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SPA Staff in Stitches!
February 28, 2008 – 3:01 am
Susan, an expert knitter
Natalie and Holly
On a chilly Thursday after work, our good friend Natalie, the school health coordinator at Summit School District, came over to SPA to teach the SPA ladies how to knit. Susan is already a pretty good knitter, for Natalie had taught her to knit the previous summer. Holly, Liliana, and I, however, were all beginners. Natalie rose to the challenge and did a great job teaching us how to knit and purl. She recently taught a Girl Scout troop how to knit, so she was a seasoned knitting instructor.
I think knitting could be a great asset-building activity that parents can do with their children! For more information about how to get started with knitting, check out KnittingHelp.com. They have free instructional videos and everything.
See you all later!
Elyse
Shrimp and Snow
February 1, 2008 – 9:40 am
Me (Elyse) and Donna at Bubba Gump’s
On the final, cold day in January, SPA staff members spent a pleasant afternoon in Breckenridge. We enjoyed dining at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company and viewing the snow sculptures on display from the International Snow Sculpture Championships.
At Bubba Gump’s, I inspected the menu with a vulture’s eye and feasted upon a fried-fish sandwich smothered with pepper jack cheese. My choice of a crispy entree instead of broiled one got me in trouble with Tom. He threatened to send evidence of my not-so-healthy choice to the LiveWell Colorado grant administrators (I am the project manager for LiveWell Colorado, which is an initiative that encourages people to eat better and move more). Coming to my defense, Donna insisted that she would hide the receipt from our meal from Tom.
Susan briefing us on our dessert choices
After our main courses, we indulged in dessert, another not-so-healthy choice. Susan briefed us all on our options with a nice little presentation using the ping-pong menu as a visual aid. We all shared two scrumptious choices–a warm cookie with ice cream and strawberry shortcake.
SPA staff
Next, we visited the Riverwalk Center to view the snow sculptures. It’s amazing how a lifeless element like snow takes on a soul after you turn it into a sculpture. At my favorite snow sculpture, a depiction of a special moment between a father and a toddler, is where we paused to take a picture. Whether you enjoy fantasy or whether you enjoy stark realism, the snow sculptures can become a mirror of life. As Forrest Gump would say….
Goodbye for now!
Elyse
What’s Cooking?
January 23, 2008 – 8:27 am
Last Thursday before Dialogue Over Dinner, we taped the first episode of What’s Cooking? What’s Cooking? is Summit Prevention Alliance’s new healthy cooking show that will be aired on SCTV (Comcast channel 10) locally in Summit County. All day, I was excited and anxious to see how the show would turn out. I helped Ian, our super-duper bilingual chef, purchase the food. When we started to set up, I was thrilled to learn that I would get to help prep the food!
Nervous for those who were going to be taped, I watched as Brad from SCTV began filming. The room was filled with anticipation as we prepared to start. Our executive director, Tom, said that he had chills running down his back. Ian, however, was full of energy and ready to go. Cecilia, Summit County’s premier nutritionist, did an excellent job interpreting (the show is in both English and Spanish). Cecilia also provided some superb nutritional tips throughout the show. Check out the dynamic duo!
Check out SCTV’s website (http://www.sctv10.com/) to see when What’s Cooking? will air. You could learn how to make this mouth-watering dish:
Catch you all next time!
Liliana