boozy week in review

“Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, waste a lifetime!” ~Bill Owen

It’s a GABF week (for those of you who may not be into the beer scene, that’s Great American Beer Festival), an event that equates to thousands of beer enthusiasts descending on our city to experience what we Denverites are fortunate to have at our fingertips year-round: really good beer. While there are certainly many other states (and opportunities for try other yummy beer) represented at the monstrous event, I have opted out of attending for years instead, taking advantage of the peripheral happenings around the city. This year, I have a partner in crime who makes my interest in beer look like child’s play. Yes, for those of you who don’t know, my fiance is a bit beer obsessed. Not only does he brew his own varieties of yummy beer, but he knows more about the stuff than any other human in my life.

This year, I have a partner in crime who makes my interest in beer look like child’s play. Yes, for those of you who don’t know, my fiance is a bit beer-obsessed. Not only does he brew his own varieties of yummy beer, but he knows more about the stuff than any other human in my life. (When he moved in, the guest closet quickly become beer storage. Like, the whole thing is now filled with beer.) So it’s not surprising that our week involved a number of stops at breweries for special GABF releases and tappings. To his delight (okay, and mine, because it was really fun), we kicked things off by attending Big Wonderful, a combo bizarre, beer and music festival. And, we finished it off by spending our Friday night shopping for rare bombers. Now to find room for our purchases . . .

week(s) in review
gratitude: D + E
this week’s intention: make best use of time
 what I’m reading: Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It + Braving the Wilderness
mourned for Las Vegas
completed week one of Blogging 101 online course
continued 8-week mindfulness + meditation course at work
podcasts: The Story Behind Shape Soirre + two episodes of How I Built This (Starbucks + Stoneyfield Yogurt)
enjoyed Big Wonderful bluegrass + beer fest
cheered extra loud for the Rockies among a crowd of Dodgers fans
read + wrote
attended birthday party for dear friend’s kiddo
lots of wedding planning
September goals check-in + October goal setting
sipped lots of tea
successfully purchased engagement photo shoot outfits
penned thank you notes for engagement + birthday gifts
planted bulbs for spring blossoms
continued sucking at fantasy football😦
tried lots of yummy beers at Odd 13  + Cerebral + Goldspot
continued alphabet Instagram challenge
enjoyed a perfect evening of Jimmy Eat World + Incubus at Red Rocks
attended Dolls for Daughters charity luncheon
discovered the most adorable pie shop (Humble Pie Shop)
productive + rewarding workweek
scrapped wedding template websites and built my own
read + wrote
enjoyed a delightful Saturday morning walk + lots of butterflies
introduced my love to our local library
wrote + posted another trip around the sun + week in review

weekend happenings + intentions
host monthly Denver creates + write
more GABF activities
read
attend a pair of kiddos’ birthday parties
more wedding planning
finish wedding tradition blog post
complete second lesson of blogging course
meet up with folks in town for GABF
celebrate six months with my love
another Goodwill run (coat closet challenge complete)