As dad always said, “Your birthday/Christmas isn’t over until you get your last gift.” Well, Christmas 2022 is finally over. We spent Sunday night at the apartment watching Noah and Sariah open their presents. If you remember, Sarabeth was scheduled to stay in Portland over Christmas, while Noah and Sariah got caught up in that whole Southwest debacle. So we brought an entire suitcase of presents for them to open!
We started Sunday with Sarabeth and Gabe at a cute little diner. Once we were filed up, we stopped at the Columbia store for the sweet, sweet employee discount (Gabe works there). After a quick stop at Kohls to pick up a few things for Sarabeth, we discovered a little country market that was wrapping up a vendor fair. It was then back to Portland and Great Notion Brewing where we caught back up with Noah and Sariah.
It seems like everyone has a FEST anymore, including snacks. We discovered a fun Saturday night activity, SNACKFEST 2023! Food, crafts, silly photo booths, food trucks, a mobile tattoo shop, and a DJ. What a fun time. We even found Wilson (who was visiting from Greeley) and Sarabeth’s boyfriend Gabe.
After reuniting, we journeyed to the same food truck park we visited in September. Thankfully it was almost 60 degrees cooler this time. Love the sweater that Hashbrown was rocking that was handmade by Sariah.
It’s Spring Break! And you know what that means! No, not a trip to a warm beach somewhere, but a trip to the Pacific Northwest to find the kids! And guess what? Success. After bumping into Jeff and Krista who were leaving on their own adventure to Austin, we boarded a half-full flight and could spread out. Met Noah and Sariah for brunch at a cute vegan bakery while we waited for Sarabeth to get off work at the credit union. And then we were reunited (and I might have cried).
I had the privilege of attending the annual PETs conference for President Elects for Rotary in Denver a few weeks ago. It was fun to gather with several hundred other Rotarians from around the Rocky Mountain west for 3 days of learning, encouraging, and planning for our Rotary year. I was joined by the other PEs from Greeley as well as our AG and AGE. First time I’ve ever seen an iron lung in person. I was also able to receive my flag for the upcoming year.
For those that follow the blog, you know that I have worked with my friend Chalice and her coaching business “Unstoppable Curiosity” for several years. She has been instrumental in coaching me through several job changes, the sickness and passing of mom, and some incredible personal and professional growth. She asked me to be interviewed and filmed for some content she will be posting on various social media sites in the future. Thanks for asking, my friend!
