365 Denver: 221-230

Day 221

Wednesday, March 12

Kiddos being adorable for our nutrition lesson.  They were pretending to be on a cooking show.

Day 222

Thursday, March 13

Literacy night at school... 0 parents came.  The one parent who expressed interest, but had a time conflict, has the highest student in class. The lack of parental involvement is very disheartening... it takes a village, and I often feel kind of alone.

Day 223

Friday, March 14

I randomly got to attend a conference today - a day with adults!!  Meanwhile, shit was going down at school... sigh. 

Out with the crew for Pam's 30th birthday!!

Day 224

Saturday, March 15

St. Patrick's Day shenanigans.

Day 225

Sunday, March 16

Beer & biking all around town on these rented bikes on a beautiful, sunny day!

Day 226

Monday, March 17

Some R&R from the weekend.

Day 227

Tuesday, March 18

Volleyball night.

Day 228

Wednesday, March 19

Sally's been sick for a while, but she regained health just in time for some time at the park on this gorgeous afternoon!

Day 229

Thursday, March 20

Writing the last blog post 9 days late... this current post is late too!  March has been a crazy month.  A lot of that crazy is good, and some bad... but overall I'm looking to find a better balance in April.

Day 230

Friday, March 21

Pup sitting! I love Lily.

365 Denver: 211-220

Day 211

Sunday, March 2

A day frolicking with C, Derek, and friends!

Day 212

Monday, March 3

Dinner with the Gubelins - I love the Gube-clan!

Day 213

Tuesday, March 4

If it's Tuesday, it must be a volleyball picture! haha But for good reason - consistently the best part of Tuesdays.

Day 214

Wednesday, March 5

Field trip day!  We saw a play and got a backstage tour.

Day 215

Thursday, March 6

Delicious mac 'n cheese with Kirsten and Alisha!!

Day 216

Friday, March 7

I was supposed to have the day off to hang out with Alisha & friends, but my school took it back.  They suck.  But I enjoyed happy hour with friends before meeting up with the crew for dinner.

Day 217

Saturday, March 8

Apres-ski shenanigans in Breck with the best.

Day 218

Sunday, March 9

Enjoyed a beautiful day in the park!  Wash park is swamped with people mid-20-30s, hanging out, playing games, and loving life.  Its like a really young, active, fun Central Park full of adorable dogs. 

Day 219

Monday, March 10

It was just too beautiful not to happy hour outside.

Day 220

Tuesday, March 11

Volleyball, of course.

365 Denver: 201-210

Day 201

Thursday, February 20

This is my go-to salad lately.  Romain lettuce, celery, and dill shrimp.  So tasty that no dressing is needed!

Day 202

Friday, February 21

Bad day at work had me feeling angry... but happy hour with these fools made me so much happier.

Day 203

Saturday, February 22

Took my teaching exam today (aced it), and enjoyed dinner/drinks to celebrate a friend who is moving away.  I was happy to get the chance to hang out with this gal (and her husband) outside of work!

Day 204

Sunday, February 23

Relaxing day with Sal - long walk around the neighborhood checking out cool houses and adorable family time.  I am loving the longer days and warmer weather!  

The afternoon was full of skyping with Brad & Jacob! I love my random Skype times with Brad!

Tonight was strange... getting stood up  turned into hanging out with some fun people - so glad I'm outgoing! haha

Day 205

Monday, February 24

Highlight of the day: working on our new tricks! Lay down will soon be play dead, and human (stand up) will soon be antelope.  We like the weird tricks.

Day 206

Tuesday, February 25

Classic volleyball pic.

Day 207

Wednesday, February 26

Working out - I got a glimpse of my apartment's Wednesday night yoga class and decided to give it a try next time I'm free on a Wednesday!

Day 208

Thursday, February 27

Highlight of the day: watching Sal play with her toys.

Day 209

Friday, February 28

Happy hour fun times!

Day 210

Saturday, March 1

Great powder day with Kirsten and Preston and then out with the ladies (AND C!!!) at some fun, weird bars in town.

365 Denver: 191-200

Day 191

Monday, February 10

Lots of work and feeling sick... glad to have Kombucha and soup!

Day 192

Tuesday, February 11

Tea and Harry - the perfect ending note on a sinus infected day.

Day 193

Wednesday, February 12

Cut out of work early today with some friends and headed to happy hour.  Then skyping night with some OUPS!  Such happy surprises for the day.

Day 194

Thursday, February 13

Kids didn't have school on actual Valentines Day so today I got a variety of silly Valentines.  It made me smile and giggle all day long.

Day 195

Friday, February 14

We had parent conferences all day long so after 12 hours of difficult conversations, I was looking forward to my date with Trader Joe.  It opened today 8 blocks from my apartment and I am so excited!  I thought it wouldn't be too crazy at 7:30 on Valentine's Day night... but I could not have been more wrong!  I gave up and went out to dinner at my local bar and made lots of funny friends.  It ended up being a chill/fun night, and  my Trader Joes date will wait for another day. 

Day 196

Saturday, February 15

Skiing at Copper (awesome day) and then this big house party in Breck with some new friends.  Lots of drinking, hot tubbing, flirting, friends, and snow.  Definitely a "I can't believe this is my everyday life" kind of day.  I love Colorado so much and the friends and experiences I've been lucky to find has been unbelievable.

Day 197

Sunday, February 16

65 degrees and sunny calls for a day in Washington Park with friends!  We played volleyball, football, soccer, etc. made friends, etc.  It made me soooo excited for spring/summer.  Also, crazy to think that this springy day was sandwiched with skiing!

Day 198

Monday, February 17

My friend had a free pass to Vail so we headed up for the day!  Vail is huge so I felt like I was on a grand adventure all day long.  It was SO much fun and I dropped into my first bowl which was pretty exciting!

Day 199

Tuesday, February 18

Classic Tuesday volleyball night!

Day 200

Wednesday, February 19

Laundry, work, and The Bachelor with Lauren.

365 Denver: 181-190

Day 181

Friday, January 31

Broncos pep rally at school!

Broncos spirit week made our school feel festive and joyful all week long!

Day 182

Saturday, February 1

Awesome powder day!  In the past few weeks, the mountains got a few feet of snow.  I had lots of crazy falls, but just fell into fluffiness! Lauren got a day pass and got to come out with us!

Day 183

Sunday, February 2

Undoubtedly pathetic performance by the Broncos in the Super Bowl... but I still love them, and I had a blast at the watch party. The host has a bouldering wall in his basement which provided many post-game smiles! 

Day 184

Monday, February 3

Recently discovered the room for DVD workouts in my apartment gym!  Hello Jillian Michaels... time to get ready for bikini season?

Day 185

Tuesday, February 4

Love volleyball nights!

Day 186

Wednesday, February 5

Finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a bit ago so it was time to watch the movie!  I wish it was just an on-screen version of my imagination (with all accurate accounts), but it was a decent replacement. 

Day 187

Thursday, February 6

I had been wanting to try Vine Street Pub for a while so Pam and I met up for a drink.  Next to this picture it said "This makes me happy."  A fantastic description of the bar and night!  A few drinks later we were at Thin Man with our new friends getting in to a small-venue band performance.  It was one of those perfect one-thing-leads-to-another fun kind of nights. 

Day 188

Friday, February 7

Watching the Opening Ceremonies! I requested "Olympic wine" and it was Olympic indeed.

I love the Olympics!  I find it even more enjoyable now that I live in a place that has an active scene in winter sports!

Day 189

Saturday, February 8

Decided to spend a day in town with myself and Sal.  It was a good choice - I got rest, relaxed, was productive, went on a run in the park, made a Martha meal, and skyped with Brad!

Day 190

Monday, February 9

Kirsten and I planned on an ice skating adventure... but the sun had other plans and melted the ice!  So we made squirrels. Aren't they adorable?