Denver

I needed to be in Denver for a tax conference starting on a Sunday so we flew out on Friday morning to enjoy some time in one of our favorite cities before my work week began. Our flights was super early so we landed in Denver at breakfast time there. This meant a green chili breakfast burrito!

Breakfast!

From there we headed for the foothills to get a good hike in. The All Trails app in Denver is just insane with places to hike everywhere so you really cannot go wrong! We unseasonably warm weather and had just an ideal day for hiking. We ended up at Mt. Galbraith near Golden, Colorado.

Look! The sun!

I love the trees

Soaking in the sun

Views.

Petefish.

Why'd we move?!

I love an open trail

Each time we come to Denver I wonder why we ever left! We love being able to head out for a quick, gorgeous hike within an hour's drive. Siiiigh.

Luckily our schedules aligned with our dear friend Meg (whom I failed to snap a photo of somehow) at my favorite Chinese restaurant on the planet: Cherry Village Asian Grill.

CHERRY VILLAGE AWAITS

THE BEST WONTON SOUP ON THE PLANET.

Catching up with Meg was extra fun. Once dinner was over we kind of crashed since it was pretty late our time and we'd flown across the country, hiked and overeaten Chinese food. We stayed in our favorite Hyatt in our old neighborhood of the Denver Tech Center and it was as nice as ever. The weekend deals at business hotels are not to be missed. It was a good day!

The next morning we woke up to news that our home's appraisal was WAY off and the deal was all but dead. Not exactly ideal. Once Jackson recovered from that news, we headed out to try to salvage the day. We ended up at the Bluffs right in town for a walk and ran into two white miniature schnauzers. If you don't believe in fate you should now. They were lovely and just the brightness we needed added to a bummer of a day!

We met two white schnauzers!

Views for days

Taking a break

We hiked and hiked then went shopping for a bit. Since I was out for work we had to switch hotels to the conference hotel which was in downtown Denver. This meant we no longer needed a rental car so Jackson returned it to the airport and rode the train back to meet me at Cherry Creek (a fancy shopping district). This meant I had time to hit DryBar for a blowout (my favorite) and do additional shopping before meeting Jackson for dinner at another of our favorite haunts.

Cherry Cricket!

Sunday morning brought some SNOW to Denver. In mid-October. Ugh! Ok, that is why we moved! So we stayed close to the hotel for breakfast and then my conference began. Jackson stayed that evening and caught a flight back on Monday morning as he needed to work and I was pretty tied up in conference events. The conference was a good one and I came back Tuesday evening. Denver has a new train that goes from downtown to the airport which was so convenient and cheap. It all felt very European! The views included. Anyway, it was fun to add some days to a work trip and enjoy our former home.