Colorado Springs: Chapter One

My flight into Colorado Springs was a pretty good non-event. There were some lovebirds sitting in the row in front of me. I thank God for the day he made iPods! Not just because of the lovebirds, but because of the kids sitting next to me. Praise the Lord for window seats and pillows! But the flight arrived early, so I definitely didn't expect Thayne to pick me up anytime soon. Little did I know that he got lost driving to the airport. Apparently, in darkness and without mountains, Colorado is a tough state to navigate.

So we finally got back into the Springs after midnight and quickly fell asleep. We both woke up to the alarm clock and proceeded to sleep-in. Not bad for Liz, bad for Thayne. Late to work is an oops. Tuesday was a great day for more Liz recovery time (I'm only today getting through a head cold). I stayed inside, watched TV, slept - all was right with the world. Thayne had rehearsal after work and then an improv show at Club Q. The improv show didn't impress a lot of the audience (me excluded), but the conversation outside on the patio afterwards was grrrreat! (No, the Sudafed and Hefeweizen didn't have anything to do with that!) And Thayne's Mom and Colleen showed up, which was nice. We set up a date for Friday night to have dinner. Smiley Liz!

Yesterday, Thayne and I slept in. But Thayne didn't get in trouble because he didn't have to work (yeah for holidays!). We spent the afternoon at Angie's apartment, where we ate yummy hamburgers, brats, potato chips, pasta salad, deviled eggs - need I go on? And needless to say, everybody was laughing and having fun because of the other great American July 4th tradition - beer! It had been raining most of the afternoon and early evening, so we weren't sure if the fireworks show was going to happen on schedule or not. Luckily, it stopped raining just in time. Although, it was a tad cloudy (they called it fog, but what do they know?), so we didn't get to see everything too clearly. But hey - they're fireworks...

Here are some pictures of my July Fourth:

This is Michael. He stole my sunglasses. I hate to say it, but he looks good in them.


The vibe was laid-back.

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Angie and Alysia having a conversational moment.


A dance party to celebrate all the people in the room who can't get pregnant.


Michael being mischievous with a disposable camera. Maren not digging it.


I threw the frisbee around with Thayne, but he wanted to play with someone else after I pulled off some pretty amazing catches. Snicker...


So Angie obliged. I think her catching stance needs a little improvement. What do you think?

Yes, all in all, it was a good night. Liz made some new friends, had yummy food and beer, and got to sleep on the couch. I mean, seriously, can my life get any better?

Actually yeah, I'd probably change the couch part of the equation. :)

More to come...