Friday, August 19, 2016

Colorado 2016 - Happy Hour with Irv

Sunday, August 7, 2016


Ira had trouble with his truck today. His neighbor Ty drove us to the airport to rent a car until the truck can be serviced. Dale got listed as a driver on the rental so we went to Barnes & Noble for coffee and then to the grocery store to get fixings for dinner tonight. Ira and I are pictured above during happy hour. Ira grilled an amazing piece of pork for dinner. Dale made some awesome sweet potato fries and Brenday made an awesome cucumber mint salad. I just sat back and did a whole bunch of nothing and felt pretty lucky to be with such and awesome crew.  Ericka's new dog Calliope is over my shoulder. Her other dog, Suki, is on Irv's lap.

Colorado 2016 - Sign Place

Monday, August 8, 2016


Irv brought the truck in for service this morning. Dale and I followed behind in the rental car so we could bring him back home. Next to the shop I found a place where old signs go.

Colorado 2016 - Rio Summer Olympics

Monday, August 8, 2016

It's been fun watching the Olympics. This morning Dale, Irv, and I watched a water polo match between the U.s. and Spain.

Colorado 2016 - City Market

Monday, August 8, 2016

Dale, Irv, Brenda, and I headed over to City Market to pick up food for dinner tonight. Ericka and Kelly will be coming over.

Colorado 2016 - Walking the River Path

Monday, August 8, 2016


Nice walk down by the river with Dale this afternoon. We did about 2.5 miles.

Colorado 2016 - Denny's

Tuesday, August 9, 2016



Good to see Ericka and Kelly last night. They were both in good spirits. Great breakfast at Denny's this morning with Brenda and Irv. And yes, I had pancakes. Our server had the bottom image on the back of his t-shirt.

Colorado 2016 - Airport Bar

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Brenda and Irv dropped us off at the airport after our breakfast at Denny's. The gate area has a fancy new bar. No, I did not get a drink.

Colorado 2016 - Boarding

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Dale and I sat over the wing. Sweet guy, he let me have the window seat.

Colorado 2016 - Taking Off

Tuesday, August 9, 2016


Mt. Garfield is in the background.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Colorado 2016 - In the Air

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Bye Grand Junction

Colorado 2016 - Returning Home

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Photo taken as we approached Salt Lake City. Odd landscape. Kind of an anti-mountain. Brenda later told me she thought it was some kind of abandoned mining site. We were supposed to have a two hour layover in Salt Lake City but our original flight out was cancelled due to Delta's main office power outage glitch. Thankfully they were able to get us on a later flight which doubled our layover time. In the end we were just happy to make it home without any further delays.