Living My Best Life

 I got motivated (with some support from Tanner) to go on a hike today. It was a gorgeous day and well worth getting out to enjoy it. 

I listened to a bit of the Bronco game, listened to some music and took in the view. When I was walking to the car, - song came on that seemed to be just right. 

“But, I’ve been getting my steps in. And I sleep with my best friend. It’s the best I’ve that it has been in a long time. I’m living my best life.”

Love where you Live

 Today was a day filled with simple, surprising pleasures that make me so thankful for our community.

While I’m not a CU fan, they have a beautiful campus and it was fun to watch College Game Day from Boulder for the first time in 27 years. 

Our neighbor let us know about a vintage baseball game so I bribed Tanner with bagels. We enjoyed a couple innings of the game and Tanner tried crackerjack. We then walked over the the Farmer’s Market for peaches and some vegetables. We checked out the library and then walked around a bit more. 

Tanner recognized his friend from Ultimate Frisbee playing music so we stopped and listened a bit. What a great surprise! 

I decided to go enjoy the last weekend of the pool on this sunny day. A couple of friends were there and we chatted the afternoon away. What a nice day of happy little moments. 

Chatting with his friend

Farmer’s Market 

Sixth Place!

 Drake has been working out at the lake to improve his jumping since getting back to Oxford. He jumped for the the “A” team last weekend and had a personal best. His 52 foot jump earned him 6th place. It’s so great to see his hard work pay off! 

We didn’t get a video, but here is the personal best tackle! 😀

Sectionals

 Tanner played in the ultimate frisbee sectionals for the weekend. He played well, the team had fun and there were some exciting games. The team ended up fifth out of sixth which was to be expected given they were playing grown men on competitive teams. It was warm on Saturday and chilly and wet on Sunday. Welcome to Colorado! 

GlowCo

Tanner enjoyed his junior homecoming night. Parents were not invited for pictures, but Tanner was kind enough to make sure they took them. The boys did some shopping before, ate pizza and drove a cool car to the dance. Yay for a fun night. 

House Divided

 Well, not much to say…. We were beat. Sigh. Marshall was nice enough to hang both flags - not sure we deserved even that. 

Coed Frisbee

 The MOHI ultimate team started their season off with a victory on Thursday evening. It was a hot day for a game, but the team came away with the W. Tanner was elected captain which speaks so much to his character. Let’s go! 

Jazzy Louisville

 Last minute decision to go downtown on Thursday and listen to live jazz. As I was listening, I was just thinking about how fortunate that I can drive five minutes and be able to listen to some great music. 

HOCO

It was homecoming week at Monarch High this week. Tanner participated in the spirit days most days and is headed to the dance tonight. He went to the game last night as well. 

We had happy hour at friends before heading to the game which had the stands packed given it was Monarch vs. Centaurus (Louisville vs. Lafayette). Also, funny as the Centaurus had to sit on the visiting stands at their own stadium. 

Monarch came away with a resounding victory and we enjoyed cheering on kids we knew in the team and in the band. Love that this event brought out so many in the community - one of the reasons I love this place. 

Estes Park

Another fun Labor Day weekend with the Wrights in the mountains. We hiked, hot tubbed, played games and played pickle ball - lots and lots of pickle ball. We didn’t really leave the premises, but didn’t need to. It was also great to be away from the heat as well. 

We hit a disc golf course for Tanner and Runza for me on the way home. What a wonderful getaway just a bit over an hour from our doorstep. We are fortunate indeed. 

The boys are top of that rock! 

Wet hikers 

Happy hour at the courts 

Nighttime pickle ball