Weekend Things

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I realized something important this weekend.  I like having plans.  I like being busy.  I thrive off that kind of lifestyle.  Our Saturday was wide open and my brain was like, “Paint the laundry room?”  “Make chocolate bark?” “Go on a run?”  “Take a nap?”  And in true anti-decision-making form, my brain then exploded.  The good news is, busy or not, this weekend still had all the things that make me happy.  Aka, Biker Jim’s, Rockies game, Saturday morning coffee, finding a new book, family breakfast and lots of walking.

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Sometimes you just need to pre-game your Friday night with a cat nap.  For the record, it didn’t really help but a spicy Vegan dog + two giant Arnold Palmers did.  Rockies win!
IMG_7767 Joey likes to put my jacket hood on and pretend it’s his Darth Vader helmet.  And I like to pretend not to see that spider web in the corner of our wall.IMG_7757The weekend forecast was all full of clouds and rain, but before that we had a lovely sunny Saturday so a walk to get coffee was in order.

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We couldn’t decide if we wanted to take it to go or stay and get breakfast, but you know me, I can’t resist oatmeal in Mason jars, coffee shop people watching or sipping an almond milk latte out of a cute white mug.IMG_7769 IMG_7770 Stopped by the little “take a book, leave a book” library on our way home and I found a Vonnegut.  I may have read Slaughterhouse-Five my first semester of college or I may have pretended to read it and feel like I should give Vonnegut a second chance.  Either way, the colors on this book cover are amazing.IMG_7765My iPhone camera couldn’t decide where to focus.  Though, now that I really look, Curtis Cow’s eyes look pretty clear.  This was my first full glass of our newest beer and yeah, safe to say the 10.5% alcohol reading is about right.  Whoa!  Oh and I wore Joey’s FitBit all day (because I was curious!) and got to 13K steps so I was feeling like the FitBit Queen.  FYI, that thing does not even count your steps if you’ve got both hands pushing the grocery cart.

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Sunday was RAINY.  We walked to meet Joey’s grandparents at breakfast, had them over to see the house progress, then basically parked it on the couch for the rest of the day.  When the weather’s bad, we all just laze about, watch six episodes of The Wire and make ourselves chocolate chip pancakes for dinner, right?

P.S. I only posted ONE food picture on Insta this weekend.  What is my life even about?!

Happy Hour Wishlist

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Here is a recent development in my sister and I’s relationship.  She texts me things like “where can I get a good Cuban sandwich?” or “where should I get an afternoon snack?”  Then I give her a suggestion and she goes.  It’s fun being someone’s restaurant recommendation go-to.

Anyway, during one of these conversations with my sister, I mentioned having “a list” and she told me to “publish it!”  So, here I am doing just that.  Except, I figured I should break it up into categories.  Unless you wanted to see an organized list of like 100 restaurants?  Yeah, probably not.  So here goes with my happy hour list!

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TAG // I’ve heard really good things about TAG but it’s one of those places that’s a little bit pricey unless it’s a special occasion or you’re going for HH.

Chop Shop // We went here for the first time a few weeks ago for dinner but after seeing their HH menu, I decided I needed to come back and try it!

Brazen //  My eye doctor shares a parking lot with this tiny little place, otherwise I never would’ve noticed it or realized it even existed.  There’s a toast section on their menu so I’m sold.

Steuben’s // How have I only been here for dinner?

Linger // This place, at any time, is always a winner.  Best rooftop in Denver!  Can it be on my “wishlist” if I’ve already been a bunch of times?

Prohibition // Can we talk about how hard it is to re-visit restaurants when there is always somewhere new you want to try?  We’ve been to Prohibition once, I loved it, we’ve never been back.  This must be remedied.

Vesta Dipping Grill // I love this place.  But why have I not happy hour-ed?

Leña // I love when I get to use that little Spanish N with the squiggle, but I’m guessing that’s not the technical term and I’m also guessing you can tell I took French in HS.  Basically, I saw tacos and empanadas on the menu, and that’s all I needed to see.

Denverites, leave your go-to HH recs so I can add to this list!

Ironically, we are not going to Happy Hour tonight, but instead, the Rockies game.  Go figure.