Last night, I was trying to decide what was sadder. The end of A Star is Born or yesterday’s Rockies game. Either way, it means I’m feeling emotional raw today, so please be gentle.
Friday night, we decided to do our full week’s worth of grocery shopping and that turned out to be a bad idea. Not that Whole Foods was all that busy but by the time I made it to the check out line, I was just exhausted. Luckily, take out from Uncle and cuddling up on the couch to watch a movie cured everything. We watched The Lobster and it was so quirky, so strange and so much darker than I had expected. We liked it though!
Saturday started with a drive to The Boulangerie, a new bakery in South Denver, to pick up a fresh loaf of brown rice sourdough bread. Guys, it’s so squishy and soft and delicious and also gluten free?? How?! While we were in the area, we decided to grab coffee at Steam Espresso Bar and what a smooth latte it was!
Afterward, we quick prepped a salad, packed it and ourselves into the car and drove to Estes Park. Joey’s dad has a newly bought and renovated cabin up there so the whole family was invited up. We totally saw elk on our way! We stayed a few hours then drove back to Denver. Whew!
But we had to come back because we had very important evening plans, aka seeing A Star is Born. I’ll just preface by saying I hadn’t seen ANY of the other versions so, except for what you can glean from the trailer, I did not know the plot. OH MY GOD, it was so sad!!! Everyone was a mess of tears (except Joey, who was laughing at everyone’s pain…) and emotion by the end. Despite how sad it was, I thought the movie was REALLY GOOD! Lady Gaga IS a star, that much is certain.
Yesterday, as Joey was out in the cold running 12 miles, I was at home feeling super energized by coffee, a phone call with my mom and getting a jump start on lunch prep. Maybe it was Rockies game excitement/anxiety! We left our house, in many layers (though I was still freezing!) at 12:30 and then watched our beloved Rox get swept and shut out and taken out of the playoffs. It was honestly heartbreaking. I think I was numb from the cold yesterday so it feels even sadder today.
Ending aside, it was such a fun and exciting season. From a snowy Opening Day to games with family and friends, to watching a game in San Diego, to meeting Kyle Freeland to winning that Wild Card. Till next year, Rockies! ♥
Ended Sunday with a good cold weather meal of Smoky Sheet Pan Chicken with Cauliflower before hopping into bed to read. And now, if you don’t mind, I’ll probably go listen to the A Star is Born soundtrack until I can’t stand it. How was your weekend?
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