super fly

ronnie and i will celebrate our four year anniversary this fall.

i feel that in four years, you get to know a person.

not much surprises me anymore.

i mean, sure, every once in awhile you get a glimpse at a something you didn't know.

for instance, while on our road trip to colorado, ronnie busted out his love

for phil collins and his greatest hit cd.

um, no.

but recently, ronnie dropped a bomb.

my beer drinking, truck driving, harley riding, dirty bird husband

would like to incorporate turquoise jewelry into his style.

but only after the age of fifty.

yes, that's right.

ronaldo is preplanning his accessories 20 years in advance.

and not well, i might add.

now i have 20 years to talk him out of it.

or who knows, maybe by the time we reach our silver anniversary,

i'll be the one buying it for him as a gift.

but i doubt it.

golden

golden was a nice change.

definitely out of the city.

there are no chains here -

no mcdonald's or walmart.

it's all cafes, diners, and local stores.

in fact, you could find these "buy local" stickers most places:

i loved

the little river that runs through town,

coors tour,

lookout mountain,

buffalo bill's grave

and, of course,

red rocks.

it was the perfect ending to our trip.



boulder

after denver, we spent a day in boulder.

we found fun places to eat,

went hiking,

and ventured down the infamous pearl street.

out of all the places i've been in colorado,

i can see myself living in boulder the most.

everything was so clean.
plus you were closer to the mountains than in denver.

denver

when ronnie and i made our way

over the river and through the plains

we stopped in denver for two days.

i had never really spent any significant time there

and it was fun to explore the city.

five things i loved:
1) their green initiative for bike riding.  they have little bike terminals all over the city, so once ronnie and i parked at the hotel, we literally never got back in it until we were ready to leave.  it was a great way to get around.

2) 16th street mall.  it is a shopping - restaurant dream.  the street is lined with both and the "road" is made for walking and not cars.  we spent a whole day discovering it all.

3) the city park.  we rode our bikes to it and around the lake.  it gives you a great view of downtown.

4) laramie square

5) our rooftop pool

(our hotel)

(rooftop pool)

(the capital - 13th step is exactly one mile high)

(on our bikes)

(world trade center - denver)

(still on our bikes)

(at the city lake)

(city park)

(unsinkable molly brown museum) 

(art museum)

(big bear)

(16th street mall)

(beer time)

(laramie square)

(after-dinner drinks)

red rocks

i want to share red rocks first

since it was my favorite part of colorado.

ronnie and i rode out there in the morning.

i just wanted to see it before it was packed with people that night. 

i guess since i'd been waiting forever

i wanted my own moment.

it was awesome and we got some cool pictures

but being there at night with the rocks glowing in the lights

while the band is playing, the stage is lit and you can see the stars;

that's REALLY the moment.

mark foster (of foster the people) said:

i've been looking forward to this before we ever scheduled our tour.

red rocks is what every artist looks forward to.

it looks like God took both hands and thrust them up through the earth.

i couldn't agree more.

the two side rocks of the ampitheater are called ship rock and creation rock.

it's definitely a special place.

ronnie and i had an amazing time at the concert.

kimbra, mayer hawthorne and foster the people 

were the perfect pairing with the rocks.

it's something i won't forget.