Art Festivals Galore

Happy Memorial Day everyone! Make sure to thank someone in the service or give someone you know in the service extra love.

It's been a pretty good three-day weekend here in Colorado. The weather has been beautiful and we kept ourselves nicely busy. It was a little on the hot side but there was usually a nice breeze to offset the heat. And it also helps that the humidity wasn't 200%. I don't think it even went above 50%.

As the title suggests David and I went into downtown Denver to walk around not one but two art festivals. Since we had the long weekend, I wanted to do something and have that something be cheap. Initially, I just discover the Downtown Denver Arts Festival. We both love walking around arts festivals because there are just so many interesting art forms to see. And it's usually outdoors, so you get some fresh air to boot. Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney was the big one we always went to when we lived in Orlando.

Such a GORGEOUS day!

Mt Falcon - Trip 2

It was a gorgeous spring weekend this weekend! Especially Sunday. It rained a little Saturday but we went to see Iron Man 3 and did errands so it wasn't awful. By the way, Iron Man was good. I couldn't tell you which I liked best since I can't quite remember the first two movies well. But the third was definitely good.

We decided to go hiking Sunday since I haven't been hiking in ages and our friend Joe was hanging out for the day. After some thought, we decided to go to Mount Falcon since Joe had not been there and to try a new trail.

We went on the Castle Trail

Baked Buffalo Chicken

Hooray for slightly better versions of food that I love! Buffalo wings are delicious but they can be way too buttery and over-fried. I found this recipe that bakes the chicken with light breading, buffalo sauce and ranch. This dish also fulfills the spiciness kick that I want because I don't really want to eat my normal spicy foods although it's been getting better (yay!).

Here's the link to the original recipe, Buffalo Baked Chicken. I have made some adjustments though because I wanted more of a kick and I didn't want to use blue cheese either.

So here it is, my version!

Casa Bonita

Colorado has many wonderful, beautiful places to explore, see and experience. However, just like any place once you live anywhere long enough, the weird stuff comes to the surface. This is one of those times.

This place

David's work organized a casual get together for his office and employees' friends and family were invited. As you can see from the name Casa Bonita, it is a Mexican restaurant. But it's not just any restaurant.... it is the weirdest blend of Mexican, Chuck E. Cheese, and carnival.