1200 Miles West

Clever idea, but I’m not sure if I’m going to run out and start a franchise!

Weird lead in?  I thought so too.  As I returned to the office after a sales call in the Tech Center, Mike rushed up to tell me that we had to go as he needed to meet a guy on University.

I won’t tell you what he bought…but thankful it wasn’t illegal.

This evening we had quite the thunderstorm roll through.  While we were excited to for a nice downpour to help all of new trees and shrubs settle in, this was not quite what we had in mind.

Some of the pieces were at least 1/2″ in diameter and made quite a racket.  It doesn’t appear that anything was damaged or dented thankfully.

Do you like flowers?

Do you like music?

How about food and drinks?  If you answered yes to any or all of these, then you need to check out one of the shows at the Denver Botanic Gardens during their Summer Concert Series.

On Monday, Sara and I picked up dinner at Whole Foods and then headed to the Garden for the Indigo Girls concert.  Since we design and implemented the Botanic Garden’s Web site, we got VIP tickets to a number of concerts throughout the Summer.

For those of you in Michigan, the venue is like a mini Pine Knob.   The main difference is that you can bring in your own food and ALCOHOL.

I’m not an Indigo Girls fan, but we definitely had fun hanging out on our blanket with our shoes off.  Plus, it’s a great place to people watch.

I’m looking forward to our next show which is Aimee Mann and Marc Cohn and then later in the Summer we’re off to see Chris Isaac and the Cowboy Junkies.

Below are the updates from Brightkite that Sara and I submitted via our phones during the 5k. You may want to start at the bottom and work your way up!

Also, sorry the quality of the photos aren’t that great…but what do you expect from when we used our Crackberry?

Last Wednesday we were treated to a night out at the ballpark by Sara. For Mike’s b-day she bought us two tickets to the game and two beers!

It appeared to me that there were more St. Louis fans in the audience then Rockie’s fans, but during the bottom of the 7th inning the team took charge of the game while down 0-3 and pulled out a 4-3 win!

We participated in the Home Run for the Homeless 5k this weekend and by doing so we each get two free tickets to future Rockie’s games. I wonder who we’ll take???

Today, Sara and I proved that we are Iron Girls as we participated in the Iron Girl 5k run/walk at City Park in Denver. It was another early morning, but thankfully it was much warmer today. After finding each other somewhere around 16th and Steele we proceeded to check in. This was by far, the best organized event that I have been to in a long time.

We took some time to walk around the tents, got our Aflac ducks and then decided that we didn’t want to carry our t-shirts and what not with us during the walk so we jogged back to the car to ensure that we didn’t miss the start of the race.

It was a beautiful day for a walk and we averaged approximately 15 minutes a mile. Not back for a Sunday stroll. After the race we walked around a little more before we the following picture was snapped.

For those of you who heard me talking about the event ahead of time, I was hoping that I’d end up with a shirt that had the Iron Girl logo and the duck, but this was even more thrilling as Sara and I got to pose in front of a giant one with our race medals on!

Check out this brightkite link to a picture that Sara snapped with her camera after the race - this sums up the day perfectly!  (At some point I need to learn how to use brightkite!)

Looking forward to next Sunday when Mike, Sara and I participate in the Home Run for the Homeless which is another 5k run/walk that will take place at/around Coors Field. Although, if Sara doesn’t figure out if she’s registered or not, it may just be Mike and I…I hope I don’t have to walk alone!

No, I’m not talking about the Kentucky Derby even though it did take place yesterday.  But what fun is it to watch a bunch of horses run around a track with tiny men on their backs?

What I’m talking about is roller derby! The Rocky Mountain Roller Girls were back in action last night and unlike the first game we attended, they CRUSHED their opponents by more than 100 points.

If you remember my post from our last trip to the Derby, Mike wasn’t especially happy as he had to stand the entire bout. This time we were fortunate to have chairs to sit on. Thanks go out to Sara for reminding us of the event, even if we did show up before her and save her a seat!

Also, I should mention that we also attended a Tercero de Mayo party hosted by Cris and Jen. While we were only able to stay for an hour or so, I have to say that I sucked down three of the best margaritas I’ve ever had. Plus, Cris and Jen cooked some excellent tamales and one plate was all vegetarian! Yeah for me. Thanks guys for inviting us over…I promise we’re going to have a party soon.

Indigio walked today. It was for a great cause and we had fun.

The day started out a little chilly, but it warmed up as we set-up the tent and started to pass out bracelets to the other walkers. If you’ve seen the yellow Lance Armstrong bracelets, then you know what I’m talking about, except ours were blue and were inscribed with the following:

Get Inspired! Get Involved! www.indigio.com/cares

They were a hit, plus it never hurts to get your name out there.

Here’s some snapshots from the walk:

Here’s my favorite…

A good time was had by all, plus we raised over $6000 for the Colorado Chapter of the MS Society.

I’m already looking forward to next years walk!

The above is a picture from Tuesday’s hockey game at the Pepsi Center.  For those of you who don’t follow hockey, the Wings took a 3-0 series lead that night and will hopefully finish off the Avs tonight.