Category: Life

We’ve hit the end of term crunch for David, so our weekend was spent almost entirely in the Tea Spot, where he worked on his presentation and final term paper (plus research for his advisor) and I read for pleasure and learned Macromedia Flash 8. We did venture out for a lovely sushi lunch with our friend Oak and a late night showing of the Chronicles of Narnia after eating a tasty dinner at P. F. Chang’s (our new ritual; won’t see a movie without Chinese food first). Plus, I finally finished up our holiday shopping (now it’s time to send off those packages). All in all, a nice relaxing weekend…

The holidays are quickly approaching! This weekend my company hosted our annual Holiday Dinner, David and I are (almost) done with our holiday shopping, and it’s finally cold in Colorado with snow on the ground (up at work anyhow where the elevation is around 8,000 feet). David and I have ramped up our yoga routine by adding in an ashtanga class, which we love so far. We are both working long and hard hours towards our pre-Christmas conference and work related deadlines. I’ve also been making more of an effort to read before bed again (there were several weeks there where I couldn’t read past a page or two before drifting off to sleep). I am officially addicted to the Aveda rosemary mint body lotion–it totally calms me! We’ve seen a ton of movies lately: Harry Potter 4, Wallace and Gromit, Shopgirl (went with Bridget for our weekly activity), and Aeon Flux. So, between long workweeks, yoga classes, acupuncture and chiropractic appointments, movies, reading, racquetball, haircuts, Carrie’s required girl time with Bridget, upcoming sushi dates and happy hour adventures with friends, and many more holiday parties, we pretty much don’t have time for anything else. I am so looking forward to a week off at the end of the month filled with Hanukah and Christmas festivities and zero commitments.

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We had a great thanksgiving feast at our house this year surrounded by close friends. David and I spent the whole day cooking and preparing: spanakopita, (apple, cranberry & pecan) stuffing, (barley, oat, quinoa, currant, mint and pistachio) pilaf, cranberry sauce, (mandarin orange, cucumber, tomato & greens) salad, (garlic) mashed potatoes, and strawberry cheesecake. The (organic) meal was delicious, the wine (gifts from our wedding) so tasty, and the whole evening a total blast and very relaxing.

This year I am thankful for our great friends and family, and for my wonderfully loving and supportive husband. Every day I feel amazed at how fortunate I am. I love waking up in the arms of the man of my dreams, my best friend, and most favorite person in the whole world. Three years ago on Thanksgiving we met and my life was changed forever. David, here’s to many, many more amazing years together.

David, Diana, and I in front of one of Jaune Quick-To-See Smith’s many horse pieces at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art. Joanne and Jaune have known each other for many years. Jaune now lives in New Mexico and Joanne and Diana stopped at her ranch on their way up to Colorado for a visit.

We had a fantastic time with Diana, Joanna and Lee! We ate at amazing restaurants (and discovered several new awesome ones in Boulder!), visited galleries and museums, relaxed and chatted. David and I both had such a blast and were so sorry to see them go.

Now we are almost at the weekend and looking forward to a new restoration yoga class on Saturday and our basic weekend routine of reading, relaxing, running, playing racquetball, frequenting the Tea Spot, catching a movie, going on a date or two, and spending time with friends.