365 Denver: 251-260

Day 251

Friday, April 11

Relaxing evening doing work, misc. chores, and preparing for the arrival of Heather!!

Day 252

Saturday, April 12

Heather and I at a birthday bbq!  A relaxed, fun backyard day.

Day 253

Sunday, April 13

Crappy snowy weather brought us bar-hopping with friends.

Day 254

Monday, April 14

Heather and I checked out Red Rocks, Breck, and other Colorado fun.

Day 255

Tuesday, April 15

Heather left. :(  It is always SO nice to have such wonderful friends visit!

Sally is severely out of shape!  I'm putting her on a running schedule.

Day 256

Wednesday, April 16

Regular work day turned amazing weekday by rock climbing with Joe & Preston after work!

I recently bought a harness and shoes so I'm looking forward to getting into a new hobby.

Day 257

Thursday, April 17

Preparing jello-egg-shots for the weekend.

Day 258

Friday, April 18

80 degrees + Friday + bubbles = best day ever.

Day 259

Saturday, April 19

Weekend trip to Pueblo, CO!

We woke up (after a night at the bars until 2am) and randomly decided to run a 5k/10k... and then we all placed!  I was first in my age group... but I'll admit the competition was weak.

The rest of the day was spent eating a Pueblo-famous "slopper" at Coors Tavern, boating at Lake Pueblo, and frolicking near the river walk.

The day was absolutely full of smiles and laughter.

Day 260

Sunday, April 20

Easter brunch with Joe's family.  My friendship with Joe has been so warm, welcoming, and fun - my experience with his family was no different.  35 people gathered around delicious food (including home-made green chili), games, and joy.

365 Denver: 241-250

Day 241

Tuesday, April 1

Playing tennis with Pam.

Day 242

Wednesday, April 2

Skiing in Copper.  I had a lot of great runs and decided to end the season on that note.  I have absolutely loved skiing this year, but I'm also really looking forward to spring/summer activities.  Colorado simply has the best of both worlds.

Day 243

Thursday, April 3

Much needed rest from constantly being half-sick, a long day of life errands, happy hour with friends, and skyping with Brad - what a day!

Day 244

Friday, April 4

Rockies opening day!! I'm super excited for baseball season.  I had a lovely day (and a lot of drinks) with these fine ladies. 

Day 245

Saturday, April 5

Watching basketball with Kirsten/Preston.

Day 246

Sunday, April 6

Martha meal with Pam - delicious!

Day 247

Monday, April 7

Wanted to watch the game, but wanted to work out... combo action!  Yay UConn!

Day 248

Tuesday, April 8

SPRING!  I'm so excited for spring to be here!

Day 249

Wednesday, April 9

Happy hour at Root Down for Nichole's birthday.  Cool, chill spot - might be a new fav.

Day 250

Thursday, April 10

Finally gave in to the never-ending half-sickness (that became unbearable over night) and went to the doctor to get some drugs.  Who knew antibiotics were such a lovely thing!?

Spring Break: Moab

To kick off spring break, we headed to Moab for the weekend to enjoy the sun, rocks, and freedom.

Saturday was spent hiking, belaying, and rock climbing... and then a lot of drinking by the fire.

Sunday was spent swinging the Corona Arch - an absolutely amazing experience!

Truly an awesome weekend!

Here's a video that captures some of the highlights:

I was reminded of the immense power of human connection while being humbled in awe of nature. We can build grand homes, cities, etc., but they pale in comparison to what nature does and provides.  At the same time, the bulk of the joy from this weekend was derived from the people - those I knew and those we met.  Life is a shared experience, and I couldn't be luckier to share this one with them.

365 Denver: 231-240

Day 231

Saturday, March 22

Bouldering at Joe's and hanging out with friends.

Day 232

Sunday, March 23

Relaxing, reading, and loving the beautiful open-window weather!

Day 233

Monday, March 24

REI dividend came in the mail so I got a new day pack!  And my mom very sweetly surprised me with a package of chicken soup and a purse!

Day 234

Tuesday, March 25

A busy day at the dog park!

Day 235

Wednesday, March 26

Dentist appointment.  Still in the cavity free club - good job me!

Day 236

Thursday, March 27

Doctor appointment and oil change - it is a productive week in life!  Harry was kind enough to hang out with me in the waiting room. I've been so lucky that I've loved my dentist/doctor/car place... that can be hard to find in a new city. 

Day 237

Friday, March 28

SPRING BREAK!

Work has been crrraaazzzyy lately and the break is much needed!!

Driving to Moab for the weekend!

Day 238

Saturday, March 29

Hiking, belaying, climbing, and camping in beautiful Moab with wonderful people!

Day 239

Sunday, March 30

Hiked up to the top of this bad boy and jumped off.  Hands down one of the coolest things I've ever done!

Day 240

Monday, March 31

Opening day!

Reds lost - Pam was bummed.