Saturday
In the morning, we went to check out the local farmer's market,
which was cool and all...... until we happened upon something much MORE cool that was happening around the corner.... a thing called the Tour de Fat. This, we discovered, is an annual festival here in Fort Collins, where people from all over the city-- young, old and everything in between-- gather together, dressed in the weirdest possible outfit they can come up with, and ride their bikes around the city. The 'Tour' ends downtown where they have blocked off several roads and put up tents selling food and alcohol and a stage with performances that go on throughout the day. All I can say is, I'm sure glad we chose to check out the farmer's market that day.
After that, we went to Sam's Club for lunch (aka: samples). Then, we decided (after many Saturday's of doing this), that we might actually enjoy buying some of the items we've sampled, so we finally broke down and got ourselves a membership! Yay for bulk shopping! And for the hot dog lunch combo!
That night we grilled up some hamburgers and watched a very interesting documentary about dogs.
Sunday
After church and dinner, we enjoyed a lovely drive up the canyon, took Sal for a walk, then watched a movie with our favorite night-time snacks-- homemade popcorn and orange julius's.
Monday
We had a big breakfast together, just Brody and I (well, bigger than just my typical bowl of cold cereal anyway-- this is one of the very few times that Brody will actually eat breakfast with me because he knows it's one of my favorite traditions)
Then, we went on a lovely 20 mile bike ride around parts of the city we hadn't seen before and, again, we were not disappointed.
We even found the cutest little park on our ride that we went back to later in the day for a picnic. There is a beautiful lake with a paved path all the way around, a splash pad for kids, ducks, a dog park and a lot of open grassy space. I think this will be a much visited destination.
We ended the day by attending a dinner party we were invited to by a family in our ward, and then went to a movie.
It was a great weekend and I loved just spending it together with Brody! Now back to the reality of school and work/looking for a better job. Hope everyone had a good weekend!
5 comments:
That last photo of you and Brody is SOOOO cute, should be your blog header. That tour de fat is incredible!! Did you see those sweet pink bikes?! And how about that lady's Jane Jetson outfit? Awesome. I LOVE bike paths, they might be my favorite thing of all time. Plus, aside from the three squeeze secret code, did you know that mine and Bundy's favorite snack is pop corn and orange julius? Seriously, it's a thing. See, we're meant to be best friends.
Hurray for a new post from you. I love seeing things I've only heard about on the phone. I want to do that trail around the lake. Its beautiful. The tour de fat is so crazy and fun. You guys are probably planning your outfits for next year already. I'm glad you had a fun weekend just the two of you. Good job on all your various activities.
haha those bikers are funny! I'm so glad you guys are finding so many fun things to do there. And I just saw that post that Brody did. WOW is all I have to say. Some of that stuff is so crazy. The bathroom was disgusting. I don't think I could even go in there!
Great to see what you and Brody are up to. It looks like it is the perfect place for you outdoor loving people. Keep those updates coming!
Looks like you are living in a great place! Glad to see the report and I loved looking at Brody's Africa pictures, too.
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