Clearing the deck of a few random activities as vacation looms. Enjoyed ice cream with the kids at the new Edison’s. Last time all of us will be together for most of the month of June, as Than and Ruthie take their trip to Mexico and Andrew and Ari head to Europe for their honeymoon and an EF Tours trip. Jen and I head out on vacation soon too! Made it to a Rotary meeting. Peaking my head out during a proclamation at Council. Bella girl and some walks!
The monthly LULAC luncheon took place last Friday. As I expected when it was announced that Congressman Evans would be in attendance, it turned out to be pretty wild. Four individuals had to be escorted out of the building, and several GPD officers were in the parking lot after the meeting. The individuals that were kicked out were absolutely out of control. Followed that up with a much calmed event with the mayor, the MPT, and several people from the City Managers office for a small ceremony and check presentation from the Congressman. I needed a trip to Breck after all that.
Finally made it back up to Breckenridge for the first time in a year and a half. We were able to participate in the annual Town Cleanup Day and host a small happy hour for Breck residents. Enjoyed having Jen along and introducing the intern to her first real event. Highlight was spending a few hours on a patio with the ALLO team, enjoying a few cigars and old fashioneds. Low light was the 90% tax on the cigars.
14 years. Seems like a long time ago and also yesterday. While the significance of today doesn’t really matter to anyone else, it still matters deeply to me. While I didn’t let that day 14 years ago define me, it definitely changed the direction of my life, my health, and our family’s future. There hasn’t been a single day in those 14 years that my life isn’t affected from that Friday morning at a doctor’s office in Loveland. I occasionally wonder how my life would have been different if those test results hadn’t come back positive. But they didn’t. And so I recognize that as of today I am a 14 year cancer survivor and thriver.
Solid show. Of course with Wood we needed to be up front. He played the entire album, some favorites, and some new songs to get ready for Red Rocks. Shared some emotional stories of the past year. Vibe was good. Seems to be an older crowd (me 49, Wood 61). And look what I snagged for my friend. Checked off the box for a May concert as well. 5/5 rolling into a busy summer!
While a trip to Red Rocks to see Michael Franti wasn’t in the cards this year, Wood and I made the trip to the Bluebird Theater to see a special acoustic performance the night before. While waiting in line to get in, got to see him and his wife (and their giant security guard) getting off the bus. We were then treated to a quick performance of “Say Hey (I love You)” in front of the theater. Then it was showtime!
The good times keep rolling on the islands. Sis is excited to bring her friend to Colorado in August for the Noah Kahan concert and show her Greeley. As she said, “Now I have my own Asian to bring to the party!” Please remind her that Greeley…the opposite of Hawaii. She sure is lucky to see such a beautiful place. If only I was so lucky. Thanks for the pictures and the updates, Sara(Beth). Keep having fun.
