Ikea Love (Or How I lost my Ikea Virginity) 179/365

When I woke up this morning I was an Ikea virgin. Not no mo'

Tall lady! Let the fun begin!

For $149 you too can point to Colorado Springs on a map in your very own home.

I want these lamps ($30) AND the glowing eye charts ($20).

We didn't get to eat any Swedish meatballs but we got our picture taken with a picture of them. man it was insanely crowded! The line for the cafeteria was wayyyyyyyyyyy tooooooooo long. We copped out and ate back in the Springs at California Pizza up at the Promenade at Briargate  or something like that.

Toasted Head wine (prop for wine rack)

Plush Pups with Personality ($20)

I ended up buying a bowl ($7), some stainless steel kitchen utensils ($5 for 4), cookies, chocolate bars, a silk orchid stem for Lillian, and Vickie's plastic utensils I held for her when she made a mad dash for the bathroom 3/4 of the way through the store and thus got lost till we paged her. A good time was had by all. I will definitely go back again some day. 

Staying at the Renaissance 362/365

As I said earlier I went up to Denver for a couple of days...oh the joys of a luxury hotel!

Something while I am Away 360/365

I'm in Denver tonight and tomorrow. Try not to worry about me while I'm gone.

King Tut 290/365

After a very busy day yesterday I was sort of planning on sleeping in today but I got rolled out of bed bright and early with an invitation to go up to Denver to see the King Tut exhibition. One of the gals that was supposed to go got sick so I got three frantic phone calls from Mindy (2 times) and Vicki asking me to go. I threw on my new yoga pants and curled my hair, ate some toast and drank a cup of coffee. Then off to Denver!

I'm not going to show you everything today though, just a few of my fav pics.

Denver Two Times 280/365

I went to Denver two days in a row. Sunday to see a concert (rain but fun) and today to be moral support for a friend who had a gyno appt. (yuk but still fun as we went to Goodwill and Noodles & Co)

Bra protection? I need that!

Doing Denver 143/365

OMG what a great day in Denver! Sharie dropped me off at 7:30AM at Union Station and I went for coffee at my  favorite cafe...uh they moved it and changed the name but I recognized the bookshelves and the chalkboard menus once I was in there. OK that probably made no sense...OK I went to where my fav coffee shop WAS and it turned into some kind of Italian place and I was all like...dang...so I turned west and was headed for the Tattered Cover when I saw another coffee shop..."Hey here's a coffee shop" and a few seconds later "Oh my I think this is the old coffee shop just in a different place YES!!!!!!" And not only that, the barristas complimented my hair and earrings.

I next traveled on to the bookstore and guess what I found? A Sock pattern book with two of Gina's patterns in it....SCORE!!!

Back to Union Station to give Sheila a call. She picked me up and we went to the yarn store where she and Leslie and Anita knit. Too cool.

Lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe with my buddy from camfrog, Keefer...we have convinced Sheila to join the fun so she can get sucked in to our world LOL! (Side note...I had so much fun I missed my bus ...whoops...caught the 3:30...called Jack...all is well he was cool about it).

Talked to some nice people on the bus, finished sock #2 from the Mini Mooshie yarn, got McNasty's for supper, hurried up and got ready for a special thing at church and now....I'm slightly exhausted so I'll catch ya'll tomorrow