Awaken

Tonight, Mark and I went to meet up with Chris and Jonathan at Awaken's headquarters - they are doing an amazing job!! Afterwards we had a lovely dinner at California Cafe - a very delicious destination hidden near the stanford barn. Jonathan and I tried out some Bing Cherry Martini's and Chris and Mark tasted some wine flights.  

Man, that Young Fenstermacher is smart. Already reading the gritty post-war books and discussing revolutions in journalism. We had the long awaited "bring your hubby to book club" book club. Good choice of books Tom. We learned who is pro-death penalty and who is not. 

an old Kintana reunion at the Tied house... it's an increasingly rare event to get three old Kintana Education team members in the same place at the same time these days... 

Pearly Whites

Mark and I are in Mountain View this week for work - and I arrived to see Jeremy's new smile (sans braces!). It funny, after a week at work, nobody noticed that the braces were off. I am used to Scott not recognizing changes (if you tell him 3 times before you get a haircut, he usually remembers) but the rest of the org didn't notice either. Even Jeremy's Avatar is happy to have the braces removed...
So hear's to Jeremy's new smile!

Introducing Little Lola - Well Mark and I have decided to expand our family to include a new puppy. Lola (formerly named Triumph) is a Jack Russell Terrier - she is the runt of her litter, but she doesn't believe she is smaller than the rest. She is staying with her brothers and sisters while we are in California for the week and will be coming home to meet her big brother and sassy sis on Saturday. We have purchased lots of baby toys and baby gates for the new pup and are looking forward to puppy kindergarten. We are taking her on a trial to make sure the kitties accept the new bundle of joy - but are positive that Lola will steal their hearts (just like she did with ours).  

One of the great statistics about boulder is that on average people work out 26 minutes each day. I don't know if its true. I think people may use the statistic to be able to purchase all of the �necessary� gear for each activity. Mark has fallen into the trap - fortunately for me, I am also benefiting from this new addiction. Yesterday I received these new Keen sandals (mark got a pair for himself) - they are definitely stylish, but where does mark think I am going to need performance sandal? Now I am starting to wonder if Greg D is rubbing off on him.

Anyway they are extremely comfortable and pretty cool looking, so no complaining here.
 

Mark and I have tried a few entry way rugs with little success. We decided to give theInterface Flor System a try. These are carpet tiles that have a low stick backing - which means they don't harm your floors but they stay in place. The tiles are pretty inexpensive and come in all textures and sizes - this is called house pet (more industrial) and the colors are Gerbil and Turtle (Don't they realize that turtles aren't burnt sienna color). After one day we are still happy with our purchase.  

Posing for photos.... I love group photos... what do you think Mark is thinking? hmmm...  

Crystal, Tom, Fiona and my parents helped us celebrate the 4th - we hung out on our patio, had dinner, played trivia and the boys even tested out type of gin (Tom thought shooting it was better than tasting it :) We had a fantastic holiday.  

Happy 4th of July!! Baby Fiona was our independence day decoration in her red, white and blue! :) 

Sunday, July 3rd - dinner at Josh and Amy's to celebrate the patio. Greg D is using the gas fireplace to roast a marshmellow for s'mores.  

We had jessica, yancey and emma over to meet everyone - emma quickly realized that beer bottles are a fun toy.  

Saturday, July 2 - Crystal, Tom, Fiona and Greg arrived to Colorado for the 4th. Little Fiona had quite a time with uncle josh.  

Happy Belated Fathers Day... we took my dad to Sushi Den in Denver for a fantastic spread of sushi - josh even tried natural wasabi (but my sensitive tongue steered clear.  

Ok more gloating... My dad had a great game, and I had some strategic holes (still striving for consistency). Winna, winna, winna!! 

Thursday, June 30th - Day one of the golf tournament: Pam | Mark vs Mandy | Kevin. I don't want to gloat, but we kicked the pants off of Mark and Pam. But the highlight of this day was being rewarded for fast play with 4 beer coupons from the marshall (a man after my own heart).  

Wednesday, June 29th - Hello Pink Ladies!! We headed to Red Rocks for the Steve Miller Band Concert - Red Rocks is amazing and steve miller still had it. Unfortunately for the entire ampitheater I knew the words to all of the songs. We had to get space cowboy shirts to remember a fantastic night.  

One thing the cats have learned... on a hot colorado day, it is better to stay inside with the air conditioning than to be running around in the back yard. 

YAY!! Today I got back my cholesterol results - down 40 points (over 18 months) - not sure if its the name change, colorado life or just the diet and exercise. Either way this belongs on the refrigerator (if only it were magnetized - stupid stainless steel). :) 

Early Birds Eat Worm... Mark, Josh, Mandy. We are trying to play golf in the morning one day a week - we have to start early to avoid melting in the HOT SUN! We are all trying out new techniques that have not completely improved our game. My parents are coming Wednesday and my mom is just coming off of her derby win (with her name in the billings gazette!!) so we need to be ready for a competition.