Famous

Hey guys! Long time no post, which I was kindly reminded of by my lovely friend Stacie over at Officially Different! At least someone is reading...

So I can now officially add writer, producer, and director to my resume because of this ultra fun/cheesy video I did for work! Don't laugh too hard but I make a cameo appearance as "Susan".

More posts to come--- I have family in town so we have been having lots of adventures over the past few days and I can't wait to share what I've been up to!

Toodles!

p.s. if the link to the video doesn't work, let me know :)

Jelly!

I have to say, I have some pretty good ideas. One of the best has to be Rachael and I's new monthy brunch tradition. It combines many things that I love: good food, coffee, my sister, breakfast food, going out, not meeting till 10:30 so I can sleep in. Did I mention food? okay, good.

We decided to meet at Jelly, a new breakfast/lunch spot that just opened in Capitol Hill. Brunch can be a bit of a dilemma sometimes. You have to put up with waiting (like our 50 minute wait at Snooze), lots of hungover hipsters, and occasionally screaming kids. Luckily we were two for three on this one. We thought the wait would be long but it turned out to be about five minutes. No kids here but hipsters were abundant.

The wait for food is so much better with their scrumptious little donut bites! They actually make their own jelly here, hence the name. They are warm, crispy, and perfect on a Sunday morning! We should have gotten more. I was partial to the raspberry filled donuts.... I took a bite before I had time to snap a picture.



Raspberry jelly donuts forever!!



Chocolate and cinnamon sugar

There was a bit of a wait but we did have great service. I ordered the crab cakes benedict... gotta love a good benny! I only have two critiques: I like my yolks runny and my potatoes crispy/boldly flavored. Other than that it was wonderful, some of the best hollandaise I've had. (can you see all my sugar packets in the background? That coffee was strong!) Plus the prices are really reasonable so I felt like I could splurge! I think this was one of the priciest things on the menu for around $11.00.

Rachael and I had such a nice talk but I wish I would have taken more pictures of the place! You can see some of the decor in the photo below. They have retro cereal boxes lining the walls- brilliant! We were reminded of our little brother Jimmy because there was a box called "Quisps"-- we both laughed because that's how we would use our little Jim Jim accents to say "Crisps"! My favorite one is to the right of Rachael's head. It has Mr. Spock on it!


Rachael, Mr. Spock is checking you out!

Hope you're all having a great week! Always looking for more brunch suggestions!

Nik Freitas/ The Submarines

It was a bizz-ay weekend! Very fun and productive as well! I've been training someone new for the past few days at work and I do most of the writing for my blog at work. (Ssshh, don't tell anyone). So I've been slackin' a little on the ol' blog in order to set a good example.

On Saturday night I went to the Larimer Lounge with my friend Max to check out Nik Freitas and the Submarines. For the record I have to say that I love going to shows when I have no expectations of who I am going to see. All I knew in this case was the Nik Freitas played with the Broken Bells-- so I was in.

Max and I got some beers and listened to Nik Freitas and we were both surprised how few people were there to see him. Everyone else was missing out.

Next up was The Subarines, the crowd was definitely there to see them and some folks were gettin' a little rowdy! I love people watching and we really saw some interesting ones! The band was really fun though and the lead singer kept on talking about how Denver is like a "sister city" to her own town. cute.

So I made a playlist for you guys with some of the songs I liked, Enjoy! Promise it won't be so long for another post ;)

Oh!

Speaking of great music my friend Max who I went to the show with just came out with an album. Check him out!  He goes under the name The Maykit and he will be playing a show in good ol' Omaha this weekend. Good luck Max!

-Adios!

My Walls are Naked.

Its officially time for me to hang something on my walls. They have been bare since I moved in and I have been planning on getting some sort of artwork for a while now. Catch is that I don't really want to spend a whole lot of money and I definitely don't want any tacky dorm room posters anymore. The thought of DIY art gracing my walls seemed hilarious at first. I keep thinking that people will assume that my little brothers and sisters made it for me but I found this project on the web and I think it is do-able as a beginner DIY project:



I want that chair too!!!





I think I would change up this design a bit though so they look like poppies! My favorite!

Here's the link to ther article where I found them... with full instructions! Takes out the guess work.

They have some really great, affordable frames at Ikea that I was planning on putting them in.

We'll see if I can pull this off. I think it would be a really fun weekend project. Craft time!

Portlandia

I need to make a point to watch this show! The clips are so funny!

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Yesterday was gorgeous! I took Stella on a long walk through Five Points. I know, Five Points is the scary part of Denver but when I was driving through it the other day it didn't seem so bad so we decided to explore.

The only dodgy part was when a guy came up to me and asked if he could take Stella for daily walks... I declined.

She was so excited about the pigeons, she loves chasing them around and there seemed to be a lot of them out yesterday.

I also noticed that the trees are in bloom! This one reminds me of the one in my backyard in Nebraska.

We came across a buffalo!

And had to make a few pit-stops along the way...

We probably ended up walking about a mile or so which is quite a bit for Stella. She was pooped but that was the point. I went up to Blackhawk last night with my sister, Dad, and stepmom for some gambling and steak consumption so Stella stayed with Buddy and Eulafaye. They are such a nice couple and they adore Stella so she had a blast!

I didn't win big money at Blackhawk but I had fun playing the penny slots-- I don't really understand anything else! We feasted on some  delicious steaks, mussels, and glasses of Chianti at Farraday's.

We were going to hit up the buffet the next morning but we arrived a few minutes after the paramedics. Yeah, someone died at the Calypso buffet that morning so we decided not to eat there. So sad.

To end on a positive note, the drive home to Denver was lovely.

The picture doesn't do it any justice but it's taken from inside the car. On a side note, I think my camera is broken. The right side of the image is all blurry in all of my photos. Major bummer.

Wait.. positive note! I just called my Mom's house and my little brother Eddie is such a comedian! He answered the phone with an accent and said that he owned a taco shop and he would give me some free coupons. He cracks me up! And my brother Jimmy scored the one and only touchdown at his first flag football game of the season! So proud :)

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame...

....Buy me some hot dogs and Blue Moon.... you know the rest.

On Tuesday night I went with my sister, Ace, and some friends to the Rockies game! Baseball season has officially arrived! Most people know that I am not a big sports fan but I do enjoy going to games, mostly for the atmosphere.

Rachael and Ace

My sister Rachael and I

Ace and I at the Rockpile!

Rachael and her boyfriend, Dave

Rachael and Abby

We didn't get there until the 7th inning because Ace and I decided to walk and we came across the Great Divide Brewing company where we had to stop for some brewskies! I love living within walking distance of Coors Field. This summer + Rockpile tickets = happiness.

p.s. sorry for all the posed pictures, I need to stop that!