Ad astra! Dan and I had errands to run just outside of Denver — during planning I noticed we would be immediately next door to Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, which we had not visited yet. My family will understand exactly how homesick I became for the museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base […]
Read More(I can’t believe they let me into) Social
Located under Old Town Fort Collins is a trendy speakeasy-style bar that somehow my crotchety self was permitted to enter. Our friends Kate and Justin have been singing Social‘s praises since our arrival to Fort Collins 12 weeks ago. (12 weeks?!) They booked a sitter and invited us along. Social is so popular that a […]
Read MoreWaltzing Kangaroo
“Have you been to the Australian meat pie shop yet?” My friend Linda asked me that less than 24 hours ago. Welcome to Waltzing Kangaroo. For Dan and my first go-round I brought home Chicken Thai Peanut, Chicken & White Sauce, and Brekkie Pie — steak, eggs, bacon, gravy. They were delicious, indulgent, and freshly […]
Read MoreMe Oh My Pie
I miss being in the know. In Cincinnati I tended to know what was going on, at least in terms of restaurants and theaters and on-the-nerdier-side happenings. It takes time to get your finger on the pulse of a city. I don’t have that in Fort Collins yet, that’s for sure. Imagine my delight when […]
Read MoreFirst Day Hike 2018
I don’t consider myself superstitious, but I am big on symbolism. New Year’s Day is a symbol I always grapple with, wanting to begin my year in a way that indicates my hopes and ambitions for the year to come. This New Year’s Day was easier than most. Colorado’s state parks organize First Day Hikes, including […]
Read MoreHouse tour: office makeover
You know what they say: new year, new bookshelves. I have been losing my mind. We have been diligent about unpacking, but all of my books have remained in boxes for three months now. Dan and I knew we wanted to install permanent, wall-mounted bookshelves, so there was no sense in unpacking them all twice. […]
Read MoreChristmas Day Part 2: Brunch at the Stanley
Following our Christmas Day visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, Dan and I headed east to Estes Park. Luckily we left some extra time, some of which we spent waiting for a herd of a few dozen elk to cross the street. They took their sweet time. No one seemed to mind. In case your […]
Read MoreChristmas Day Part 1: Rocky Mountain National Park
This is the first of two posts about how Dan and I spent Christmas Day 2017 — our first Christmas in Colorado. Following the lead of good friends such as Kate and Toni, we decided to spend Christmas at Rocky Mountain National Park. For Christmas last year, Dan gifted me a beautiful pair of Fimbulvetr […]
Read MoreThe $100 Lasagna
Look, Dan and I have no children. We have no pets. Now that we’re in Colorado we don’t have family around and many of our friends here travel home for the holidays or are busy with out-of-town guests. Though we love the break and the time together, Christmas means loooong spans of time that need […]
Read MoreThe jigsaw puzzle
This past summer, knowing that our move to Colorado was imminent, Dan and I invited both of our families to spend a week together in Outer Banks, North Carolina. The sleeper hit of that trip was a jigsaw puzzle by grandmother purchased — by the end of the week, it had absorbed nearly everyone in […]
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