I woke up way earlier than Amanda and Rene so after waiting
awhile, I got dressed and walked to Starbuck’s for a coffee. I enjoyed that
while knitting/streaming until they woke up. We packed in minutes, checked out
and headed to the Denver Botanic Garden, eating granola bars in the car and calling
it breakfast. The gardens were beautiful and the weather was perfect. We
strolled around, enjoying it all until our stomachs complained so we had an
early lunch in the café overlooking the water lily pool. More perfection. After
a stop in the gift shop, we headed to the airport. We returned the car and then
had an hour to kill so I taught Amanda to knit while we sat at the gate. She
took to it immediately and the time flew, as it often does while knitting. It
was another uneventful flight and I walked into my house just before 8:00 pm.
It was a wonderful trip and we had been discussing where to
go next before we even got home. In that discussion, Amanda and I realized that
we were both going to The Black Hills for Labor Day weekend. Since I was leery
of driving my car so far through such unpopulated, no cell reception territory,
Amanda offered to car pool. Eureka! I will be taking half a vacation day to
meet her after lunch at her house and we’ll drive up together. She’s excited to
have an adult to talk to (her 5 year old will be in the back seat) and to share
gas expense. I’m excited to not have to drive, which means I can knit the whole
time. And since Connie will have to drive to Hot Springs to pick me up, we
decided to stay there Friday night so we can explore the southern hills on
Saturday before heading to Spearfish. It all works out nicely. Life is good!
Since all I’d worn in Colorado was play clothes and I had
just enough undies to make it through the work week, I opted not to do laundry
when I got home Monday night. I was feeling great post-trip and was super
productive at work and even ran errands over lunches, getting an oil change on
Tuesday and scoring some new clothes at my thrifts on Wednesday. Wednesday I
ran more errands on the way home then did a long overdue mow and so it was
clear sailing to the weekend when I could do my laundry and catch up on
everything that was behind from being away. The weather had even continued to
be nice so I didn’t have to turn on the AC until Thursday night. And it wouldn’t
be on for long because it was going to cool down again on the weekend. Yay!
I barely left the house on the weekend, staying inside and
actually enjoying catching up on things. While I love to travel, no matter how
fun the trip is, it’s always good to get home. And I was more than ready to
start my next rotation, which I did on Saturday instead of waiting until
Monday. I had gained some weight, both water and fat, in Denver so had that to
lose and was just wanting to be eating clean again. I felt better immediately
and looked forward to losing more weight. What a great week! Starting on
vacation with friends and ending on a healthy note were the bookends of my
week. : )
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