Belated Travel Updates: Denver
Friday, July 6-Sunday, July 8
On my way back to Sac from Marshfield, I spent the weekend with A, R, F & C in Lakewood, CO, just west of Denver. My flight was delayed by an hour, but A was still able to pick me up so that we could grab dinner just the two of us on the way back to her house.
We headed to nearby Golden on Saturday to enjoy the playground near the Community Center as well as the indoor "leisure pool" with big slide and other play areas for the boys. Despite the warm and sunny weather, we braved the relatively short walk along the river into downtown Golden, where we got lunch at Trailhead Taphouse. Lots of people there were watching the World Cup match between Russia and Croatia, so it was pretty crowded, but we luckily had good timing and were able to grab a high-top table that could accommodate all of us. Once we got back home in the afternoon, we all took a bit of "quiet time" to rest and cool down. A and I worked on her butterfly puzzle for awhile but didn't quite finish it. We weren't super-hungry for dinner, so we made snacks and brought them to the cool basement entertainment area and watched Finding Dory to wrap up the evening.
On Sunday morning, I went for a long-ish run along Union Ave, and then we all headed out to A's 10am soccer game. She plays in a women's recreational league and has been really enjoying the experience so far, although this was the first time that the weather had been so hot during the match! Luckily, we had a large sports umbrella to protect R, me, and the boys, so spectating wasn't too uncomfortable. We cooled down with fro-yo at a nearby TCBY and then freshened up once we got home. A and I finished her puzzle, and later in the afternoon we worked with F on his new puzzle as well, which A and I eventually completed. F and R went out to play in the backyard for a bit, including with the sprinkler to help stay cool. I got a chance to call Mom for our usual Sunday check-in, and then A drove me to the airport for my return flight to Sacto. Mr. E met me at the airport since his flight from Chicago had arrived earlier in the day, so we had just a couple of hours together that evening before he left again for another work trip to Shanghai and Taipei on Monday morning. Lots of July travel for Mr. E!
On my way back to Sac from Marshfield, I spent the weekend with A, R, F & C in Lakewood, CO, just west of Denver. My flight was delayed by an hour, but A was still able to pick me up so that we could grab dinner just the two of us on the way back to her house.
We headed to nearby Golden on Saturday to enjoy the playground near the Community Center as well as the indoor "leisure pool" with big slide and other play areas for the boys. Despite the warm and sunny weather, we braved the relatively short walk along the river into downtown Golden, where we got lunch at Trailhead Taphouse. Lots of people there were watching the World Cup match between Russia and Croatia, so it was pretty crowded, but we luckily had good timing and were able to grab a high-top table that could accommodate all of us. Once we got back home in the afternoon, we all took a bit of "quiet time" to rest and cool down. A and I worked on her butterfly puzzle for awhile but didn't quite finish it. We weren't super-hungry for dinner, so we made snacks and brought them to the cool basement entertainment area and watched Finding Dory to wrap up the evening.
On Sunday morning, I went for a long-ish run along Union Ave, and then we all headed out to A's 10am soccer game. She plays in a women's recreational league and has been really enjoying the experience so far, although this was the first time that the weather had been so hot during the match! Luckily, we had a large sports umbrella to protect R, me, and the boys, so spectating wasn't too uncomfortable. We cooled down with fro-yo at a nearby TCBY and then freshened up once we got home. A and I finished her puzzle, and later in the afternoon we worked with F on his new puzzle as well, which A and I eventually completed. F and R went out to play in the backyard for a bit, including with the sprinkler to help stay cool. I got a chance to call Mom for our usual Sunday check-in, and then A drove me to the airport for my return flight to Sacto. Mr. E met me at the airport since his flight from Chicago had arrived earlier in the day, so we had just a couple of hours together that evening before he left again for another work trip to Shanghai and Taipei on Monday morning. Lots of July travel for Mr. E!
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