August 9th, 2008 admin
Tomorrow is our last day in Denver. We had spent half the week here for a conference (yes, both my wifey and I were at the same business conference.) While I saw her sporadically during the conference at least we got to share a room and spent the rest of the weekend here.
I don’t think I’ve ever spent any time in Denver. I’ve been to Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, and some of the ski areas to the West but not specifally Denver. The city is really great. Our hotel is right in the middle of the city (very new Hyatt). The streets are very pedestrian friendly and the weather has been great.
While our conference was going on there was additionally a sci-fi convention. So everyday you would see a bunch of dorks in medivel cloaks or futuristic dork gear (very interesting). I had found a place on tv (I think on Tasty Treats on Food Network) that was in Denver. So I made a note of it, and we made a reservation for last night. The place was called “Vest Dipping Sauces”, and it was amazing! The atmosphere was loud, but hip and urban. The food was amazing. I had a raw tuna mixed with seaweed salad and thai chilis and a ribeye for dinner (both were amazing). My wifey had mussels for an appetizer and Korean BBQ scallops for a main entree (both were also very good.) The unique factor to this place was that you got to pick 3 dipping sauces for your food. They ranged from sweet to savory to spicy. If you’re ever in Denver you should check this place out. (It’s in LODO near Coors Field).
All around Denver there is a huge buzz about the upcoming DNC convention. It’s going to be right around the corner from where we are staying. Everywhere they’re selling Obama t-shirts. No McCain shirts - but come on, who wants to wear a shirt with McCain’s face on it?? I wish I could be here for it. It would be amazing! Oh well. I’ll have to watch my guy Obama on tv instead.
Tomorrow were back home and back to work on Monday. This week should be interesting. I just hired a new marketing coordinator. I’m confident she’s gonna be awesome! We shall see. At least I’m sure she’ll help to relieve some of my workload.
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July 6th, 2008 admin
I haven’t posted anything for a bit, but we’ve been very busy (like usual). A day after we got back from my grandmother’s funeral we went to work for a day, and the very next morning we made our way to New orleans for a few days.
We had a great time eating beignets and crawfish every day and spent the nights wandering around Bourbon street. The weather was warm and quite humid, but at least there were no major storms or hurricanes. There were brief rain storms in the early afternoon, but every night was dry and clear.
Our hotel (sheraton) was right on Canal street and about 2 streets south of Bourbon, right on the border of the French Quarter. We were about a 10 minute walk to Cafe du Monde and the Riverwalk.
We also went to my wifey’s old neighborhood to check out her old house and school. The house was still intact and occupied, but her old school and apartment complex were boarded up. It was kind of depressing. The apartment complex was completely in shambles. The windows were either boarded up or left open to expose the devasted interior. The complex was gated off, but we found an opening where some workers appeared to just get started in doing some work. Damn, this is three years later! Many of the other homes appeared to still have some storm damage. Other homes had lived-in trailers in the front yards and driveways while some were being rebuilt. From our hotel window we could see a few dilapidated buildings.
Overall we had a lot of fun. I drank my share, and we ate some incredible food. We were there for only 2.5 days, but I’m not sure we needed much more than that.
Of course I took some photos!
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June 28th, 2008 admin
We got word on wednesday that my grandmother (on mother’s side) had a bad fall and broke her hip. Her late stages of Alzheimers and her decreasing health (and she was 91 years of age) prevented her from having the major surgery that this injury would normally warrant. So they pumped her with morphine and just let her be.
No more than an hour or two later after hearing about her fall we get another call to find out she had passed away. It was definitely better off for her. Her mind was lost due to her Alzheimers, and there’s no doubt she was in some form of pain.
We made our way to Maryland late on Friday night. The family wake is tomorrow, and the funeral is on Monday.
We stay for most of the day and then catch an evening flight back home. A quick weekend visit - unfortunately not for better reasons.
On a side note: I love my company - within a day of hearing the news from me they had ordered flowers. Unfortunately they sent them to our house (which we got on Friday before we left.) But then they sent another bouquet to the funeral home as well! How many employers would do that?
So a quick visit to Maryland and then back to steamy Arizona.
It’s sad when anyone dies, but at least my grandmother had a long life and lots of loving family.
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