365 Denver: 281-290

Day 281

Sunday, May 11

What a day!  Doggie date and catching up with a friend I haven't seen in a long time, burgers and shakes, book store perusing, afternoon movie, dinner with friends, and bouldering shenanigans at Joe's.  Fulfilling ending to the weekend.

Day 282

Monday, May 12

Had a shitty day... so bought myself some flowers!  They did the trick and cheered me right up. 

Day 283

Tuesday, May 13

SO GLAD these guys got a team together at volleyball.  Adds a whole new dynamic pre/post games!

Day 284

Wednesday, May 14

Happy hour became bingo... and I won twice!

Day 285

Thursday, May 15

Ridiculous day at work... so glad to get on this plane and get out of there.

Also, I love airports!  Had a drink with a nice fella I met in the security line and sat next to a delightful person on the plane. 

Day 286

Friday, May 16

Rehearsal dinner!  Fun night spent with the bridal party.

Day 287

Saturday, May 17

Welcome to the family, Amy!

My brother's wedding was beautiful and the most fun I've had with family.  It was great to meet my brother's (and Amy's) friends - it allowed me to get to know them in new ways.  Also, it was fun to see both sides of my parent's family and some old family friends in the same place.  I had a lovely time!

Day 288

Sunday, May 18

Travel day back to Denver.  I love coming home to this place!! Lauren picked me up in the airport and then we had some dapper potatoes for dinner. 

Day 289

Monday, May 19

Big time Monday grumps cured by the beautiful weather and youthful, active spirit of Wash Park.  SalPal and I enjoyed a lovely run!

Day 90

Tuesday, May 20

Randomly decided to work out in the apartment a little bit before volleyball and Sally stared at me like this the entire time... hilarious.  "What the hell are you doing, mom?!"

365 Denver: 271-280

Day 271

Thursday, May 1

Rockies game with work!  It was a gorgeous day and I had a blast.

Day 272

Friday, May 2

 K/1 picnic.  This was my idea and it was a huge success, so I was pretty pleased.  It was a bright moment in what is often a sea of darkness at work.

Tonight we went to a Hawaii theme surprise birthday party for a friend!   

Day 273

Saturday, May 3

Cinco/Birthday party for Joe!

Day 274

Sunday, May 4

CP brunch and Wash Park funtivities!

Day 275

Monday, May 5

Sally begrudgingly wishes you a happy Cinco de Mayo! 

Day 276

Tuesday, May 6

Volleyball, of course!

Day 277

Wednesday, May 7

At first I was bummed that I forgot bread at the store, but these lettuce wraps were the most delightful mid-day treat! New favorite lunch.

Day 278

Thursday, May 8

Happy hour (turned 1am haha) at a new favorite spot! 

Day 279

Friday, May 9

CP shot-ski and an all around great night!

Day 280

Saturday, May 10

Pool day!  We ended up getting rained out, but a fun day spent with friends!

365 Denver: 261-270

Day 261

Monday, April 21

Martha meal - delicious and quick, but did not keep well for leftovers - and watching Girls!

Day 262

Tuesday, April 22

New rug from Donor's Choose!!  I'm so grateful for all the generous donations.  Structure goes a long way with these crazy little ones.

Day 263

Wednesday, April 23

Piddling around on the ol' flute.  

I will forever be grateful for my talent and love for music.

Day 264

Thursday, April 24

Field trippin' at the Wildlife Experience.  My favorite field trip so far!  And they have some fun adult, after hours activities that I intend to check out in the future.

After work, my friend Avery and I went on a run in Wash Park and enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL spring weather.

Followed up by a quick happy hour with friends and relaxing at home with Sally. 

Awesome day.

Day 265

Friday, April 25

Happy hour pleasantries. 

Day 266

Saturday, April 26

Comcast Cares Day at school.  Comcast sponsored our school in a community service/beautification project.  Hundreds of volunteers came out to redo our playground and landscaping.

I left early to go to our volleyball tournament - we got 3rd place!

Day 267

Sunday, April 27

Movie matinee with Lauren! We saw The Other Woman, which I fully expected to be awful, but actually enjoyed.

Day 268

Monday, April 28

Monday blues 100% cured by the kind, friendly faces at my neighborhood coffee shop, Steep.

Day 269

Tuesday, April 29

Much needed reorganizing and cleaning of the closet/apartment!

Day 270

Wednesday, April 30

Lately I've committed to working out at least 1 hr 5-6x/wk, and I have been really happy with how I've expanded my workouts.  It's easier to motivate myself to workout here - everybody is super fit and I know it will help on my adventures like rock climbing and hiking 14ers. 

Today I had a great workout that ended right was yoga was starting, so I did an hour of yoga too!  I needed the stretching, but also needed the meditative spirit of yoga.  "Love yourself - everything that you can't do, and everything that you can; everything that you aren't, and everything that you are." 

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!?