Monthly Archives: July 2013

Betwixt and Between

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It’s Wednesday morning.  I just dropped Davey off at his morning summer camp.  I’m hanging out at Einstein’s.  Before I came here for a bagel, I had to go next door for a Starbucks Iced Peach Green Tea.  I’ve been drinking lots of green tea lately, and this is a nice “fancy” green tea treat.  I highly recommend it.

A friend was asking me about our pending move the other day.  I told her that we are in our condo for a few weeks before we go (actually we’ve been in the condo a week already!), and I told her that I feel kinda in limbo.  She said we are “betwixt and between”.  Perfect way to put it.  I’m still here and sad to leave, but at the same time ready to go and excited about our new adventure.

I think Davey feels kinda the same.  Sometimes when he is tired and right before he falls asleep, he will ask me “is it too late to turn back”?  Mostly though he is really excited and is ready to move into the “blue house” we will be renting.  (It is blue! and built in I think 1886.)  David was born out of his time.  He should have been an early pioneer traveling across the Great Plains all the way to the west coast.  Or a Spanish explorer.  He is ready!

Here’s Davey doing a little exploring of his own at the creek in Boulder.

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Splash Pad, Banana Bread Ice Cream Sandwich and a Dragon

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Today we went over to downtown Lafayette. It’s not far from where we are staying. Old downtown Lafayette is fun.  You don’t feel like you are in suburbia there, but instead it’s like being back in a nice small town.  I told David that this is a great transitioning to our return to small town life in three weeks.  I am looking forward to it!

We took Davey to a splash pad there.  He had fun splashing around and it was hot enough today that he didn’t mind getting completely soaking wet.

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I needed some yarn too (really!), and there just happens to be a yarn shop in Lafayette.  I’d never been before.  It wasn’t the closest yarn shop to our house in Broomfield so I’d never checked it out.  It was a really nice shop called Mew Mews.  I could see myself taking my knitting there and hanging out.

While I was there (I’d left David and Davey at the splash pad.  For some reason, they never have any interest in accompanying me to a yarn shop.) I noticed a large dragon in the back of the shop.

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He is taller than me.

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Completely knitted by a fiber artist named Collette Smith.  She works at the shop, and I loved learning about her work.  Her website includes a page which has pictures and details about the creation of this dragon. So interesting!  This dragon is just incredible.  I was so glad that I went by.

When I got back to the splash pad, Davey was ready to go have ice cream.  There is a ice cream/bakery next door to the splash pad called Eats and Sweets.  Davey debated between a cupcake and ice cream with sprinkles.  He chose the ice cream. David and I could not resist splitting a banana bread ice cream sandwich.  Why had I not ever thought of this?  It was so good that I had to take a food shot.

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Way too good.  Definitely “WTC”!  (worth the calories!).

I’m so glad we are spending some time “up north” here.  I’m sure we will be back to Lafayette several more times before we go!

Settling in for a little while

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We are out of our house and now settled into the condo we are renting from a friend for the month of July.  It’s great.  David is thrilled.  He is one of the most active people you would ever meet, but he loves having everything on one floor.

I’ve been sitting outside watching the golfers go by.  We face one of the holes on the course, and they are lined up all day.  On green, fairway, teebox – all day!  I’m listening to them talk golf on the course.  Golf course people watching.  Pretty funny.

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I’d like to live in Erie.  It’s not even ten miles north of our house, but it sits in a big valley.  I love the big open space and then the big mountain view to the west.  This picture doesn’t come close to doing the view justice.

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We watched fireworks from right outside the condo two nights ago and then last night with our friends in Broomfield.   Buster sat next to me last night when we watched them, and they didn’t phase him at all.  He’s a good dog (even though I am currently having to keep him from barking at golfers).

We are worn out today so it’s a lazy day.  Davey loves playdoh and was enjoying a new set this morning.  It’s amazing how fast he can mix up the colors.

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Time for a little knitting I think.

Getting closer

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Two more nights in our house.  Everything is just about ready to go.  Most of the contents are going into storage tomorrow.

Yesterday, David mowed this yard for the last time.  Davey wanted to help.

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Davey looks pretty serious about mowing.

This evening it has been so pretty and comfortable outside.  I sat on the deck and worked on some knitting.  We played with Buster and Davey did some pretending.  He (as Harry) is battling the “whomping willow” here.

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He’s running towards it ready to defeat it.  Buster (aka Hedwig) wasn’t too helpful.