Adventures of a well-rounded geek
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,…
On Tuesday I spent time with Kaitlin, my mom, and EG! We hung around the house for a bit where I tried Kevin's homemade Greek yogurt (super good with honey), had Chick-fil-A, and talked to my adorable niece who smiled at me multiple times! 🙂 Kaitlin and I then went to the mall to look…
First day of spring break for me. Started off with me lounging in bed, which in itself is pretty impressive as I normally can't stand doing it for too long. But this morning I lounged and hung out with Gene and Pippin and it was lovely. I then got too hungry and since I was…
This morning I went to Waterton Canyon with my old friend Meseret. Even though we live in the same state, not even 20 minutes from each other, it's been two years since we've connected. Is this a human condition - where we don't keep relationships well? Or is it more of a generational thing I…
Friday night Gene and I took Sidney and Aaron to Casa Bonita. An icon of Denver, we thought Aaron would enjoy the overly done restaurant. I’m happy to say he did. Sidney had never been either so it was doubly fun to watch their reactions to what is Casa Bonita. As Sidney so eloquently summed…
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On Thursday, Gene, Sidney and I drove up to Estes Park. We stopped in Boulder for lunch and then went to the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park for a 3.5 mile hike to see three different lakes: Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, and Emerald Lake. It was a new hike for all…
On Monday, we went hiking at Mount Falcon open space. Although it was quite crowded in the beginning we got onto a trail that had MUCH less people and the hike was really pleasant. There are "castle" ruins of a home that you can walk around, which is pretty neat. Sidney read that the home…
This weekend Gene and I went to visit my parents in Colorado Springs. On Saturday we drove down to Mueller State Park where we went for a short hike. The trail was still covered in snow for the most part but we found our way. I'll be glad when the snow has melted though, it…
This morning I went to the dentist for my biannual cleaning. I was given a referral to an oral surgeon to get my one wisdom tooth out. I had been hoping to avoid that but now that I think about it, my jaw has been a bit...off lately, so perhaps my wisdom tooth is the…
Yesterday we went on an 8 mile hike on the edge of downtown Richmond. The hike took us into forest, along James River, and at one point walked on the edge of Maymont's grounds. The weather was AMAZING, I ended up hiking in a t shirt and still being hot for part of it. The…
