Cirque du Soleil

Megan and I had brunch at Bistro Vendome in Larimer Square. The crepes were excellent. Then we went to the Cirque du Soleil show Kooza. The juggler was the most talented I've seen, and my favorite act was the Wheel of Death (not kidding about the name). It is the best when one of the guys starts running on the outside of the wheel.

Ellen's new house

I had dinner at Aunt Ellen's new house. Ellen had redone the floors, bathroom, fixtures - it looked great. I liked the floorplan.

Hot Air Ballooning

I went hot air ballooning in Boulder with the Fair Winds company. We took off at 7am and were in flight for 1 hour. It was great weather for the trip. Our balloon had 6 people in the basket. Around 6-7 balloons took off from our launch site. One guy jumped out right away and parachuted back to the launch site. Our landing was interesting. We ended up in a open plot in a neighborhood. The ground wasn't level so we bumped along the ground a couple of times before coming to a stop. It was so quiet in flight with the exception of when the burners were going (which were also very hot on top of my head).

Canvas & Cocktails

A new store opened in Cherry Creek North called Canvas & Cocktails. You bring your own cocktails and an instructor leads you through creating an acrylic painting. I took the class with some co-workers. The painting of the evening was "Poppies".

Golden Gate Canyon State Park Hike

I went hiking at Golden Gate Canyon State Park with some co-workers. We were taking a break, and I whipped out my camera and told Amy and Tearah to 'look like you're hiking'. This is what I got.

We took the Burro Trail which was a 4.5 mile loop. It was quite a climb with about 1000' elevation change. It was mostly cloudy so nice weather for the trip.


We had lunch at The Bridgewater Grill at The Golden Hotel. We sat out on the patio overlooking the tubers on Clear Creek. Here's a pic from the hotel website.

Solera Restaurant

I tried the restaurant Solera on Colfax with a co-worker. Every Wednesday they have wine tastings for $15. I also tried the happy hour appetizer special of "White truffle "Mac & Cheese", asparagus, green peas, toasted almonds & Wisconsin white cheddar". Normally you can only get it as part of the scallops entree. It was excellent as well as the wine.

Where are they now? (Vol 4)

I haven't written a "Where are they now?" since February of 2008. In January 2007, I wrote about my best friend from highschool. This one is for her little sister, Merrill (www.merrillgrant.com).