Always fun to get dressed up with the family and heading to a wedding! Nate got married on Friday, and the whole crew was there to celebrate (just missed having Noah there). Beautiful venue west of Loveland, quick ceremony, some great picture opportunities while the sun was setting, and a great BBQ dinner. Glad Jim and Janet could make the trek from the OKC for the weekend.
Hard to believe I was elected to city council one year ago today in a landslide. And what a year it has been. As I said during an interview on KFKA this week, “Governing is hard. Harder than I expected.” The ballot measure 2F was soundly defeated on Tuesday night. Bella and I were treated to a helicopter landing and a beautiful sunrise against the mountains. Throw in watching the Broncos win with a Chiefs fan, a rotary club meeting, the election watch party with supporters, a prayer circle (not pictured), and some other shenanigans including a visit from the new ALLO CEO, a well-earned recognition from the NCVRC, and finally Luna deciding if she wanted to follow Bella and I on the morning walk.
I was able to attend a few events supporting the community last week. One was the naturalization ceremony for 22 new American citizens. It was a great night seeing families cheer on their loved ones, share a potluck, and receive their official citizenship paperwork and certificate. I was also able to stop by Sailda del Sol academy for their science night. Got a tour of the building from their director, got to meet some teachers and interact with several of the organizations that had booths set up. It was also a beautiful fall afternoon as Twin Rivers Community Park had the ribbon cutting for their new playground equipment. I also attended the Northern Colorado Energy Summit hosted at the Chevron campus. Interesting stuff for sure.
Birthday season rolls on this fall, with Mrs. Roth’s turn on Friday. Spent the evening in downtown, surrounded by those that love her so much. Thanks to Than and Ruthie for taking her out to lunch. Thank you all for all the folks who called, texted and sent messages of love and support. It was a fun night attending Matt’s book release, singing along to the band, and closing the night at the speak easy. Noah is on deck!
