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Happy Birthday, Kiddo!

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Today was Cassie’s birthday. She took the day off and I was working from home (as I was having car troubles). She had a good day and we started the day off with a nice breakfast. Then we rode our bikes down to the Rio Grande for lunch where she got a free burrito for her birthday as well as a margarita. Then we took a little break and laid in the sun outside for a little while with Schnoodle and the chickens.


Hanging out in the yard on a sunny summer day: Cassie’s Birthday!

I also got Cassie a present that she had fun opening!


Cassie opening her present


Seltzer water maker!

We don’t drink pop but every warm evening night we like to drink “Nojitos” or alcohol free mint/lime seltzer drinks and juice spritzers. We thought it would be fun to make our own seltzer water instead of buying it! Definitely something we can/will use in PR! We still need to get the CO2 canisters, and Cassie is anxious to try it so I’ll probably have to pick them up tomorrow. I thought it would have at least one canister with it. It’s like getting a toy with no batteries! lol

Then later that evening Cassie’s mom and boyfriend came over for some ice cream cake. Also the neighbor kids like to stop by and play with the chickens and plants with Cassie, so when they found out it was her birthday and that there was to be ice cream cake, they wanted to stick around which was a lot of fun.


Birthday cake with the neighbor kids


Cassie and her mom


With neighbor kids


Then they played and drew with chalk

See, I told you, she’s still like a kid. Now do you believe me? haha.

Anyway, as Cassie’s mom would say, “Happy Birthday, Cassafrass!” and as Jack, Cassie’s dad, always would say, “Happy Birthday, Kiddo!”

Oh and I fixed the coolant leak on the car with a spare hose I had in the garage.  Over all a productive and different day!

 

Sometimes…You Get What You Need

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We went on our third annual Greeley Moonlight Bikeride last night.  We had been noticing that our blog and our lives seem to repeat themselves in a loop.  Not that this is bad, we actually have nice lives and enjoy what we do, it just isn’t as fun as a new adventure might be.   Regardless we took our bikes to the Police department and met all the other bikers.  We noticed that the light on Cassie’s bike had stopped working….Well, that’s ok.  There will be a large group of people with lights, so it won’t make too much of a difference.


At the PD

The police pick a route thru town, and this year the ride was much more ‘flat’ in elevation change than last year’s.   This was nice because last year’s ride was killer.  I think they must have received some feedback on that.  We aren’t a group of hardcore bikers, and it’s just a community ride. 

Well we actually ended up riding right by our house, then by the dog park.  We went all around the west side of town. 

Enroute, with Cops Blocking the Way!

When we got back from the ride, we ate sandwiches and had drinks.  They also announced the winners of the raffle.   We WON A NEW LIGHT for Cassie’s bike!  The guy next to me also won, but he won some socks.  He and his wife/girlfriend told us that they were just talking about needing socks too.   The universe is strange like that.

The Universe Gave Us a Taillight!

Rocking Out at the Mayhem Festival

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I took my nephew Dawson to his first rock concert the other night.  We went to the Mayhem Festival and saw Slip Knot, Slayer, Anthrax and a whole host of other bands.  It was at the “Comfort Dental Amphitheatre” which is kind of an odd name especially for a hard rock concert.  It used to be called Fiddlers Green, which was a much less corporate sounding experience.  Crazy, but that’s how it goes.


Dawson


Anthrax Playing the Side Stage

It rained a little bit and since it is an outdoor venue we had brought some ponchos with us that really helped keep us comfortable.


I shall call you Poncho


Main Stage

Golf at Mariana Butte in Loveland

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Yesterday I did something I don’t do very often, I went golfing!  I took a golf class in highschool and we spent some time on the driving range and some time chipping and putting, but never actually played a round of golf.  It wasn’t until years later I got a chance to play on a course in Utah when we visited Cassie’s aunt and uncle.


Practicing in our backyard (with the chickens)

Well here was another opportunity.  I had to come up with a set of clubs though.  I knew one of my good friends had a set of clubs, so I asked if I could borrow them for the day.  He graciously agreed, and even dropped them off!  So I was all set to go.


Carts Lined Up

Whoever came up with the idea of golf carts was a genius.   They make the game so much fun (but less exercise).


Cart and View

The landscape of a golf course in Colorado is so vastly different than the natural landscape.  It must take quite a bit of time/energy to keep it looking so green.  There were course marshals driving around and making sure everything ran smoothly.  They suggest that the course should be played in about 4 1/2 hours for a full 18 holes.  We came pretty close to that (I think 5).

Golfing is a fairly expensive hobby and it’s for that reason that I don’t go very often. But it is fun every now and then and a good excuse to hang out outside with friends.

The Group I went with


Green Course