boulder, bolder

kristin, often seen here referred to as kb, and i went to denver. our friend, and former coworker, allison was in a musical review in longmont. we'd both been wanting to get away and spend some r&r time kicking back, so we thought we'd go out to see allison's play and then have some time to relax and enjoy the rocky mountain air.

denver was fun (cherry creek in particular), but boulder and it's suroundings were really great. tulips and buskers are quickly taking over pearl street, while bikers (both kinds) rule the roadways and the elk rule the pastures (in estes national park.). pictures to come.

it only got super stressful when america worst, our airline du jour, made us late for our connecting flight back to slo town last night. it was disappointing. the entire plane was cranky. i think we all missed our connecting flights. and we ended up at a third-rate radison (please, never stay there) with astonishingly overpriced meals and almost nonexisting service. (this would be the part where i got cranky). kristin had sprained her ankle. so the running to the missed connection, the having to go back afterwards, the waiting in line for overnight stay, and the lugging around of bags was just one big bummer. kind of a drag way to end a really fun little trip.

but we realized it could have been a million times worse.

• the hail that stormed the car on our way to denver international, could have cracked our windshield or created an accident.


• the car, which was on E for the entire mad dash to the airport, could have ran out of gas (in said hail storm).


• we could have paid $5 a gallon to fill up at Thrifty Car Rental (we were able to fill up just outside the airport).


• there could have been a plane crash.


• there could have been crying babies.


• there could have been really important events to miss, like a wedding or some such.


• there could have been no room at the inn.

so like the sign i saw in a boulder boutique said, "a million things went right today."