February was Fun

Here I am, doing another recap of last month. I'm hoping to develop better blogging skills one day, but in the meantime I hope my friends will bear with my too-long posts.

February was action packed and so much fun. Mike and I were both traveling for business the first week, which meant we had to farm out the dogs. Two to Cook's house, Fly to Mike's co-worker, the puppy to the kennel. Mike was freezing in New Orleans, I was sunning in LA. Mike didn't get back until Saturday, so I had the house to myself a couple of days. Lots of cleaning, the house finally looks like grown-ups live here.

Speaking of grown-ups, I turned 30! Mike planned a lovely Valentine's Day / Birthday dinner and surprised me with a new camera...my 9 year old point and shoot is starting to show its age. My mom sent some money, so we decided to pony up the difference and upgrade to a real camera. I don't know how to use it well yet, but I am really looking forward to playing around with it and learning how to take good pictures. Tanya has inspired this, I hope to take pictures half as good as hers sometime soon. Mike took this great Marley action shot:

Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate at the joint b-day party! I had such a great time, it was wonderful to catch up with folks I don't see often. It's amazing to me how many old college friends are still in Denver with whom I rarely cross paths. It's one of my goals to have more large-scale social gatherings this spring/summer. And to take more pictures when I do go out. Turns out I was too busy talking to take pictures at the party.

Last weekend was Nicki's bridal shower, such a special day and a great time to boot. Nicki and I were housemates for several years during college and took some outrageous Caribbean trips together, it's funny to look back a decade and see how far we've come. It's also pretty crazy that we're marrying friends! Who would've guessed. At the end of March Nicki's going to marry a great guy who I know will make her very happy. Cheers!
It was also the first birthday celebration of Lauryn Wilkey, Mike's close friends' daughter. She's a cutie, wish I could've been there. Mike delivered birthday wishes on my behalf, then we met up at the DU hockey game. I honestly think DU hockey games are more fun than the Avs...every seat is great, parking is way easier, and the beer is cheaper. It was also one of our first dates, so I might be biased.