We recently took a family vacation to Aspen, Colorado for almost two weeks.  Initially, it was one week, but we loved Aspen so much we extended the fun.  I’d have to say that Aspen is one of my favorite places in America.  It’s so beautiful there, it’s almost unbelieveable.

Well…. if you like moutanins, rivers, wildlife, excellent food, cool people, shopping, etc etc then Aspen is tremendous.  We spent our time dining at fine restaurants, shopping and snowboarding in Snow Mass (about 10 minutes from Aspen).

I’m not as in shape as I used to be, but I still managed to zip down the blue runs and avoid breaking any bones.  My wife was a beginner, but I have to admit, she picked it up quicker than I ever did.

As far as celebrities, everyone said they were everywhere to be seen, but I did not see anyone recognizable.  Well, I thought I saw a couple celebrities, but my wife told me I was “wrong”.  That happens from time to time you know…

While in Aspen, we decided to look up a professional photographer to snap some family pictures.  Boy was that ever a great idea!  We were as lucky as could be too.  We landed a super cool guy who was nothing short of spectacular.

If you are ever in the Aspen area, be sure and get in contact with Jim Paussa and get him to do his magic.  We had a blast taking pictures and Jim and his assistant were very nice and extremely good with my son Julian.  The pictures were fantastic and the experience was tremendous!

(Thanks Jim!)

Also, while in Aspen, you’ll quickly realize just how much money people make out there.  I mean, it’s one thing to bring in a million dollars, but it’s quite another thing to see the money in Aspen.  There are houses there that reach into the twenty million dollar range (and plenty of them!)

I checked out the Real Estate market and it just blew me away how expensive it is there.  We took pictures in a townhouse that was priced at 6 million.  The shops downtown had furs and art, paintings and clothes that were so expensive, I began feeling an uncontrollable sense of “I-Need-To-Make-Even-More-Money!”

There are always different levels of income to strive for!

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