May 29th
Rockies Round 2
(for Bill)
Bill had scored a couple of free tickets to a Rockies game, and since I missed the last game (and the accompanying ride on the light rail), he asked me on a date. I took my first CO light rail ride (it was everything I had anticipated haha), and then we made the half-mile walk to Coors Field. We needed to pick up the tickets at a table by the stadium, which happened to be located on the opposite side, so we took another half-mile walk around the stadium (distances are only my guesstimates... I should have used my map-my-walk app for accuracy), then walked back over to the Rockpile on the {of course} opposite side of the stadium.
We were, again, sitting in the Rockpile.
Once the stands started filling up a bit more, I noticed that we were surrounded by families. They were all there on the free tickets also (from a realtor), and most of them had VERY young children. There were a few dads there with the kids (methinks moms wanted the night off), and most of the the families seemed to know each other well. About midway through the game, I was on sensory overload and told Bill I needed to move. I felt like I was in the middle of a nursery class (which, btw, I subbed in a couple of weeks ago in church, so my memory is FRESH), with kids climbing all around us, tired of the game. We decided to get some refreshment, and didn't go back haha.
We purchased some nachos, then stood and watched more of the game. The Rockies were leading, so we had determined to start walking back to the light rail station after the 7th inning. One of the bouncers (not sure what they are really called... seat attendants?) offered for us to sit on the unoccupied padded chairs in the handicap row for a bit. Since the 7th inning was a bit longer than we had anticipated (the Rockies scored a bunch with 2 outs), we gladly accepted his kind offer.
It was fun to hang out with just Billy-my-hero for a while, it was a great game, AND I finally rode the light rail (which, again, was everything I had anticipated haha) for a date night win.
June 1st
Festival Park
Downtown Castle Rock
Castle Rock and Parker both offer all kinds of free concerts and movies in the park during the summer. Since we are {always and forever} on a budget, I added these fun events to my calendar. I'm still not super familiar with downtown Castle Rock, and this particular park has been under construction for the past year, so I was excited to check it out. We invited our good friends, the Gouberts, to come with us. The park was beautiful, the weather was ideal, and the music and environment was super fun.
June 6th
Zoo Day
...another free activity, thanks to corporate zoo passes from Tay's employer. Mauri invited her friend Ashley, and we headed out with Nae and Evie. Mar hadn't been to the zoo since elementary school (except for going to Zoo Lights during the holidays), and we chuckled about how she used to take so. many. pictures. of the animals. She determined she would take more people pics this time, but the first couple enclosures we came to, we were both snapping animal pictures haha. I showed restraint and only took pics of a hyena and cheetah, which I've included below {wink}. There IS something cool about seeing animals fairly up close and personal that you would otherwise probably never run into. (How Great Thou Art usually runs through my mind at times such as these.)
And I couldn't resist a few floral pics, too. The Denver Zoo is so beautiful.
Here's my ONE people pic (I actually took more, but this was the best one):
Isn't this yellow peony AMAZING?
We had planted a bunch of peonies at our Parker house the fall before we moved... I'm a bit sad to not be enjoying them right now. We are still in yard transition here (figuring out french drains, adding another retaining wall level, fixing a poorly done sprinkler layout, etc, etc, etc.), but I can't wait until we get things ready for planting. Then I'll have to patiently wait for another season or two for trees, bushes, and flowers to produce... but I have a vision, and it's lovely.
In between the fun, beautiful things, there have been a few challenges, of course. That's just a part of life. I received an osteoporosis diagnosis (hey, that rhymes), and I'm figuring out what that means and what I should be doing to prevent bone loss. I know I need to start eating better and exercising more, so I hope to get on a better schedule and STOP using food {especially candy – which isn't really food, is it} for anxiety/stress control. I have to admit, as I was planning to start healthier eating TODAY, I enjoyed a few extra treats yesterday. Dumb.
