365 Denver: 101-110

 Day 101

Tuesday, November 12

Field trip to the Children's Museum of Denver!  Most teachers, myself included, have a love-hate relationship with field trips.  Today was a love-hate day, but its cute to see the kiddos so excited about everything and anything.  Who knew riding the bus and dressing up like a firefighter was so amazing?

Day 102

Wednesday, November 13

Stitches removal by Kirsten with help from favorite nurses T & C and supporters Derek and Mist.  Kirsten did such a fantastic job!  And although it was brief, it was so great to see the OK crew.  Later that night I skyped with Molly which was equally as lovely!

Day 103

Thursday, November 14

Dinner with/by J.  Recipes may not be his forte, but it was a yummy, funny night. 

Day 104

Friday, November 15

A bar we frequent advertised having an 80s ski party... so we dressed up! ...and were the only ones who did. haha  Obviously we were the coolest people there.

Day 105

Saturday, November 16

Ski day #3.  Beautiful snowy powder day!  

Followed by hot tubbing and watching Hot Tub Time Machine. 

Day 106

Sunday, November 17

90 minute wait for a delicious Snooze brunch?  No problem - corn hole, uno, thumb war,etc.  Sometimes it's not where you are or what you're doing, it's the people you're with who make it fun.

Day 107

Monday, November 18

Sally says "stop doing work" in her adorable new cable knit sweater.

Day 108

Tuesday, November 19

No voice. At all. All day. Tea.

Day 109

Wednesday, November 20

Sally reads Harry Potter.

Day 110

Thursday, November 21

Snow!  Excited for the first real snowy day of the season.

365 Denver: 91-100

Day 91

Saturday, November 2

Watched a soccer game, checked out a new brewery - Jagged Mountain (pictured) - with delicious beers and fun games, house party, and ended the night dancing the night away to celebrate Kirsten's birthday! Fun fun fun.

Day 92

Sunday, November 3

Park!  Beautiful fall day!  Found my favorite tree by the lake with the mountains in the background. Read some HP with Sal Pal - then she chased a million squirrels and was once again adored by all.  J met me and we lounged, played bananagrams, and tossed the football.  Then sushi dinner and skyping with Heather, Carolyn, and Misty.  Perfect!

Day 93

Monday, November 4

Boggle and delicious soup on a chilly day.

I dominated in boggle, btw.

Day 94

Tuesday, November 5

Just too cold to run outside... so checked out the apartment gym for the first time!  Happily surprised to find TVs on every machine!

Day 95

Wednesday, November 6

Skyping with Brad!  We had some technical difficulties, but the love was there all the same. 

Day 96

Thursday, November 7

Horrible day at work... made better by a fun evening with Kirsten, Preston, J, and Lauren watching OU (get demolished) play football!

Day 97

Friday, November 8

Decided to buy a ski pass! Excitement.  Went to the ski expo for some seriously discounted gear, met up for a beer and games with friends, and had a delicious dinner at an Ethiopian place called Arada (pictured) with Sarah who was visiting in town again!

Day 98

Saturday, November 9

1st day on the slopes... fail.

Wipe out turned into 4 stitches... but remained in good spirits and excited, albeit nervous to go again soon!

Despite the setback, I had a great day with Kirsten and Preston!

Day 99

Sunday, November 10

Girls on the Run 5K!

Every little girl is paired with a teacher/adult mentor to run with them on this 5k promoting girl empowerment.  Followed by brunch (yum - Denver Biscuit Company!) and a day of errands. 

Day 100

Monday, November 11

100 Days!!!! Crazy.

Ski Day!

No school for Veteran's Day = day 2 on the slopes and no injuries! haha It was a really fun day hanging out with friends, getting in lots of runs, and regaining some confidence. 

365 Denver: 81-90

Day 81

Wednesday, October 23

Dealing with my flat tire.  "Should be about 30-45 minutes" turned into a long 3 hour wait...

Day 82

Thursday, October 24

Lauren brought me lunch today and I came home to this present waiting for me from J!  Lifted my spirits and reminded me how lucky I am to have found people who care about me here.

Day 83

Friday, October 25

Bull & Bush with my uncle & aunt.  I had't seen them in years, so it was nice to catch up.

Day 84

Saturday, October 26

Halloween celebration!... turned drunken crying emotional mess.  Oops...

Day 85

Sunday, October 27

work work work with Lauren

Day 86

Monday, October 28

I have been pretty depressed lately so after work I wanted to drive into the mountains to see beauty, clear my mind, and remember why I moved here again.... and I drove into fog so thick visibility was limited to the car in front of me.  Pretty symbolic - surrounded by beauty and all the things that I love about being here, but unable to see any of it.

Day 87

Tuesday, October 29

Volleyball night - and the first time we truly clicked and bonded as a team.  We stayed after our games to drink some beer and wait for an open court to just play around together. 

Day 88

Wednesday, October 30

Hocus Pocus & thai food. 

Day 89

Thursday, October 31

Hung out with a new friend from work, Avery.  I'm very grateful for the friendship I'm developing with her.  Then went over to Lauren's for delicious dinner, "salad" (wine), and some scary movies!

Day 90

Friday, November 1

Parent Teacher Conferences... all. day. long.  First conference at began at 7:20 am, last conference ended at 7:25 pm.  

365 Denver: 71-80

Day 71

Sunday, October 13

Family dinner!  Gathered with some friends for a delightful meal and some chill time.  I meant to take a picture of the food (chili, salad, cookies etc.) but forgot... so I captured the shenanigans that followed.

Day 72

Monday, October 14

When your boss asks you "Do you have any plans tonight?" sometimes it pays off to say no!  Free tickets to watch a preseason Nuggets game. :)

Day 73

Tuesday, October 15

WE LOVE FALL!

Day 74

Wednesday, October 16

We won the "Spirit Stick" this week.  Good job kiddos.

Day 75

Thursday, October 17

Dinner with Kirsten!!! We ate a Pho on 6th - a place nearby I've been wanting to try.  Delicious and I love Kirsten!

Day 76

Friday, October 18

Date with the ladies.  We decided to go get our nails done and go out for dinner.  It was so nice to be pampered and I said treat-yo-self and went for some gel nails!

Day 77

Saturday, October 19

Wonderful day! Slept in, run with Sally, dog park action, and an afternoon/evening with friends enjoying fall time festivities!  Spaghetti squash dinner, pumpkin pie from scratch, pumpkin carving, spiked cider, and Harry Potter.  Perfection. (My pumpkin is 2nd from the left - a witch!)

Day 78

Sunday, October 20

Brunch at Lucilles - a delicious and adorable Creole restaurant in Denver.

Day 79

Monday, October 21

Costume crafting + watching Great Gatsby w/Lauren.

I'm going to be a bird.  Lots of feathers...

Day 80

Tuesday, October 22

Best part of my day? Going to the mailbox and getting this!  Generally, it was just mail that was sent to my former address - but a reminder of home and a funny little note made my day! 

Great American Beer Festival!

Last Saturday Lauren, Pam, and I went to the Great American Beer Festival.  Basically heaven for beer lovers... and I love beer.  Hundreds of breweries with thousands of delicious beers from all over the country come for this competition/festival!  You just stroll around with your 1oz tasting glass and try beers all night long.  We made pretzel necklaces (a common and popular item) to snack on.  Also, picked up some sweet SWAG.

We had a BLAST.

Had a friend-making "competition"... and made tons of friends. 

Tried too many beers to count and loved about 90% of them. 

Here are some highlights.

 Excited!  Also, I love the bear peeking in the convention center.  Somebody give that bear a beer.

 I thought I'd take a picture of my favorite breweries... but then they were pretty much all my favorite so I stopped.  But I was excited to try beers near and far - here's a new place to try in Golden!

 Some people dress up in weird outfits.  Why?  Who's to say.  But it's fun.

 We watched a family feud game between some brewers.  He is a brewer at a bar near my house! Made friends with him and tried on his hat.  It was sweaty.  Good shot of my pretzel necklace and accumulating SWAG too!

 Made friends with the Alaskan Brewing Company.  Spent a long time at their booth.  They were fun. And had mascots.

Shenanigans.

Love beer.

Love friends.

Love Colorado.