I finished another #30 before 40 item! I went to the top of Pike’s Peak. Shari and I went down to Colorado Springs last week and my parents treated us to a trip up the mountain. I so enjoyed the day – a visit is well worth it. We happened to go on the perfect … More 8-29-22 Pike’s Peak or Bust!
Friday evening I had Shari, Elisabeth, and Alyssa over for a “Last Friday Art Evening” (instead of First Friday Art Walk, get it? 😉 ). We had dinner and then painted a little bit. Well, I painted a little bit. Shari and Alyssa did a much better job at painting than I did, although I … More 6-27-22 Pride Parade!
Ya’ll, the past two weeks of my life have been busy! I’ve either had something going on each night or I’ve been way too tired from previous nights to write up a post. Some highlights of the past couple weeks: I had Elisabeth over for dinner, and it was incredibly lovely. Spending one on one … More 6-23-22 Updates
Last Friday, Shari and I met up with our friend, Alyssa, to wander around First Friday Art Walk. It had been a few years since I had gone and I wanted to check it out again. I’m so glad we went right when it opened at 5:30pm because it meant we had about half an … More 6/7/22
My long weekend started off great. Mel invited me and Shari over for dinner. She cooked us a delicious vegan udon and tofu dish and a lovely salad. We sat out on Mel and Matt’s porch under the wonderfully warm evening and had fantastic conversation until I started yawning a bit too much and needed … More 5-30-22 Long Weekend
Oh boy, last weekend drained me. In a good way, thankfully, but it still drained me. I hosted an Our Flag Means Death (OFMD) dinner party Sunday evening. It was an absolute blast. But as all people who have planned parties know, the planning and prepping can take quite a long time. Happily, I really … More 5-26-22 Dinner Party and Other Things
Has anyone else noticed how many ant hills there are this year? I haven’t seen this many ant hills in previous years so I’m curious if it’s some kind of Year of the Ant or something. Not all of the ant hills seem to have ants either. There’s just loads and loads of the little … More 5-16-22
Just Lauren 