Birthday Recap

The start of my 29th year went really well this weekend. We headed up to Denver on Saturday with tons of rain and had a nice dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (we don't have that in ABQ). D. was a little distraught that the Broncos and Cowboys (his team) were playing an exhibition game in Denver that night. That would have been a pretty convenient way to see them, but we've been focused on other things and didn't think to check that. Sorry, honey!

On the birthday, I woke up and got to have breakfast in the room with Mimosas. I opened gifts from family/friends/D. and counted the change my dad gives me every year. I don't know how long he has been giving me the change that he collects each year, but it is something I look forward to all year just because of the tradition! D. got me some great rain/weather gear for our upcoming trip to Alaska. I also got to have Chipotle for lunch (another non-ABQ establishment), so that was fantastic.

The forecast called for rain on Sunday, but it turned out to be a nice day for the Jack Johnson concert and that's how we closed out the day. It was a very "community event." We talked to all sorts of people in the hours before the concert and it was a fun way to spend an afternoon. It was an AMAZING place to see a concert and Jack was really great. He did a pretty much acoustic encore that was just top notch, I am so glad we went. After the concert, since the lines to leave the park were insane, we played Uno for an hour with neighboring cars. They had beer, we had cards and snacks and everyone was happy!

Here are a couple photos of the concert and Red Rocks:

Here we are before the concert began.

A view of the stage and all the people before the show.

This is honestly what the red rocks that surround the park (and make for great acoustics) look like at night. It was beautiful.