Month: August 2012

Weekend Things

Lauren6 Comments

I don’t know what the weather is like where you live, but here in Colorado, it’s definitely been feeling like fall.  Cool in the morning and evening, sunny and breezy in the afternoon.  Swoon.  I think I’m in love.  And it’s been making me feel positively giddy.

I think I basically did all the same things I do most weekends.  Only made 100x better by the fact that I didn’t have a sweat mustache while doing it.

Fall time foods are slowly creeping back into my life.  Hi chowder, I missed you.

Round here, we celebrate when my sister returns from vacation.  Apparently.

I just know I’m not turning down a cake as beautiful as this.

Margaritas and cake with summer berries have nothing to do with fall or cooler temperatures.  I know this, but those things are welcome in my life no matter what season.

Chai on the other hand, couldn’t be more fall-ish.  And the family vacation going on on the other side of the table while I drank this at the Farmers’ Market couldn’t have been more awkward.  You know that stage when the vacation is almost over and you basically can’t stand to look or speak to each other anymore?  Yeah, it was at that stage.

I’m going to be so.dang.sad. when the Farmers’ Market ends and I have to cook my own breakfast again on Saturday mornings.

I wish I could transport you (and myself again please!) to Boulder on Saturday morning so you could feel that crisp air.

I forced Joey to “take a stroll” with me after breakfast.  And by “take a stroll,” I mean walk 3 miles to pick up a fresh baked loaf of Cinnamon Swirl from Great Harvest Bread Co.  Unfortunately the bread wasn’t out of the oven yet.  Fortunately, there’s a Nordstrom Rack a couple blocks further up the street that we could kill some time at.  I swear I didn’t plan that.

Oh and we stopped by some ski store so I could look at Northface jackets I can’t afford and to force Joey to try on a jacket that I will probably buy for him since he’s unwilling to buy it for himself.

Finished out Saturday with a light dinner at the Rockies game.

Oh wait, that was Joey’s dinner.  And it was anything but light.

Despite that whole losing another game thing, the weather was perfect.

And just when I thought the weather couldn’t get any better, I went for a Sunday morning run and probably grinned like a fool the whole time.  Being outside on a cool quiet morning all by myself was basically amazing.

And so is french toast made of Cinnamon Swirl.

I haven’t seen my best friend in two months.  TWO MONTHS.  Catching up while getting manicures was just what we needed.  Peru-B-Ruby, oh yes.

I could go to yoga in 45 minutes, but I’ll probably go for another walk.  Seriously, I cannot get enough of this weather!  Enjoy what’s left of your Sunday, friends.

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Is it still summer weather where you live?

What did you do this weekend?

What are you going to miss most when summer ends?

Best Moments of the Olympics

Lauren4 Comments

I know, I know, the Olympics ended days ago, or as far as my mom’s concerned, the Olympics ended after Michael Phelps’s last event.  But.  I went on vacation so I’m a little behind.  And also, I wasn’t ready to come to terms with the fact that the event I’ve been waiting four years for is… over.  I have a feeling a little reminiscing will cheer me right up.

Here were the best moments of the Olympic games.  In my opinion at least.

10. Mr. Bean at the Opening Ceremony.

Maybe it was the sangria I was drinking, but I was hysterical during the scene when he was “playing” Chariot of Fire with one hand, and checking his iPhone with the other.

9. Team USA winning the Women’s Team Final in gymnastics.

Guys, we rocked it.  And really what made this moment so amazing, was getting to see Jordyn Wieber get her gold after seeing how crushed she was to not make it to the all-around final.  But I still missed Shawn Johnson.

8. Kirani James and Oscar Pistorius exchange bibs.

Do I really need to explain?  Anyone who saw can understand how touching this moment was.

7. Danell Leyva wins bronze in the Men’s All-Around Gymnastics Final.

All these athletes are too hard on themselves, if you ask me.  They should all be proud that they even made it to the Olympics.  After seeing so many people disappointed for not winning gold, it was really nice to see someone who was happy just to medal.  That relationship he has with his dad seems super weird, though.

6. Missy Franklin domination.

She’s from my home state and she did us Coloradans proud.  And not just during the “Call Me Maybe” video.  

5. Usain Bolt is still the fastest man in that world.

It would be cooler if Usain was from the US.  And if he was less cocky, but I’ll still admit it’s pretty amazing to watch him compete.

4. Sam Mikulak hugging Yang Hak-Seon.

Sam came in 5th during the vault final, but I give him the gold for his positivity and sportsmanship.  His congratulatory hug to the Korean gold medalist was plain awesome.  And sorry guys, apparently no one else liked this moment enough to snap a picture of it.

3. The Spice Girls at the Closing Ceremony.

Because I was a girl who grew up in the 90’s.  And that should be all the explanation you need.

2. Kerri Walsh and Misty May Threepeat.

I was so happy for them when they won, and mostly because they were so happy for themselves when they won.  Did you see Misty’s celebration dance??  These two women are the true definition of partnership and every interview they did together was so precious.

1. Michael Phelps

Oh, is that not a specific moment?

Here’s the thing.  I love Michael Phelps.  He’s been America’s Olympic poster child since 2004.  We’ve watched him do our country proud in 4 separate Olympic games.  We’ve counted on him to astound us, race after race.  We’ve seen him smile, cheer, celebrate and occasionally look disappointed.  I felt like we knew him and seriously, the Olympics won’t be the same without him.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go figure out how I can afford ticket to Rio in 2016.