In February, both Dave and I caught the crud. He got it first and got is worse than I did. We're both better, save a bit of hacking now and then. Still, I mention it just to get to post the following photo. Dave, in an effort to fight off the crud wanted to hide in his sleeping bag. The cat joined him, and the outcome is shown. I guess it worked since he is doing much better and we're in Mexico as I post this...
Coming soon - some photos from our trip in El Potrero Chico, Mexico!
Still just hanging out around here working and playing. The weather continues to be really nice for a "winter".
I finally had to ask if this is what a winter normally looks like and it seems it's not out of the ordinary. The winters here are 1000 times nicer than in DC or STL.
We continue to be entertained by that pesky cat Pente. Her newest thing is chewing. Nothing serious, but if there is a paper, a cardboard box or even a roll of paper towels, she chews on it. And I'm sure she does it just to be even more pesky than usual!
We had Roy and Lisa McClenahan came over for Analog Night. We had a great dinner, drink and listened to some old records. Pente was in the middle of all it spending more than an hour sitting in a video box. Cuckoo Cat.
At one point, Pente got that glazed look in her eyes and imagined herself back in the day....PENTE!! LIVE AT WOODSTOCK!!!
Great fun, great people. It's nice to be in Boulder.
February brings fun around the house. Hanging with the pets (or the pets hanging on us). The weather has been great. We've been outside climbing, road biking, and Dave has done some mountain biking. And then there has been the various gear sorting activities to keep us busy.
We've been able to see some friends too. Jeremy and Naomi were in town from Western Colorado and came by for a visit and breakfast. And, they me the birds. I love these two photos of them! It's such fun to have seen them. Hopefully we don't wait so long until our next rendezvous.
Days later, Andres R came to town to visit some friends and we met him and his g'friend Layla at a party. I worked with Andres at UMSL. It was his first time to Boulder. He loves it - the views, the weather, the atmosphere. He may be ruined for returning to STL - sorry! :) The party was lots of fun - many interesting people.
The hosts had two very cute cats. One was a little grey kitten who really liked Dave (and vice versa). In fact, the kitty fell asleep in his arms for a while during the party. I had to check under Dave's coat when we left to insure there was no cat smuggling going on!
Dave and I headed to New Jersey for some business and fun. We spent the first part of our trip in the Ewing area which is really quite nice. As busy as we were, we failed to take many photos that we should have. This is the theme of our NJ trip.
After spending time in the Ewing area, we went to Princeton to visit our friends Fred and Amy - climbers.
We actually took some photos here of Fred, Amy and their cat Poookie. This was one friendly cat - he actually sat still for photos unlike a pesky Boulder based cat I know. :)
We stayed at their home and enjoyed a really great meal there. Then we went to the rock gym (no photos), and drove around Princeton (no photos) and had lunch in a fun little place (no photos).
We then drove up to Northern NJ to Mountain Lakes to see Dave's brother and his family. Amazingly, we took absolutely no photos. Not one. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of lasagna, hanging at their bar, and watching the second half of the superbowl. I finally got to meet everyone and had a blast. Emma, his niece, and I became Facebook friends. Great time! (And no photos. Gack.)
Then it was back to Philly and home. It was a fast five days and I was wiped out when we got home.
Given the beautiful weather we've been having, we decided to head down to Shelf Road for a couple of days of limestone climbing. Shelf Road is in Southern Colorado somewhat near to Colorado Springs.
I was property attired given it was inauguration day.
The shirt didn't last long, and the pants were quickly rolled up because the weather was amazing!
The weather was amazing - shorts climbing weather. There were almost no other people there either. With the exception of a dog named Sasha and the dogs minions(we knew the dog's name since the owners yelled "Sasha, come here" about 4 billion times) things were super peaceful.
Both days we climbed at the Cactus Wall. No telling what we did and didn't get on. We just climbed until the sun was setting.
In the evening, we stayed in town and ate Mexican food.
Then we retired to the hotel to behold some of the best-worst television ever. We watched something called Tool Academy. AMAZINGLY BAD. I couldn't look away! If you want to learn more, see: http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/tool_academy/series.jhtml. Dave got a kick out of "Cash Cab." That is pretty fun to watch though it is not bad tv at all.
The following morning, we drove up to the Royal Gorge and looked around waiting for it to warm up a bit. It was quite beautiful there with the "world's highest suspension bridge". There is also some old train cars and fire truck. Very cool.
Plus, there were those things others put money in to look through. To us, they are simply tools of amusement! Monkey see - Monkey do!
It was a good time and nice to be outside with the hot sun. Summer can't be too far off can it?
Until summer arrives, we do have a couple of trips planned. The first takes us to exciting New Jersey! Then we'll head to Mexico for a couple of weeks of hot climbing. Can't wait!
Dave and I hosted what turned out to be a riotous party at the house. The people invited were encouraged to bring about 20 old photos or slides. The images were to be at least 20 years old.
We had a great turnout with lots of very fun friends attending. Lots of good food, lots of adult beverages and lots of great conversation. While at the party, the slides were shown to much roaring laughter and heckling. There were some hilarious photos and winners (by crowd vote) as to the best set.
Here are just a few of the really funny slides. You can see Dave's first solo attempt in Puerto Rico in 1967. I understand he freed the coconut tree about 2/3 of the way up. I could not find a record that this ascent has been completed to date.
Uh, the red pants! This is Dave in Yosemite many years ago. He's climbing with Quinn and listening to some hard rock for sure. This photo made people cry from laughing so hard!
I didn't have much that was over 20 years old. There was my kindergarten photo however. I've hardly changed a bit! Well, maybe just a little... :)
And finally, this one from circa 1993 got a lot of laughs. Where do I even start? Check out my hair, my nails and especially the way I am looking at the person next to me!!
It was really a great time. We are still snickering about the gems shown. We'll definitely have to do it again soon...
It's been quiet around here. The weather has been surprisingly nice, but we've still managed to stay around the house and get some stuff done. I'm a little behind on posts - I'll correct that today.
I don't have any photos, but Dave has been getting out and climbing in Eldo quite a bit. Winter so far has been mostly sunny and high 50s and 60s. Most of the time I look online to see Houston with cooler weather!
For now, here are some pretty cute photos of Henri scarfing breakfast at the table. He's doing really well given his near-death experience months ago.
And in other exciting news, we had a pesky tree removed from the front yard. It was far more interesting watching this happen than it was to continue working.
More post-worthy things will start happening soon...
Still just hanging out around here working and playing. The weather continues to be really nice for a "winter".
February brings fun around the house. Hanging with the pets (or the pets hanging on us). The weather has been great. We've been outside climbing, road biking, and Dave has done some mountain biking. And then there has been the various gear sorting activities to keep us busy.
Days later, Andres R came to town to visit some friends and we met him and his g'friend Layla at a party. I worked with Andres at UMSL. It was his first time to Boulder. He loves it - the views, the weather, the atmosphere. He may be ruined for returning to STL - sorry! :) The party was lots of fun - many interesting people.
Dave and I headed to New Jersey for some business and fun. We spent the first part of our trip in the Ewing area which is really quite nice. As busy as we were, we failed to take many photos that we should have. This is the theme of our NJ trip.
After spending time in the Ewing area, we went to Princeton to visit our friends Fred and Amy - climbers.
We then drove up to Northern NJ to Mountain Lakes to see Dave's brother and his family. Amazingly, we took absolutely no photos. Not one. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of lasagna, hanging at their bar, and watching the second half of the superbowl. I finally got to meet everyone and had a blast. Emma, his niece, and I became Facebook friends. Great time! (And no photos. Gack.)
Given the beautiful weather we've been having, we decided to head down to Shelf Road for a couple of days of limestone climbing. Shelf Road is in Southern Colorado somewhat near to Colorado Springs.
I was property attired given it was inauguration day.
The following morning, we drove up to the Royal Gorge and looked around waiting for it to warm up a bit. It was quite beautiful there with the "world's highest suspension bridge". There is also some old train cars and fire truck. Very cool.
