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Weekend Things

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Hello from super snowy Colorado!

We woke up yesterday to a down-pouring of snow that I was totally unprepared for.  I left around 10:15 to make it to an 11 o’clock yoga class and it did not go well.  I had accidentally left my phone at home and when my car got stuck on a hill literally 5 minutes from the yoga studio I was in full-blown panic mode.  Luckily, a man in a big ol’ truck pulled up and helped me turn around by pushing my car for me.  Thank you, random man!

In other weekend-y news, we won Friday night trivia, my nephew turned 4, I ate the best steak of my life and my life’s happiness culminated when I was finally able to watch the Oscars after months of excited anticipation.  Don’t make fun of me!

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What’s the only word in the English language to end in mt?  I was seconds away from guessing “verklemt,” but then realized “dreamt” was the answer and that it’s actually “verklempt.”  

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I’ve never seen so many kids so terrified to hit a piñata.  We’re talking actual tears of fear.  Not to mention the part where my nephew threw a tantrum and fell off his chair when we all tried to sing “Happy Birthday” to him.  What is with these kids not wanting to be the center of attention?

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I think my favorite part was when my nephew unwrapped his gift of stick-on mustaches and my brother put one on my niece.  It was priceless.

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We ended Saturday night at Vesta Dipping Grill for Denver Restaurant Week.  Everything was so good!  Hannah and I are going to Elway’s tonight, so I figured I’d just bunch both DRW experiences for another post.  Be excited for a lot of badly-lit pictures!

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Mother Nature apparently had other plans, rather than letting me watch the Oscars.  Our satellite dish went out right in the middle of Adele’s performance!  And all the websites, that had been promising live feed earlier in the day, were sadly just playing with our emotions because they suddenly weren’t showing any live feed.

Luckily, we reset the satellite and were able to watch the rest of the show, but I will probably pout over Adele for at least another day.  My thoughts?

  • Seth MacFarlane was okay, I guess, although that Sound of Music joke was great!
  • John Travolta has gotten weird.
  • Just how many long haired blonde men does Hollywood have?
  • How did Jennifer Hudson come in 7th on American Idol?  How?!
  • Make this popcorn immediately.
  • Quentin Tarantino is just so…awesome.
  • ARGO!

Happy Monday!

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Did you watch the Oscars?

Is there a restaurant week where you live?

Have any snow disaster stories?

 

 

 

Weekend Things: This Is Fall

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I woke up to this on Friday morning.

Snow?  I’m so not ready for snow.  Or cold.  Or anything even remotely winter-y.  If I had my way, I’d hit the pause button on the last week of September and live with that weather for the rest of my life.

On the plus side, cooler fall temps make Starbucks taste extra good.

This new little Starbucks popped up last week.  Only three weeks after they started building it!  It’s a new thing Starbucks is trying.  The store is teeny tiny, with only enough room for a few baristas and customers can’t even go inside.  There is a walk-up window though.  I can’t decide if it’s strange or cool.

I could totally get used to seeing these kinds of fall colors when I walk around our neighborhood.  Please don’t tell me that in a few weeks these will all have fallen.  I don’t think I can handle it.

Fall also brings Joey’s brother’s birthday.  I can’t say this enough: I love other people’s birthdays!  We went out to a Brazilian steakhouse in Denver to celebrate.  Basically, waiters walk around with meat on giant spears and you get a little card that signals weather you want a piece or not.  Do you know how many different cuts of beef there are??

Then Joey and I pretended it was actually our birthday and got our own dessert.

I left declaring I was never eating again.

Until Chipotle Thursday the next day.

Which has nothing to do with it being fall.  Or even the weekend, technically.  My blog, my rules.

I totally dig the beer and football season thing.  Except for the football part.

Nothing is more fall than chili.  And just like Starbucks, chili is better when it’s…well, when it’s chili.

A hot homemade breakfast with my family is like hitting the jackpot when you come in from the cold outside.

 

 

Just a typical Sunday morning with dogs barking, babies wandering, 3-year-olds causing trouble and adults trying to fit in a word edgewise.

And maybe acting like kids too.

I let my mom’s dachshund off the leash for probably the first time ever and she went nuts, running around as fast as she could.  It was adorable.  And so was the fact that my nephew who usually wants nothing to do with me, wouldn’t let me leave his side all morning.

I’m guessing he forgets all about liking me by the next time I see him.

Also back, is Joey and I’s tradition of seeing an early morning Saturday movie.  When it’s cool outside and hiking season is sadly over, seeing a movie (for cheap!) seems like the next best thing.  We saw Pitch Perfect and both loved it.  But more on that later, I’m off for more October birthday celebrating.

I love other people’s birthdays!

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What did you do this weekend?

What are your favorite fall things?

Have cold temperatures reached your neck of the woods?  Did I really just say “neck of the woods?”