Chris was here for about 10 days. It was so great to spend some time together and show him around Denver. I don't usually like to go out on weekday evenings, but we did something almost every night. We went to see Daniel play with his dixieland band in downtown Littleton. And I got a little drunk. And we drove up to the top of Mt. Evans which is a 14er (higher than 14,000 ft) and I got altitude sickness, but it was still fun. Chris cooked us chicken and dumplings for dinner which was really good. I was excited to try some of his authentic southern cooking.
Then my parents came to visit. They stopped in Denver for 2 nights on their way up to Estes park for our annual vacation. It happened to coincide with the annual National Jewish all company picnic, which this year was held at the zoo! So we got a delicious barbeque dinner and admission to the zoo after hours for free. The next day, Thursday, was the final day of my internship. I presented my research project to the whole lab and my parents and Daniel. I was kind of nervous, but it went really well. I'm glad it's over! My parents brought their new puppy, Rocky. He's 4 months old now so he's still a baby and he can walk right under Jackson's chest. At first he was terrified of Jackson, but when we put him behind a fence, he was a little braver and by the end of the night they were chasing each other around the backyard and rolling around in the grass together. Thursday night Sarah happened to be passing through Denver, so she stopped by as well. On Friday my parents, me, Daniel, and Sarah drove out to Golden and toured the Coors brewery. I had little tastes of Daniel's beer. We got 3 free beers, which is way more than I can drink. Then we drove further north up to Boulder where we tasted wine at Boulder Creek winery. It was so good and my parents bought us 3 or 4 bottles of it :-) They also bought us an entire set of pots and pans from Costco. Our set was a mix of goodwill and handed down from Daniel's parents so it was really nice to get a good set. Good pots and pans make a big difference in cooking. Anyways, after the winery, we drove to the celestial seasonings tea factory and took a tour there. That was awesome! Every few steps, there is a new delicious smell. And there was a whole room just for storing mint because it's so strong. Walking in there it stung your eyes because the smell was so strong! I loved it though. Then Daniel, Sarah, and me cooked dinner for all of us at our house.
The next morning Sarah left for Phoenix and we went up to Estes Park. We spent the weekend at my parents' cabin. Most of our time was spent walking Jackson, playing fetch with Jackson, taking him out, and trying to keep him and Rocky apart. If they were in the same room, then they were playing. They just couldn't help it. I was really glad they got along though. It was fun to watch them together. On Sunday my dad took us out fishing at a pond. Daniel caught 3 1/2 fish, way more than everyone else. They were big fish too!
On Monday we drove back to Denver and on Tuesday our new roommates moved in. We introduced Jackson to their dog, Burt, at the dog park. Burt is a 2 year old yellow lab. They got along great. And now they are best buds. The only bad thing is that they constantly hump each other. We think they're trying to determine dominance. Hopefully that will stop soon. It's already diminished a lot. Right now Jackson is laying at my feet, and Burt is laying a few feet away. So they're perfectly comfortable with each other.
Work is getting tiring. I just want a few days off. I will get some time off next week when we go to Phoenix. We're going from Wednesday to Wednesday. And in that time I am going wedding gown shopping, and showing everyone our venue, and cake tasting, and food tasting, and I have an appointment here and there. But I would really love some vacation time just at home. Every single day off I have been traveling somewhere. So though it's fun, it's not very restful. I'm really looking forward to school starting.
That was a lot. Now I'm all caught up, and hopefully I won't wait so long to blog next time.
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