Colorado Archives

And I don’t even like baseball…

Posted on October 16, 2007
by Aimee

Well, other than the beer and peanuts. But this town is going nuts right now. The Colorado Rockies are 1 win away from going to the World Series. Whoda thunk it? I literally got choked up walking around downtown with the ladies this weekend and…

An Ode to Rosebuds & Chainlinks

Posted on September 23, 2007
by Aimee

Yesterday was a total family day, spent at Washington Park, where the flowers are still in bloom, the geese are still gliding across the lake... and holy crap, a lot of people are still squeezing the last bit of fun out of summer. We managed…

First, the Hotel Pool.

Posted on July 30, 2007
by Aimee

We spent the weekend at the annual Rockygrass Festival in the teensy town of Lyons, Colorado - about an hour and a half north of Denver. Details of which will have to come tomorrow because I am UTTERLY EXHAUSTED. So tired I might not even…

30 Years of KBCO

Posted on June 1, 2007
by Aimee

I am not sure how much people outside Colorado will appreciate this post, but here goes. As I was driving in today, I was listening to KBCO - the quintessential Colorado rock radio station - and morning DJ Bret Saunders was playing Melissa Etheridge live…

Spring has Sprung

Posted on February 28, 2006
by Aimee

As I look at my handy dandy Dashboard widget (and also use my new Blogger widget to enter this post), I seriously cannot believe it was 75 degrees today. I know how Spring in Colorado goes - it is up and down like a rollercoaster,…

Nighttime Snow

Posted on February 16, 2006
by Aimee

There is something magical about going to bed when the first flakes start flying. You're all cozy in bed, snuggled up with a book... dreamily watching the white stuff coming down in that eery nighttime way - where you can only really see it through…

Mall Fruit

Posted on February 9, 2006
by Aimee

We often go to the mall to play on the oversized breakfast foods. Declan calls them simply "The Mall Fruit," but there are also waffles, eggs, sausage and bacon. This little slice of heaven is heavily padded and a place for kids to run around…