Is that an elk skeleton?

Geez, where to even begin? Our Memorial Day weekend was packed with fun. On Friday night, I went to the Denver Day of Rock with some friends (Mike had to Outback it up). The Day of Rock is a free concert series down on the 16th Street Mall, which is this awesome area downtown with a ton of shops, bars and restaurants. Probably the main reason I love it is for the people watching and seeing the random Denverites that try to make a buck off being ridiculous (like this guy "Robo Mike" who dressed like a robot....just to get some cash).  It kind of seemed like it was working, and for a split second I questioned my career. Anyway, we saw Trevor Hall live, which was the main reason I went. He is amazing in concert--his voice sounds so true to his albums, which I love in our world of AutoTune and voice manipulation. And he has hot dreadlocks, so that's a bonus.  :)

Then on Saturday, after a quick run in Wash Park (another Denver fave), Mike and I went and got a Weber grill, camping chairs, and a manly grill utensil set. And we didn't pay a dime (thanks, everyone, for the Target gift cards!!) We tried to grill tonight, but it was insanely windy and the fire blew out in half a second. Oh well, probably later this week!

Sunday was a big day of fun, mostly because the Cardinals were in town! We hung out down in LoDo, grabbed lunch, and then headed to the stadium, proudly reppin' our hometown. It was great, the Redbirds won, and we got fried and now we look like lobsters. We went back down to 16th Street Mall after the game, had a cocktail and a few appetizers, and then headed home. 

Today we got up early for our hike in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. It's about 30-40 minutes from our apartment, but it's an excellent place to go hiking without having to go all the way up into the high country. We figured we did about 6 miles (we had a few detours), made it up to Windy Peak (where it was indeed windy), and had PB&J under a huge tree right by a beautiful mountain pond. Pretty sure it just doesn't get much better than that. Oh, and we saw an elk skeleton.  

So now we are relaxing, and getting really confused (again) because we're watching Lost (for the second time). I will never fully understand that show...but I guess that's the point. 

Peace, love, and Cardinal baseball.

Two New Obsessions

Obsession Number 1:  dribbble.com

For design geeks only :) Get your fix of awesome designs. Inspiration. Creativity. Love it.

Obsession Number 2: blurb.com 

Ok, this one I am seriously in love with. I'm currently making our honeymoon photo album on it (and potentially our wedding album!), but the possibilities are simply endless! Design a book -- any book -- that you want! It could be a book you wrote. A photobook of your kids. A recipe book (currently my next project....after the wedding one). And then what? Enroll in their free "Set Your Price" program, where you can sell your book for profit! If it's cool enough to get people interested, that is. I'm probably going to make a book of my absolutely favorite recipes, so if anyone wants to buy one (once it actually exists), let me know!!

Our honeymoon album: http://www.blurb.com/books/2207870.

In other news, I am home sick today with a cold. I watched the last Oprah show out of boredom, and was very disappointed. Mostly because I am not a fan of Oprah. Although her 90s outfits were pretty killer.

That's about it for today....

On Being Married

So, I'm sitting here by myself while Mike is working, watching Survivor on our new TV that we just got a few weeks ago! I don't care at all about the show, I'm mostly watching it because I haven't had TV in 10 months and could really use a good dose of mind-numbing trash (apologies to Survivor fans). The best part? We pay nothing for our cable. :) Good ol' rabbit ears gave us 30 free channels, for a $10 one-time payment. We are really good at crunching money.

Anyway, I was thinking that I should share some things I've learned about my husband/marriage over the last month, and what life looks like now that we're semi-settled in.

1. Annoying living habits: Mike leaves cups of water everywhere and always forgets to shut the cabinets in the kitchen (which are, conveniently, the perfect height for me to hit my head on when open). In his defense, I have little habits too, like the fact that my electric toothbrush leaves crusty toothpaste messes everywhere; or that there is a constant arsenal of socks in the bed because I take them off in my sleep; or that I don't like him squishing my cute throw pillows on the couch. ("Christi, they're pillows! They're supposed to be squished!" Yeah, ok, I know. But it makes them deformed.). Anyway, we're kind of enjoying learning about our little quirks (for now), just because we're so happy to finally be living together. :)

2.  Similar vices: These include leaving clothes on the floor, forgetting to move the laundry from the washer to the dryer (resulting in having to re-wash the already-washed clothes because of the mildewy smell), and using entirely too many bowls to the point where we have to run the dishwasher just because we need more bowls. Oh, and hating to clean the bathroom.

3. Wonderfulness: Marriage rocks, hands down. Especially when your husband always cleans the dishes, will sit down with you for hours to form a budget, constantly makes you feel loved and cherished, and never ceases to make you laugh.

I'm glad that special person is you, Mike Wall. And I plan on not annoying you too much, or at least trying not  to. :)

Back to the Real World

Now that Mike and I have been settled into our little awesome Denver apartment for about a month now, I feel like I can finally breathe a little (although that's difficult at 5,280 feet in the air). The wedding gifts have been crammed into every nook and corner of our 670 square foot abode, the thank you's have been sent, and the old gaming systems that Mike "just couldn't get rid of" have been....discarded. :)  

So, I guess this is the part where we settle into married life, have 2.5 kids and the coveted white picket fence. However, we are only 23, and we live in a rockin' state with a lot of 14,000-foot mountains that are calling our name. We'll have the kids and the house...eventually. But for now, we're excited to live and learn in this new place. And we want YOU to hear about it and follow our adventures, just as a way to stay connected with us. 

Peace, love, and Rocky Mountains.