I have found a little bit of time in June to actually attend one or both of my paying jobs. It was quite a blow when my teammate Maria gave her two week notice the first week of June. Drug the new intern to back to back golf tournaments and a pool party. Attended a naturalization ceremony for 29 new American citizens. Worked a shift at the Stampede booth on a very hot Sunday afternoon.
As soon as I returned from CLM, Jen was off to Portland with her mom to see sis for a few days and I turned around and headed to Red Rocks for Dirty Heads. On Saturday, Andrew and Ari jetted off to Italy for their honeymoon. Andrew will stay an additional 10 days with his EF Tour students, while Ari will return home and continue to spruce up their new home that they closed on June 8th!
Month just keeps up its frantic pace. I have the opportunity to attend the annual Colorado Municipal League conference in Broomfield last week. Three and a half days of municipal leaders from around the state sharing ideas, problems and even a few solutions. Helped me realize and reinforce that we are not unique in our current problems. Lots of different seminars to choose from including several on communication, leadership and data centers. The two keynote speakers were also stellar. Enjoyed hearing from the governor and the luncheon on day 2. Was treated to a sponsored dinner at a fancy steakhouse. Closed out the conference with a cigar at a quiet and secluded spot in the park across from the hotel to process all the information and prepare for the next 10 days.
Our little world traveler is at it again! This time it was a quick trip to San Francisco. Looks like she had a good time as she always does. I heard sis is at 17 museums in 2026. Grateful that her next scheduled trip is to the dirty G! In conjunction with her trip, we had a very chill Father’s Day. Andrew and Ari stopped by for lunch, then we connected to the entire crew to get our monthly margaritas at Chili’s and closed the night with dinner and beers at Weldwerks. A great weekend all around. Bonus picture of Andrew at his friend’s bachelor party.
Happiest place on earth. Most beautiful venue. Able to attend with our beautiful friends. Well, minus one. Jen decided to get a ride back to the Dirty G, so thank you Shep for picking her up in the parking lot. Grateful for cloudy sky’s and cooler temps than the 100 last year and the expected 92 this year. Tailgated for a few hours then made the run inside. Sadly, GA started in row 47. We were quietly waiting for the show to start when the noise of 2 F-16s overwhelmed everyone. It was wild. Why 2 military jets buzzed Red Rocks, we will never know. Same two opening acts, pretty chill vibe on the Rock. The guys started promptly at 9 and rolled through 21 songs. Highlights were an acoustic cover of “Patience” and a full band “Plush” from Stone Temple Pilots. Full circle moment: STP was my first ever concert at Red Rocks with Cliff Shoefelt in 1993. Jen was missed, cards flew during “Poker” and we were home with head on pillow at 1225.
