This morning, Elisabeth and I had a friend date! We ate breakfast together at Sam's No 3 and then went to the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo. We went to the Sam's that's in Glendale, it's the one near Elisabeth's work and one I've never been to before so I was down. Breakfast was good (french…
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Glow at the Gardens
Yesterday, Sidney, Elisabeth, and I went to the Botanic Gardens at night to experience their Glow in the Gardens spectacular for the first time. Hundreds of pumpkins and lanterns lined the walkways, walls, and open spaces of the garden. There was a variety of large pumpkin sculptures, including an owl and a dragon that spurted…
Weekend time
Saturday morning, Gene and I drove down to Colorado Springs to visit my parents. My mom got double knee replacement surgery a couple of weeks ago so I wanted to visit her while she was in rehab (she gets out Wednesday!). She is doing great, she can walk around now and get in and out…
Updates from the past week
The first week of school was exhausting for me but I made it through! On Wednesday, the housemates and I ate dinner at Daikon, the bahn mi place near Gene's and Sidney's works. The restaurant has really expanded its menu since I last went, they now offer salmon, tofu, and chicken salad in addition to…
Past few days
This past week was a busy one at work. Tomorrow is the first day of school so last week was everybody doing lots of prep work. It wasn't a bad week overall but with a busy work life and a few different things happening in the personal life, I was tired. Thankfully there weren't any…
Camping at Monarch Park Campground
The housemates and I went camping last weekend. I haven’t camped much in my life but I think that may change - at least a little. I had such a fun time. I was relaxed almost the entire time and really enjoyed myself. We camped at Monarch Park Campground, a campground 30 minutes past Salida,…
My weekend – July 21 & 22
And now back to normal life. On Saturday, Elisabeth and I got up early and went to the Chatfield Botanic Garden's Lavender Festival. Neither of us had been before and tickets were super cheap, especially since we got the member price, so we figured we should see what was up. Turns out the lavender part…