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The Weekend: I Feel Like I’m On Vacation!
I know I say this every weekend, but WHAT a great weekend!!
Shane and me at the top of Hogback Trail Ridge on a hike yesterday
The weekend started out with a dose of good news, (side note: I owe you guys a life update post asap!!) so that set the weekend off on a great note. Plus, we had a friend coming in town to visit this weekend. Whenever we have someone visiting us, living here even more like a vacation.
So let’s start with Friday night. Shane headed to the airport to pick up his friend who was coming in from Illinois, and I stayed behind at home. Then I got bored, and ended up meeting some friends down the street for some margaritas.
Shane and Jason ended up joining us after they got back from the airport in Denver. Fun times!
I woke up on Saturday feeling slightly foggy, but I chugged some coconut water, took a shower, and woke up and felt much better. Good thing, because I had a full day planned! First up was teaching boot camp, and then we all headed to Denver for the day. After I dropped Shane and Jason off, I met Natalie at CorePower yoga for – no joke – the hottest yoga class I’ve ever taken in my life.
[insert the notsoflattering sweaty picture I took of Natalie and me after class]
Seriously – my fingers were prunes by the time we were done. It was WAY too hot. I felt like I was being baked in the oven. But, the flow series we did was a good one, and I was in great company, so I’d still call it a win 
After class, we headed to the art district in Denver for lunch at Mmm Coffee:
Neither of us had been there before, so we weren’t sure what to expect, but it ended up being really flipping delicious. I had the chicken and kale soup and a salmon and spinach salad – and a homemade larabar type thing.
I had a few more hours in Denver, so next we did a little shopping. We went to Lululemon first, where I was very disappointed. I’m not a fan of the new spring colors, and the one thing I did really like – the Power Y tank in yellow – was completely see through. Although I loved the color, you could see the bra inserts through the fabric. I wasn’t about to lay down $60 for that. Luckily I had a little more luck at Athleta
After shopping we had to part ways. I had to pick the guys up and Natalie had to get ready for a dinner, but it was SO so good to see her. I’m pretty sure we talked nonstop the entire day– I just wish we lived closer to each other!! However, I accidentally left my yoga mat in her car (after first leaving it in the locker room at the studio after class– doh!) so now she has to see me again soon 
The rest of the day was pretty low key – we headed back home and went to Oskar Blues for dinner and beers. I’m pretty sure we go here every single weekend – it’s just so yummy!
Sunday all three of us were up a lot earlier than we wanted to be – we were up by 7:00! I just can’t sleep in anymore. It’s sad. However, this meant no crowds at the breakfast place we went to – Lucille’s. Here, I had my first ever beignet:
I also had pan-fried trout, topped with the best poached eggs and hollandaise sauce, potatoes, grits, and the best biscuit I’ve ever tasted. I’m such a breakfast person. It’s definitely my favorite meal of the day.
Full and happy, I came home and took Niko on a long walk before the day’s festivities. We had a hike planned with our friends, David and Katie, in north Boulder.
None of us had ever hiked around this area, and it ended up being a great hike! Challenging enough to be a good workout, but short enough not to take all day. I think it took us around 2 hours.
Plus, we had some gorgeous views!
We had to watch out for the lions, though
Watch out!!
I absolutely love hiking with a group. It’s such a good, healthy, fun activity to workout and see the sights together. I’ll do a full recap soon…after I recap Gregory Canyon. Oops…I’m getting behind!
After our 2-hour hike, we refreshed with some lunch down the street in Lyons at a cute little café with a view.
I seriously love Lyons. I’d love to move here! I had a yummy sandwich called the Buddha Bam or something like that. It was good – had brie, cucumbers, sprouts, cranberry mayo (yum!) turkey, and I’m sure I’m forgetting something.
After lunch, we headed down the street to the Whiskey Distillery:
I’m not a fan of whiskey at all, but I was happy to find out they also distilled vodka and gin. Here I tasted the best gin I’ve ever tried. After our tastings, we all ordered different cocktails and hung out for a while:
This was the gin (so flavorful!) with lime juice and club soda. It’s basically summer in a glass. Gin is my favorite liquor of them all by far. But if we’re being honest, I’m more of a beer and wine girl over most liquors.
We had talks of playing cards, drinking a bit more, and extending the weekend a bit more, but by the time we got home and showered, we were all incredibly beat (and sun burned!)
I could have napped the afternoon away in the large and in charge chair.
Your turn! How was your weekend?
What’s your favorite meal?
Are you good at sleeping in on the weekends?
Weekend was fantastic!!! We celebrated our 1 yr anny, went to cirque de soleil, bought a new kit to make a raspberry wheat ale homebrew, and we adopted a beagle named Reggie!
Favorite meal is anything ending with my moms cake.
And I suck at sleeping on weekends because I like to get up and take advantage of time with the man- even though he hibernates pretty late!
Gin and soda with lime is my favorite drink ever, and I am pretty sure Athleta is my favorite store ever, so it is safe to say I am pretty jealous of your weekend! Glad you had such a great time 🙂
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What a fun weekend! Living in an area so beautiful how can you not feel like you are on vacation?! Looks like a blast.
Danielle (@CleanFoodCreativeFitness) recently posted…Dinner Tonight: Tomato Basil Quinoa with Turkey
I LONG to be good at sleeping in on weekends.
and to visit you.
🙂
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Aww it’s a shame you don’t like the new Lulu colours. This is the first time in about six months I’ve actually liked anything! I got a racerbank tank in the new bright pink and a power Y tank in bright blue. They weren’t see-through, as far as I could tell haha
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Maybe they’re different over there? I was super bummed, because I loved the yellow color, just not the way you could see through to the cups 😉 haha
Looks like a super fun weekend! I have a Lulu gift card burning a hole in my wallet but I’m not sure what I want to get (it’ll be my first piece) and I want to make sure they aren’t see-through!
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It was great, but I cannot wait for nicer weather, we had more snow this weekend!
Right now almond butter toast and bananas lol.
Nope, I am usually awake between 6-6:30am. I wish I could sleep till at least 7am!
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We’re getting more snow tonight and tomorrow 😡
You always make me so jealous with your hiking pictures! Looks so gorgeous.
I’m usually up by seven, seven thirty during the week, so I’m usually able to sleep in until 8 or 9 on weekends. Not as late as I could sleep in back in the day, but I’ll take it!
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I’m a breakfast girl too! I LOVE breakfast and brunch. And those beignets look beyond amazing! Glad you had a great weekend!
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I would like to live that entire weekend- every single bit of it! It sounds 100% like my perfect weekend (complete with beers at Oskar Blues!).
Greg and I will definitely have to check out that whiskey distillery. He’s a big whiskey and scotch drinker, and I’m learning…
Those lions look FEROCIOUS! 😉
See you soooooooon!
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Shane loves whiskey, too – I think he likes Irish whiskey the best. We’ll have to go!!
Man, that is a full weekend! I love the margarita in the mason jar… so cute! This weekend we finished planting our vegetable garden, went to a local minor league baseball game, and went for a bike ride… I love that it’s finally getting warm outside!
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look at those gorgeous views!! your weekend sounds so much better than ours 😉 we just played with our niece in the pool – had a great family weekend.
That still sounds fabulous!:)
Now that sounds like an awesome weekend! I really love the name of that place…mmm coffee. So my thing.
It looks so awesome!
And that weather too is awesome, I’m jealous of the stunning hiking views! Seriously unreal.
I’m usually not the best at sleeping in on the weekends, but yesterday I managed to sleep in until 8 which I was super impressed with!
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Your hiking posts are quickly becoming my favorite ones! So glad you had a good weekend!
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We hit up Spirit Hound a few weeks ago. It was sooo good. We should have dinner at the Fork in Lyons. Reallt delicious food!
Kim @ wonderings recently posted…Friday five
Our friends went to Fork on Friday – they said it was tasty!
That does sound like vacation! Certain weekends in DC feel like that for me too, and this was one of them. My SIL visited and we had a great time. I ate beignets too. So good!
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colorado has the BEST places to eat. i need to come visit 🙂
ahhh I’d love that!!
I want to live in “Colorful Colorado”, too. I never get sick of seeing those mountains. This weekend I did my first food prep, ever and went on a long run. My everything is sore today. The good sore! 🙂
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Now that our weather is finally warming up I can’t wait to get out hiking!! Every time we head out to the mountains here I feel like we’re on vacation. So blessed to have them so close!
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Aww man, gin is my least favorite! I think it tastes like trees!
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Looks like so much fun and I agree 100% with the weekend vacation comparison. 🙂 We went to Sushi Den on Saturday night and it was AMAZING — you should check it out if you like sushi!
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