November 7th, 2011
We’re one!! Over one thousand blog posts later.. here we are. We’re not where we thought we’d be, even though we had no idea where that would be. Funny how that works out. We drove around THIRTY THOUSAND MILES (all caps were totally necessary, that’s a lot of driving!). We’ve been in almost every state and can’t wait to see the ones we’ve missed and saw some fun roadside attractions.
I’ve taken about 5000 photographs. He has taken about 5. Hmmm.. now you know why he’s the only one in all of the photos, he is the ham of the family though. Photography and the editing (even if it’s just resizing), is the most time consuming thing of the whole blogging process, but how else could we share the biggest legs or longest map? Not to mention cutie pie penelope.
Of those 5000 photos, not included were about an additional 1000 of blurry trees as we zipped down the highway, instead of some beautiful something, the photo snapped in front of a tree. Seriously, a thousand might be a bit of an exaggeration, but hundreds for sure.
We know for sure that the United States is beautiful to drive through, has something for everyone, is nothing like we expected and exactly what we expected. We’ve been in more wind in the first 6 months of the year than we’ve been in our entire lives and realized the U.S. has more desert than we ever imagined. We’ve not been to one single state/city/town that at least three people didn’t say they’ve had the weirdest and most unusual weather they have ever had there this past year. Lucky us to be here, there and everywhere to concur on this with them.
We’ve learned that we can live in 175sq. ft together for a year and still be married. That we are adaptable. Hello laundromats, strange bathrooms, and no more hot showers steps away from the bed each morning. Going outside to turn the oven on, wearing a shower robe outside, en route to the shower house and seeing more people on that walk than we’d normally see all day. Adaptable. Yes.
Thanks to each and every one of you for following along with us… who knows what’s next.
November 1st, 2011
i think this might be the very cutest airstream ever. (aside from eddie of course!)
i really, really wanted to knock on the door of the house to chat about how cute it was..
it didn’t look like anyone was home, but… i’m hoping maybe next time?
♥♥ if it’s this cute on the outside… i can only imagine the inside ♥♥
October 28th, 2011
Our favorite tour, hands down, the Denver Microbrew Tour. It’s a two hour walking/drinking tour through LoDo (lower downtown Denver), downtown Denver and the ballpark neighborhood, includes stops at 4 microbreweries with little history lessons along the way..cool history lessons, like why one street’s been re-named how many times? It’s $25 per person (thanks Nancy & Emily for treating us!!) and we all agreed that you get your monies worth. The four stops are: Breckenridge Brewery & Pub (our starting point), Falling Rock Taphouse (seemed to be a true locals joint, complete with beer bottles & taps covering almost every open space), Wynkoop Brewing Company (Colorado’s first brewpub and where we tasted a chile beer..very interesting, and a great black lager), and our last stop, Rock Bottom Brewery (and my favorite beer of the day..).
The Mr and I love pumpkin beer in October and try to sample as many as we can each year..
Rock Bottom surpassed any & all, best pumpkin beer ever!!!!
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October 26th, 2011
we got a little bit of snow today… and it’s still falling…
seriously? one little snowfall and all of these trees & limbs came down in our yard…
happy snow day!!
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October 25th, 2011
We were all a little hesitant after our last tastings but pressing on we stopped at Avery. (it was overflowing packed, encouraging…) I tried Freckles Saison, Ellie Brown, and Out of Bounds Stout. Maybe the name one me over (being a freckled girl and all) but Freckles Saison was really good, plus all of their beer samples were only a buck a pop and we all found beers we really liked.. success!
October 24th, 2011
Are you wondering where we’re finding all this time to go beer & wine sampling? You know the saying.. someones gotta do it. (; Sean’s mom Nanc and sister Emily were in town last week and knowing how Colorado is infamous for microbreweries had picked a few to try. So.. we took off early a few afternoons to sample beers with the family.
Next stop..Boulder Beer Company (oldest microbrewery in Colorado) we missed the tour so we grabbed a sampler platter.. and I have to say, it wasn’t anybodies favorite. Out of 13 beers we couldn’t quite find a beer to suit us. Very hoppy, and ??? Not to dissuade though, it might be the bees knees for you.
October 22nd, 2011
We were invited to a Denver Chamber of Commerce after hours event (co-hosted by the GQ Barber Lounge) and decided a little elbow rubbing wouldn’t be a bad way to spend the evening. (; It was a combination of a mini trade show for local businesses, a networking event, a 2012 Spring collection fashion show by American Crew and acrobatics to finish off the evening. While we typically don’t do a lot of networking of this kind, we are big supporters of the great work the Chamber of Commerce does, not only in Denver, but in all towns. Such a wealth of information and resources for individuals and businesses alike. The night did not disappoint.. here’s a peek at the festivities…
October 19th, 2011
We visited one of the most quaint mountain towns, Evergreen (and only a half hour from us). We fully intended to walk the town, check out the sites, but uhm.. well, we parked in front of this winery and didn’t really make it anywhere else. We went in to see if Creekside offered tastings, they did, and a tad bit later we walked out. Bill (owner extraordinaire) took us through many a tastings, was incredibly generous and kind, and surprised us with the first ports (not one, but two) we had ever tried and loved.. the Lakehaus Port and the Lakehaus 10 year Tawny Port. The first perfect on it’s own or with dark chocolate, the Tawny paired with candied walnuts or pecans. And yes, we left with a bottle. (we couldn’t help ourselves!) Port in front of our future fireplace… yes, please!
October 18th, 2011
Echo Lake Lodge is completely charming. We felt like we had stepped back in time a few years to what lake lodges were like in the 60′s.. cozy, inviting, a little kitsch and perfect for a long weekend. The lodge was closing up for winter, icicles already hung from the porch and the wind was frigid. Inside is the cutest tourist gift shop we’ve ever been in. There are rooms above the gift shop that face down onto the huge fireplace. (as well as a whole slew of rooms in the main part of the lodge) They have a dining room and snack counter, the lake is a stones throw from the parking lot, and just up the hill is the summit of Mt. Evans… we’ll definitely be making at least one visit here each year, so fun.
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