit busy on the I-70 at Georgetown.

View from the top of Dercum Mountain at Keystone

The new Gondola at River Run

View to Lake Dillon

Beaver Creek Gingerbread competition! The Results

2008-11-28T21:25:00.012-07:00

Today I dropped off the Gingerbread house to Beaver Creek. Only a 3 hour drive on the Freeway. However we had Winter driving conditions which means snow covered roads. Luckily I have 4 wheel drive which i needed to get safely over Vail Pass and the loveland Tunnel. On the way back i counted at least 6 cars that went off the road. Some cars with backdrive slid all over the road or had to give up over Vail Pass.

Our Entry won 1st price in the professional section which came with $US 1000 prize money. Not bad for a couple of days work. Below are some pictures.

Gerald R Ford Hall this is where the entries were displayed

Beaver Creek Ice rink. Beaver Creek is the play ground for the rich!!

Our Entry

Second Place Professional section

3rd Place professional section

Amateur section

Another good example from the amateur section

1st Place Kids section ( what a great entry)

1st Place Amateur. This shows how good the "amateur" are they give everyone a run for the money.

Beaver Creek Gingerbread House

2008-11-25T09:41:00.007-07:00

Once again I have teamed up with Colleague Marcia Kramer and we entered the Annual Beaver Creek Gingerbread house competition. We spent a couple of days working on our Rustic House and it will be my task this year to drive the House up to Beaver Creek about 2 hours drive and drop it off . All the Houses are Auctioned off after the competition with all proceedings going to the CASA charity that supports abused children.

Craigslist Landscaping

2008-11-23T21:18:00.006-07:00

Below is a picture of our house when we first moved in .

This are the pictures of the house after we finished our Craigslist Landscaping project.

For those of you who do not know what Craigslist is, it is a website where people sell or give away all sorts. Jane and I like the Free column of Craigslist.

Other than the plants, some Sand for the Patio and the Wood for the framing we got everything of Craigslist for free. Naturally we had to go and haul the rocks and other materials but hey it was all worth it in the end. See the finished project. We were constantly amazed what people are giving away for free.

Christmas lights installed

2008-11-22T20:34:00.005-07:00

Christmas is just around the Corner

It is still very warm here in Colorado. Today was another Bluebird day and Jane finished laying the last of the Flagstones. And we installed the Christmas lights for 2008.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner it might be time for the first snow to fall.

Haloween

2008-11-16T21:46:00.005-07:00

Jane in Costume

Bonnie the Devilish Angel

Impressions from Las Vegas

2008-11-16T19:45:00.010-07:00

Vivas Las Vegas

The Famous Bellagio Casino

It has a 5 meter tall Chocolate Fountain in the Pastry Shop

The Lion's from the MGM Casino

Dessert entry followed by a couple of Cold Platters

Trip to Grand Mesa

2008-11-16T18:37:00.000-07:00

Earlier in the summer we went for a Camping Trip to Grand Mesa National Park.

We had a good time doing some fishing and tramping.

Here are some impressions.

Setting up the tent and Jesse fishing

Fall 2008

2008-11-16T11:19:00.000-07:00

We have been busy working on the front and the back of the house.

Jane continued on the back patio which is starting to come along quite nicely

I have been busy training the Johnson & Wales Culinary team for the Colorado State competition.

Unfortunately due to some incorrect filled paperwork the team got disqualified and therefore will not be able to go on to Seattle.

The Weather here has been fantastic we only had a couple of cold days and barely an inch of snow.

Temps during the day still reach mid 20's and naturally we are having a great time.