Weekend in Evergreen

We spent most of Saturday getting our master bedroom unpacked, organized, and decorated. It actually looks like we live there now. I'm not sure why it's taken us longer to unpack from this move than normal. Perhaps we're overwhelmed with life at the moment and just didn't need the added stress of unpacking. We're still tackling the guest bedroom and trying to get that situated. I'm amazed that we remain purging after purging before our move to Bend and back to Denver. I guess it goes to show you that you really don't use your belongings as much as you think you do. We'll have a box and a half going to the Humane Society Thrift Store in Boulder later this week.

We decided to venture to the mountains last weekend for a change of pace. So after church, we drove to our friends store Tesoros. It was great to catch up with Jenni and Steve, and we bought a wedding present for my cousin's wedding. Their store was pretty busy that day.
We then drove to Evergreen on Parmalee Gulch Rd, which cuts from Rte 285 to Rte 74, which takes you into the heart of Evergreen. We decide to walk around the entire lake in town, even though the weather look threatening. I was proud of Larry, who made it around the whole distance at 9,000 feet in elevation with only two breaks! We saw plenty of dogs and took photos. We'll post those soon.

Larry repainted my toe nails in time for my cousin's wedding this weekend and they look beautiful! He always does a great job and always wants to do this for me. What a great husband!

Life Lesson from Jane Austen

Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
~ Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

Perfect Colorado Morning

On the drive into Boulder this morning, the Colorado mountains were in perfect splendor. The sky was a perfect cornflower blue, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The Flatirons were basking in the sun and there were five hot air balloons north of the city enjoying the summer sky.

All Moved In

Our move went well last weekend! Our friends showed up at 8:15am and we had the storage unit emptied and packed onto our moving van in an hour and a half. And then, on the backside, our moving van was unloaded in 45 minutes. I think was our fastest move ever! Thank you to all who helped last Saturday!!! (Brian, Grant, Ron, DJ & Sammy, John, The Sonnens, Tony, and Steve)

We picked up our cat, Speika, at our friends on Sunday. Thank you Mel and Dan! Poor Speika was traumatized. However, she had her first "good" encounter with a dog. Our friend's Yorkie, Otis, went into Speika's room and played and kissed Speika. Her eyes remained green and she played with hi. That was a first! We've come to a conclusion that if the dog is smaller than our cat, she is fine. Our cat is growing leaps and bounds this year!