For a Night of Fun and Frivolity, please join us at one great event! Location? Colorado Springs, CO. Oh, and bring a friend, or two.

Colorado Springs National Associaton of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals is a little over a year old now. We were established in the summer of 2007, and our first board was elected and has served a full year. It's time to elect and install new board members. We delight in all that have participated in the last year, and their continued participation and look forward to building on that foundation and growing bigger in 2009.

Planning a Visit to Colorado?

It should be on your list of things to do soon. Colorado is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S. There's everything to do and at the same time, places to relax.

Hiking? Skiing? Snowmobiling? Swimming?

There's so much to do in Colorado, in every season. There are hiking trails everywhere! Even in residential areas there are hiking trails running thru the neighborhoods.

Skiing in Colorado is famous. Everyone either skis or snowboards. And not all the ski areas are in Vail and Aspen, where prices are over the top. Local to where I live is Cooper Mountain. Prices start at $60/night for lodging.

Another really great ski area is Winter Park. In the Winter Park area are several ski resorts with numerous lifts, some for the gentle skiier and some for the max skiier! Mary Jane is one of the ultimate ski resorts. Also, Winter Park is on the west entrance to the Rocky Mountain National Park.

These photos are of some of our trips into The Rocky Mountain National Park. The one on the right is a a moose in the meadow on the west side of the park. You can snowmoblile in the National Park on the far southwest side. There are groomed trails, well marked and away from homes and people.

Fall in the Park is beautiful. Some of the Aspen have dropped their leaves and some are still yellow. Below, waiting in line for the lift at Cooper Mountain. Everyone gets into skiing!

Swimming at Lake Granby. The lake freezes in the winter, and still isn't very warm in the summer.

Colorado Springs

I live in Colorado Springs, it's one of the most beautiful cities in Colorado. Here's a photo of one of our gorgeous sunsets behind Pikes Peak. Just about every home in the area has a great view of Pikes Peak or the Front Range.

In the Springs, the mountains are on the west side and everything in the east just flattens out to Kansas.

Besides beautiful sunsets, we also have glorious rainbows and unusual cloud formations.

This photo was taken in Colorado Springs during a most unusual storm. It never rained, but the clouds were absolutley remarkable.

Every snow fall is beautiful in Colorado. Unlike the east and midwest, Colorado snow melts between snow falls. It always looks like the very first snow fall of the season.

 Like Gambling? Try Cripple Creek

There are quite a few casinos in Cripple Creek. Each of the casinos have good deals on meals. And the table minimums are better than Las Vegas.

This is a photo of the narrow gauge railroad that runs frequently, out and back. Gorgeous views to be had...but bring your jacket, the coaches are open air, and breeze.

This photo is looking down main street. The casinos are on both sides, they are in the old buildings and look regular main street buildings.

So, if you're planning a trip to Colorado this summer or winter, and you should, be sure to enjoy all the lovely scenery and sights to be had!

Later, a post on local things to do in the Colorado Springs Area. Covered will be Garden of the Gods, Manitou Springs, Pikes Peak Cog Railroad, American the Beautiful Park, and the lovely Victorian's in the downtown area.

To see all listings in the Colorado Springs area, and El Paso County, click here.

Still Having Trouble Understanding What Twitter Is?

• If you don’t like writing, then blogging probably isn’t for you!
• If you do decide to blog, you'll need to drive traffic to your sites.
• When you do become active in these social networking sites, you’ll want to just be yourself. Share with others, and read what others are saying. Participate as you do in your current sphere of influence using common sense, Golden Rule interactions.

Debt Consolidation

Wicked Maine!

My husband and I took a little time to visit Wicked Maine...Lobsters, Clam Chowder, Oceans, Inlets, Antiques...what a great time we had. Here are some photos of wicked Maine!

This is the Portland Head Light...probably the most photographed lighthouse in America.

This photo is of the colorful vegetation in the rocks below the Head Light.

The grounds around the Head Light are just gorgeous! Did you notice the compass rose?

Here the Head Light from the north side.

This was taken from the new bridge overlook and the hamlet across the river is Bucksport. Beautiful!

Here's a shot of the bridge from the overlook. I hate heights

One day we had fog, all day. This is a shot of Camp Ellis boat ramp.

Sun Rise at Camp Ellis. Magnicificant! And for this Colorado gal, it was really early in the morning!

We had a fantastic time. I would love to live there all year round. Lobsters, the Ocean, inlets, wicked cool! Have you been to Maine? Or are you lucky enough to live there??? If you're a realtor there with a good deal...call me! LOL

EL PASO COUNTY
LISTING AND SALES SUMMARY
October 2008

Things have been very different lately. Life has been just a little hectic and unsettled. My sweet husband has had "plumbing" problems with the arteries that feed his heart for almost 20 years now. And things have finally come to a point where it was recommended that he have heart bypass surgery done.

His surgery was Thursday, and today is Monday. Well, what a terrible ordeal. It's not something one would do if they didn't have to. (Which tells me that I really don't need the stomach bypass done!) After surgery, he went intoICU for a couple of days, but now he's in the Cardiac Care Unit. Everyone on this floor is having some kind of trouble with their ticker or their plumbing. Scary.

The good news is he's mending. It's a slow process, but he's on his way. But, the effect this has had on me has been tremendous. I haven't had the same routine and probably won't for quite a while. My blogging has had to take a back seat, and I only get a few minutes to Twitter. I do check my email morning and night. But that's about 1/6th of what I used to do.

And I wouldn't change a thing. I'd rather be in the hospital, sitting with him and helping him anyway I can, than working up leads, or out with a client! I miss him and am ready for him to come home!

How about you? Have you undergone a life altering event? What do you do when life takes another path?

Here's October Sales Date for solds in Monument, CO for the month of October, 2008.

It looks like the "blood-letting" has subsided. Agreed upon prices seem to be holding their own! (Except in the cases of homes on the market more than 100 days.)