Holy Cow!

Hey there my fellow blog readers, I am so sorry it has been so long, you see, I've been out of town. In fact, I am still out of town, when we get back we will have been gone for two and half weeks. But I am so inspired to blog. I can't wait to tell you everything that is going on. Here is what you can look forward to when I get back to business:

1. Asher is starting to walk!!!! I'm so excited about this, he's on a role.
2. I have some stuff to share with you about a revelation I had about sunsets and heaven, and evolution and much more!!
3. We are moving, this saturday, I can't wait!
4. I can't wait to tell you all about my new side job: tutoring Korean kids, isn't that cool?
5. and a ton of amazing photos!

So don't write me off just yet, I've got a lot more in store, I am sorry I have been gone so long. And friends in Boulder, I miss you bad!!! I can't wait to see your beautiful faces again!

Love,
Julie :)

Whatta Man, Whatta Man, Whatta Man...

...what a mighty fine man!

I have to brag about my honey cuz I'm so proud! A couple months ago he competed in a Triathlon for the first time ever. My boy didn't have all the fancy gear, $35 running shoes, street tires instead of racing tires on this old cherokee, rust bucket bike and not a lot of training ahead of time.

But with Asher and I cheering him on every step of the way, he pulled through with flying colors. He competed with his Dad and his good friend Kris. It was funny because Kris and Josh were in the same heat and the pool that they swam their laps in was suprisingly more shallow than they expected, so despite the other swimmers walking half of their laps and Kris's fingers grazing the bottom every time he stroked, they were the only two in their heat to actually swim the whole thing (However walking may have given them a better time).

Josh finished pretty well, somewhere between 14th and 20th, I have to say, pretty good for his first time, without the right equipment and little training. His dad, however, beat him, Go Pat! In fact, Pat got first in his age division, I've seen the medal to prove it.









Okay but it doesn't stop there. My hubby is so amazing that he decided to run the Bolder Boulder Race, a 10K (6.2 miles) on a whim when Cory came to town and said "Hey, let's go run that race tomorrow". Josh hasn't done anything since the Triathlon a couple months ago. But they ran the whole way and finished out around 54 or 55 minutes, which means 8 and 9-minute miles. Pretty good. His knees were no good for the next two days, but maybe next year, he'll do a little training for it!

So proud of you Josh!

Five years already!

We celebrated our anniversary last weekend, five years. Josh had the whole weekend planned out and I have to say he did an excellent job. The day started by dropping Asher off at a friend's house and not picking up till the following day, he did a great job. Josh took me to the driving range and then to play a round of golf, I had never really golfed before, just putt putt and xbox games. He said that I impressed him by how straight I hit the ball instead of sending it into the trees, I did however manage to loose two balls in the water, :). We then headed down to Pearl street to grab some lunch at a total hippie, organic, vegetarian joint, I love those weird places. Next door we had an appointment to paint some pottery at Color Me Mine. After we had our beautiful creations finished, he whisked me away into the Boulder Canyon to get our room at The Alps, it's a little mountainy bed and breakfast type place. Dinner blew me away when we arrived at the Flagstaff House restaurant which has been featured on The Food Network for their amazing Colorado Lamb. The restaurant sits nustled on a cliff on the side of the mountain next to the flatirons.

We were scheduled for a five course tasting menu, which is smaller portions of the most gourmet food they make, and it actually turned out to be seven courses not five, we almost couldn't finish. This place was so amazing and so romantic, they treated us like royalty and it's the best tasting food I think I've ever had: Potato Crusted Alaskan Halibut over arugula, roasted peppers, nicoise olives, and ovendried tomatoes. Next: Rabbit Loin Pancetta wrapped and seared goat cheese agnolotti with roasted garlic sauce. Third: Colorado Lamb Loin and Braised Lamb Shank with italian white polenta, ratatouille vegetables, goat cheese and lamb jus. Oh, we're not done yet: Chef's selection of Artisan Cheeses with raisin walnut toast and candied pecans, not to mention the the flower display on the plate was all edible as well. The last one: (although there were two other dishes not listed on our menu) Pineapple Caramel Crunch in a martini glass.

Okay so after that, I thought our anniversary was over, but in the morning we went a jeweler to pick out a wedding band to go with my ring, and also to get my ring resized because it hasn't fit since having Asher and I've been wearing walmart rings. Josh revealed that he's been saving for a while so he could buy me a band to go with my already stunning ring. I am so excited about that.

Thanks, honey for an amazing anniversary, you totally outdid yourself and next year, I think it's my turn to plan it for you!!!
Thanks for marrying me and for loving me wholeheartedly and unconditionally for the last five years, many more babe!