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. 

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.

Tour De Fat

New Belgium Brewery (maker of Fat Tire) hosts a biking and beer festival called Tour De Fat.

10+ thousand people came out to Fort Collins to dress up in costumes, ride some bikes, and drink some beers.

Molly, her friends Ray and Kim, and I went and had a blast!!

The tour is a one mile parade route.  Its beyond packed, so you more walk your bike than ride it... but it makes for excellent people watching.  Streets are lined with onlookers and house parties.

The weirdest thing I brought with me to CO was my ugly Christmas sweater so I happily (and hotly) rocked it.  Kim and Ray went the "wear a weird combo of weird things from a thrift shop" route - which I appreciated greatly. 

Some people were really creative - there was a man who dressed up as "Up" and made his bicycle into a house, dressed as an old man, and had balloons over him. 

 After the parade, all gather for beer, music, food, etc.  A sea of happy, weird people.  Got some beer tokens, made friends with some Oompa Loompas, and enjoyed some day drinking.

Best costume: Miley Cyrus at the VMAs. Hilarious.

Ray and Kim (and everybody else we met) were sooo nice/welcoming/inviting/etc.  A common theme I've found in people here.

I love bikes.

I love beer.

I love costumes.

I love Colorado.