While we waited for dinner, we drove up into the mountains and pulled off at 'panoramic point' for a great view of Boulder. Here are some cute pictures of my man and his mom, and of campus from up high (where all of the red tiled roofs are).
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
last weekend...
Brent's Mom came to visit last Saturday, before heading off into the woods for her annual 1 week trip with her friend. It was so fun to see her and hang out! We grabbed lunch at our local favorite bagel shop, sat around inside (it was SO hot), walked along pearl street where we got caught in an afternoon rainstorm, and had a wonderful dinner at the Chautauqua dining hall. Dinner was seriously so, so good. The Chautauqua dining hall is this big old building (from 1898) that's on a large field and surrounded on three sides by open space and hiking trails. It's right up against the foothills, so it's really gorgeous. It turns out that there's also an auditorium building kitty-corner to the dining hall, and there was a concert that night, so things were pretty crowded. Regardless, we got to eat dinner on the huge wrap-around porch on a warm summer night and watch families play and people head up to the concert. The food was also fantastic, so we'll definitely be back. Oh, and they served my most favorite beer of all time on tap: twisted pine raspberry wheat ale... so good!
While we waited for dinner, we drove up into the mountains and pulled off at 'panoramic point' for a great view of Boulder. Here are some cute pictures of my man and his mom, and of campus from up high (where all of the red tiled roofs are).
While we waited for dinner, we drove up into the mountains and pulled off at 'panoramic point' for a great view of Boulder. Here are some cute pictures of my man and his mom, and of campus from up high (where all of the red tiled roofs are).
Sunday, July 15, 2007
new pictures
My Dad sent me a CD with more pictures from he and my stepmom's trip out here about a month ago. Wow, I can't believe it's already been a month! Anyways, here are some of my favorites.
Taherah, Brent, and me at the alpine tundra.
The marmot!! He looks like a wise old creature to me, but I always think things like that about animals!
Dad and me by some little waterfalls made by melting snow.
Dad, Brent, and me at the alpine tundra.
Taherah, Brent, and me at the alpine tundra.
The marmot!! He looks like a wise old creature to me, but I always think things like that about animals!
Dad and me by some little waterfalls made by melting snow.
Dad, Brent, and me at the alpine tundra.
Monday, July 9, 2007
25 minutes!!
Never ever ever was I able to run for even 20 minutes without stopping, not even when I was in high school. However, in the past week, I have run 25 minutes solid 4 times!! My first attempt was last tuesday, and since then, I have even worked up my speed to a 10 minute mile average. I know that's not super fast, and in high school I could run a mile much faster, but this is 2.5 miles people! I am seriously so proud of my body and what it has accomplished.
Lately, though, I've been getting super super bored running on the treadmill at the gym. I have an awesome playlist on my ipod to help keep me moving, but I think that running outside could be a lot more interesting. Though sometimes there's good people watching at the gym. Anyways, maybe eventually I'll be able to run outside, once the pollen situation has calmed down out there.
If you're interested, the program I found online to train me to go from a couch potato to a super runner (but not really) is at: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml This site has forums for people to talk, and it seems like there is always a group for any particular week of the 9-week plan, which is pretty nifty. All kinds of people try it, from those in their 20's to those in their 50's and up, and it seems like a lot of people are overweight or super weak (that's me!) and manage to get pretty healthy with it. Only 2 more weeks left, with this week going up to 28 minutes nonstop, and then next week up to 30 minutes. Wish me luck!!
Oh and my plants are growing a lot, so for reals I am going to start to post regular pictures because I'm so proud of them. Go plants!
Lately, though, I've been getting super super bored running on the treadmill at the gym. I have an awesome playlist on my ipod to help keep me moving, but I think that running outside could be a lot more interesting. Though sometimes there's good people watching at the gym. Anyways, maybe eventually I'll be able to run outside, once the pollen situation has calmed down out there.
If you're interested, the program I found online to train me to go from a couch potato to a super runner (but not really) is at: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml This site has forums for people to talk, and it seems like there is always a group for any particular week of the 9-week plan, which is pretty nifty. All kinds of people try it, from those in their 20's to those in their 50's and up, and it seems like a lot of people are overweight or super weak (that's me!) and manage to get pretty healthy with it. Only 2 more weeks left, with this week going up to 28 minutes nonstop, and then next week up to 30 minutes. Wish me luck!!
Oh and my plants are growing a lot, so for reals I am going to start to post regular pictures because I'm so proud of them. Go plants!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
bad blogger
So how bad of a blogger have I been lately? I'm sorry for my very poor updating skills, but I will try to be better, I promise! You'd think that I'd be posting more frequently lately, especially since it's summertime, but I guess not. I haven't even been all that busy lately.
We've fallen into a nice summer routine with Brent and I spending our days at work/school, and then either going to the gym or just sort of hanging out. It's been pretty warm lately, so we haven't gotten out much in the evenings on weekdays. Since Dad and Taherah were here, we haven't done all that much fun stuff on the weekends. Oh but we did see Army of Darkness at the Boulder Outdoor Cinema, which was super fun. They set up a movie screen along the back of a building near Pearl Street, next to the creek and the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse. It was only $5, and we also got some very snazzy plastic rings!
My plants are doing well, except for my lettuce, but I'll be posting pictures and a story tomorrow about that, I hope. We also have some grad student friends coming over to grill for the 4th of July, so as long as I have time, I will also update about the great lettuce massacre that occurred this morning. But my bell pepper plant has flowers (!), 2 of them, and one of them has now fallen off, leaving a teeny tiny baby bell pepper behind. I am SO EXCITED. And our tomatillo plant is out of control! It has a bajillion tiny baby tomatillos on it, which will be very exciting for Brent and his salsa making later this summer. My cilantro and chives are also great, and the cilantro is so pungent. I have to pluck the flowers off of it pretty regularly, and the scent stays on my hands for a while afterwards. We even got to use some of it for cilantro-lime rice the other day and it was so strong!
Here are some week-old plant pictures. See, I was thinking about updating a week ago, but it just never happened somehow. Oh and I didn't resize these pictures, so if you click on them they will be huge.
So proud of my bell pepper!
See the flower?!
My mint that came back from the dead. Compared to earlier pictures, it's a giant. Grow mint, grow!
Tomatillo madness!
We've fallen into a nice summer routine with Brent and I spending our days at work/school, and then either going to the gym or just sort of hanging out. It's been pretty warm lately, so we haven't gotten out much in the evenings on weekdays. Since Dad and Taherah were here, we haven't done all that much fun stuff on the weekends. Oh but we did see Army of Darkness at the Boulder Outdoor Cinema, which was super fun. They set up a movie screen along the back of a building near Pearl Street, next to the creek and the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse. It was only $5, and we also got some very snazzy plastic rings!
My plants are doing well, except for my lettuce, but I'll be posting pictures and a story tomorrow about that, I hope. We also have some grad student friends coming over to grill for the 4th of July, so as long as I have time, I will also update about the great lettuce massacre that occurred this morning. But my bell pepper plant has flowers (!), 2 of them, and one of them has now fallen off, leaving a teeny tiny baby bell pepper behind. I am SO EXCITED. And our tomatillo plant is out of control! It has a bajillion tiny baby tomatillos on it, which will be very exciting for Brent and his salsa making later this summer. My cilantro and chives are also great, and the cilantro is so pungent. I have to pluck the flowers off of it pretty regularly, and the scent stays on my hands for a while afterwards. We even got to use some of it for cilantro-lime rice the other day and it was so strong!
Here are some week-old plant pictures. See, I was thinking about updating a week ago, but it just never happened somehow. Oh and I didn't resize these pictures, so if you click on them they will be huge.
So proud of my bell pepper!
See the flower?!
My mint that came back from the dead. Compared to earlier pictures, it's a giant. Grow mint, grow!
Tomatillo madness!
Monday, June 25, 2007
funny stuff
I hope this post doesn't make me sound like too much of a crazy liberal tree-hugging maniac or anything, but the Union of Concerned Scientists is doing a contest for political cartoons, and a few of them are pretty funny. You can vote for which cartoon you like the best, and the winner of the contest gets some cool prizes.
The UCS was formed to protect the integrity of scientific research. In recent years, there have been many instances of the government censoring scientific research reports regarding things like global climate, endangered species, and drug safety (ie: prescription drugs). Anyways, the comic below totally made me laugh out loud. If you want to check out the others, and even vote, you can go to http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/science_idol/
Fair warning, though, I think they might send you emails if you vote, but you can probably opt out of that. You don't have to give them any info to see the cartoons, though. Oh, and some of the cartoons seemed a little more sad than funny to me. That's all... end of warning and on to my favorite!
The UCS was formed to protect the integrity of scientific research. In recent years, there have been many instances of the government censoring scientific research reports regarding things like global climate, endangered species, and drug safety (ie: prescription drugs). Anyways, the comic below totally made me laugh out loud. If you want to check out the others, and even vote, you can go to http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/science_idol/
Fair warning, though, I think they might send you emails if you vote, but you can probably opt out of that. You don't have to give them any info to see the cartoons, though. Oh, and some of the cartoons seemed a little more sad than funny to me. That's all... end of warning and on to my favorite!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
weekend part 2: wind blown fur
Also on the way up to the tundra, we passed some pretty little waterfalls that had formed along the side of trail ridge road from the snow melting. We got out to explore and take some pictures...
Brent decided to break the rules.
Dad liked the big road re-paving equipment across the street.
We decided to stop driving along Trail Ridge Road once we reached an altitude where the climate became an alpine tundra. A marmot decided to pose for us on some nearby rocks, so Brent took a video. For some reason, YouTube is having issues with my video file, so I'll add a picture of the marmot soon.
A view of the tundra.
After the alpine tundra, we turned around and headed towards Bear Lake. Just before reaching the lake, we pulled over at a trailhead to check things out. Brent and Taherah decided that a short hike to a waterfall was just what we needed, and Brent convinced me to walk it in my flip-flops. It wasn't exactly a comfortable walk, and my feet and shoes were dust-colored by the end, but the waterfall was gorgeous and totally worth it. Actually, my feet didn't really hurt all that much. But it was fun to complain anyways!
My poor feet.
Group picture with the waterfall.
It was really a beautiful, fun, and very tiring day. Hopefully we'll get to go back to the park again and explore even more of it. And we've hopefully convinced Dad and Taherah that Boulder is totally awesome and that they need to come back and visit again! It was such a great way to celebrate Father's Day weekend with my Dad, which is something I don't often get to do anymore. I think I'll try to make it a point to actually physically get to hang out with him for future Father's Days.
Oh and I'm sorry for such a cheesy post, but we really did have lots of fun, and I was really excited that family visited me yay! And I am really really REALLY tired tonight. However, I'm posting anyways because I said I would, and I am a good blogger.
Brent decided to break the rules.
Dad liked the big road re-paving equipment across the street.
We decided to stop driving along Trail Ridge Road once we reached an altitude where the climate became an alpine tundra. A marmot decided to pose for us on some nearby rocks, so Brent took a video. For some reason, YouTube is having issues with my video file, so I'll add a picture of the marmot soon.
A view of the tundra.
After the alpine tundra, we turned around and headed towards Bear Lake. Just before reaching the lake, we pulled over at a trailhead to check things out. Brent and Taherah decided that a short hike to a waterfall was just what we needed, and Brent convinced me to walk it in my flip-flops. It wasn't exactly a comfortable walk, and my feet and shoes were dust-colored by the end, but the waterfall was gorgeous and totally worth it. Actually, my feet didn't really hurt all that much. But it was fun to complain anyways!
My poor feet.
Group picture with the waterfall.
It was really a beautiful, fun, and very tiring day. Hopefully we'll get to go back to the park again and explore even more of it. And we've hopefully convinced Dad and Taherah that Boulder is totally awesome and that they need to come back and visit again! It was such a great way to celebrate Father's Day weekend with my Dad, which is something I don't often get to do anymore. I think I'll try to make it a point to actually physically get to hang out with him for future Father's Days.
Oh and I'm sorry for such a cheesy post, but we really did have lots of fun, and I was really excited that family visited me yay! And I am really really REALLY tired tonight. However, I'm posting anyways because I said I would, and I am a good blogger.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
fun weekend part 1!
This past weekend, Dad and Taherah drove up from Arlington to visit Brent and I! It was really, really great to get to hang out again after a long year, and we had a lot of fun. We also were very tired by the end of the weekend... we did so many activities! To keep things manageable, I'm going to divide the weekend into 2 posts, which means there are more pictures to come tomorrow!
They arrived on Friday afternoon and we went to lunch at my favorite local bagel place for sandwiches. After walking around and seeing where Brent and I will be moving at the end of July, we hung out until Brent came home from work. Then, we all headed out to Pearl Street for dinner at a yummy Italian place.
This is how Dad eats pizza. Can you tell he likes parmesan cheese?! I know it's sideways, but it doesn't want to be vertical, and who am I to argue?
Super cute picture of Dad and Taherah at the restaurant.
Saturday, we went to the farmer's market for lunch and then we headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was so pretty, and the main road, Trail Ridge Road, was open much further than it was when Drew was here. As a result, we got to see a lot of new areas of the park. Below are pictures from the Many Peaks viewpoint, and some other fun pictures as we headed up the mountain, towards the alpine tundra. Tomorrow I'll add pictures from the tundra and from our hike to a waterfall near Bear Lake, woot!
Walking to look at the view from Many Peaks.
The view at Many Peaks... of many peaks!
Brent being serious at Many Peaks. It was before he drank some diet coke.
On the way up Trail Ridge Road, we pulled over at another viewpoint, and this squirrel decided to say hi.
SO CUTE. Like seriously, so cute.
They arrived on Friday afternoon and we went to lunch at my favorite local bagel place for sandwiches. After walking around and seeing where Brent and I will be moving at the end of July, we hung out until Brent came home from work. Then, we all headed out to Pearl Street for dinner at a yummy Italian place.
This is how Dad eats pizza. Can you tell he likes parmesan cheese?! I know it's sideways, but it doesn't want to be vertical, and who am I to argue?
Super cute picture of Dad and Taherah at the restaurant.
Saturday, we went to the farmer's market for lunch and then we headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was so pretty, and the main road, Trail Ridge Road, was open much further than it was when Drew was here. As a result, we got to see a lot of new areas of the park. Below are pictures from the Many Peaks viewpoint, and some other fun pictures as we headed up the mountain, towards the alpine tundra. Tomorrow I'll add pictures from the tundra and from our hike to a waterfall near Bear Lake, woot!
Walking to look at the view from Many Peaks.
The view at Many Peaks... of many peaks!
Brent being serious at Many Peaks. It was before he drank some diet coke.
On the way up Trail Ridge Road, we pulled over at another viewpoint, and this squirrel decided to say hi.
SO CUTE. Like seriously, so cute.
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