Category: Random

Catching Up

Lauren3 Comments

What day is it?

And what month is it?

And the holidays are actually over, right?

Between Thanksgiving, our trip to Jamaica, Christmas and New Year’s, any semblance of a normal, schedule-driven, eventless life has ceased to exist for me.  Instead there has been movies, dinners out, shows, shopping, more family gatherings than I can remember and more dessert than I care to admit.  I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of glad it’s the second week of January, where things slow down and I can go back to living normal life for a little bit.

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But check back with me in a week when my cookie supply has finally run out and I’ll probably be missing the holiday craziness again.

Since Christmas, I have seen six movies.  Three of which were this weekend.  Help!  I don’t think there’s even anything left to see, except maybe Lincoln and despite all the good press, I really don’t want to see that one.  Books have also been read, TV shows have been finished (Breaking Bad, why would you leave us hanging like that until July?!), beer has been brewed and Christmas presents have been unwrapped and enjoyed.

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In other words, life has been busy and lots of the things I wanted to write about, I haven’t had time for.  I’m hoping to have the time now to go back and write about those things.  Even though they may no longer be relevant or fresh in my mind or of interest to anyone but myself 🙂  But hey, that’s okay.

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Do you feel like life has been busier than usual?

What have you all been busy with lately?

Please tell me you’ve been living at the movie theater too!

2012: A Year in Review

Lauren2 Comments


Last Saturday Joey surprised me with dinner and a Christmas show in Lone Tree. He also surprised me by getting the stomach flu the day before, which meant he could barely eat and I got dessert all to myself. And then I started making sugar-high-driven demands like “Let’s recap what happened in 2012!” The convo went a little something like this.

In January, I quit my job at Starbucks and rang in the new year by drinking champagne from a margarita glass.

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In February, I had my first New Orleans Mardi Gras experience and celebrated Valentine’s Day at my favorite Boulder restaurant.

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In March, I landed a job in Boulder and celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by drinking a pitcher of “Strong Island Tea” by myself, followed by a 3 hour nap.

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In April, we celebrated Joey’s 25th birthday, entertained my cousin for a week when she came from New Orleans to visit, and watched the Rockies lose on Opening Day (and a million other times during the rest of the season).

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In May, I finally gave in and joined a bowling league, celebrated my 5 year anniversary and ran my favorite 10K, the Bolder Boulder.

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On June, I celebrated my niece’s first birthday, my 2nd blogging anniversary and climbed a 14-er!

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In July, I celebrated the 4th of July by being hungover and walking most of my 10K, turned 23 and switched blogging sites.

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In August, I took a trip to Vail/Glenwood Springs, said a sad goodbye to the Olympics, and won an “award” (cough a magnet cough) for most improved bowler.

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In September, Joey and I brewed our first batch of beer and took a trip to Colorado Springs for the hot air balloon festival.  Then I quit my job… again and watched Joey finish his second marathon.

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In October, I saw a horrible Madonna concert, watched Joey’s cousin get married, carved pumpkins and celebrated Halloween like an old boring person by staying in and watching a scary movie.

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In November, I saw my first James Bond movie, ate more delicious food than I thought my stomach could hold on Thanksgiving, painted my own Christmas ornament and marched headfirst into the Christmas season.

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In December, Joey and I went to Jamaica, waited in line for our KBCO Studio C CD, watched every Christmas movie known to man and celebrated Christmas with food, gifts, laughter and family.

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Like any normal human being who is given a “fresh start,” I do have some hopes for 2013, but that’s a topic for another day.  I hope you all have a Happy New Year’s Eve and a good start to the new year!