Cooper hits up happy hour

Jill got invited to a going away happy hour for one of her coworkers at Hunter Douglas, and so Cooper and I tagged along to see some familiar faces. Cooper was sporting his super sweet puppy sweater and got passed around for a couple hours.

Jill got to catch up with the girls from HD, a welcome outlet for her. Cooper got lots of attention, a welcome outlet for him. I got to buy dinner. Wait a minute...

Before heading out to the happy hour, we snagged some pics.

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

Coop happy to be looking sharp and headed to the ladies

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

A little drool should help the look

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

And then the mischievous side of Cooper...

"Hey there. Me? No I'm not up to anything, just trying to figure out this crawling thing."

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

"Hey what's that over there?"

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

"Well this looks interesting..."

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

CHOMP!

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

And goodbye Molly...

From Cooper in Puppy Sweater

The three of us grabbed some dinner and headed for home to get Cooper in bed. For Saturday we had big plans of heading up to Summit County to check out the International Snow Sculpture competition. Lots of pics from that tomorrow, now Jo Jo needs a nap.

Live from the road

Headed to Breck to see the big international ice/snow sculpting competition, but first some lunch.

Quantifying 40 years

40 years is a long time. I've experienced about 32.5 years myself, so 40 is a number I struggle to put my head around right now.

40 years ago the Beatles were releasing their White album, today there are only two living members.

40 years ago, the original Woodstock was happening. Heck, even the second Woodstock they held seems like a long time ago for me.

40 years ago, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Today, you can buy a seat on a rocket to outer space.

40 years ago, Vietnam divided the country. Today, the Iraqi War seems eerily similar.


And 40 years ago, my parents were married.

Its something that I can't really even comprehend. Jill and I have been married for almost 8 years, together for 13 and I can hardly remember a time without her. Crazy to think that time we've spent together isn't even a 1/3rd of 40 years. Jill's parents aren't far behind at 39ish years themselves. In today's world of starter marriages, rampant divorce rates and seemingly throw away relationships, Jill and I certainly take comfort in the fact that no matter how many crazy things happen in the world, that our parents have adapted and persevered.

So congratulations MJ & Yack, 40 years is incredible. Sorry we couldn't be there, but we'll certainly look forward to a proper celebration next time we all meet up.

And a quick couple of Cooper pics to appease the masses...

From New Album 1/19/09 6:19 AM

From New Album 1/19/09 6:19 AM

Ride Log
6 Days on Bike - (All Niner singlespeed)
82.5 Miles

Good Friday

After thinking my MDX had been stolen at the airport and wandering aimlessly around last night for about 45 minutes, only to find out I was in the east parking garage not the west, I needed a good day. I got it.

Cooper had a good night, slept from 9pm till 8am with only a minor peep that required giving him his pacifier at 5am. The three of us hung out together this morning, then met up with Aunt Sarah in Boulder for some lunch. We dumped Cooper with her and Jill and I headed home to ride bikes in the 60+ degree temps.

All went well, except for me not carrying a patch kit and a pump. At the furthest point from our house, Jill's front tire went flat quickly. Poop. The good news was that we were in a very nice neighborhood, so Jill would be safe. The bad news was I had no real choices but to take off for the house. I gave her my cell phone, turned into the wind and stomped it home. Made pretty quick work of the ride home, grabbed the not stolen MDX and went to pick her up at our prearranged meeting spot of the park inside the neighborhood.



Finished up with some Skyping with Frumpy & Grumpy, who are about to celebrate their 40th!!!! wedding anniversary on Sunday.

Ride Log
5 Days on Bike - (All Niner singlespeed)
63.5 Miles

Cooper Decides to Feed Himself

From Cooper Feeding Himself

Cooper is hitting an independent streak. We started using two spoons when feeding him, one to actually feed him with and the other as a diversion to let him entertain himself with. Tonight, he took control of both so we just let him. Jill tried her best, while I offered no help and just took some pictures.

From Cooper Feeding Himself

From Cooper Feeding Himself

Where did the weekend go? I swear I just got off the plane a couple hours ago, now I find myself packed up and ready to fly out again. Two more weeks up, then a very welcome week of working from CO while Cooper and I visit our respective doctors.

My recovery seems to be going really well. Put in another solid effort on the bike today, getting in 16.50 miles of mainly dirt roads. Put me at 37ish miles and a solid 3 hours of pedaling for the weekend. I've decided that I'll ship Ruby up to Calgary and spend nights in the apartment on the trainer. I stepped on the scale today (a mistake), and realized I've got a whole lot of work to do for summer. No time like the present I guess.

Today's Route


Ride Log
4 Days on Bike - (All Niner singlespeed)
51.5 Miles