The Life of a Nomad: Experience the Unexpected

Okay so their is no applesauce. I just like the way that “hair cuts and applesauce” sounds. Today, 10-10-07 is Lindsey’s Birthday. We are going out to eat sushi at Suehiro’s in Ft. Collins to celebrate with Lindsay and many other V.I.P.’s this evening.

However, yesterday Lindsey cut Justin and my hair. She also gave me low lights, with some red in it.

Also, this past weekend, Justin and I were able to assist in the construction of Cafe Bleu at Blue Sky our awesome church. God allowed us to have a blast while producing the cafe. We will also be serving as a part of the cafe ministry. So, I get to serve coffee at work and at church now! Hurray for caffeinated worship.

And some didn’t even need power tools. Go Phil (not my brother, but Phil from CA)!

Oh, and last Friday, Justin took the afternoon off and we went to Denver. We had a great time exploring the city.

As the evening rolled around we went to the Santa Fe district, where an Art Walk is hosted on the first Friday of every month. It’s just like Kalamazoo. Only the art is more compacted. The six city blocks are concentrated with ALL art galleries. It was quite an experience. You could walk out of one gallery with all oil paintings and walk just a few feet into the next door and find amazing pottery. We were able to meet a really cool artist named James Garnett ( www.jdgarnett.com ) . He has a really neat Asian look to the pottery (vases, coasters, etc.) that he creates.

In the last few weeks Justin and I have done some hiking. Including the Devils Backbone, which is only a two mile drive from our apartment.

We also went for a late afternoon/evening hike in the Rocky Mountains to Cub Lake. We heard it had nice fall colors. It wasn’t bad. Lots of Aspens turning bright yellow. But not like the bold reds and solid orange colors that appear in Michigan. However, walking to a vast mountain lake in the Rockies is nothing to complain about.

We savored every moment. Except for the last mile or so, because it was becoming dark and we wanted to return safely to our vehicle. Overall it was a really great experience. We enjoyed not being at Rocky Mountain National Park on a weekend, when it has tended to have a variety of people visiting. Instead, we were able to enjoy a hike all to ourselves. It was peaceful. God’s beauty was everywhere. And the smell as it cooled down into the evening, was that fresh, crisp, fall smell.

Hurray for Sushi and friends tonight!