Denver

I was in the Denver, CO area this week for a work conference and was reminded how much I love the Rockies.  I always wanted to live in Colorado and even had an opportunity to move to Denver after college for an internship...but, I turned down the internship so that I could move to North Carolina for graduate school and to be closer to a boy I had met...thank goodness that worked out. :-)

I didn't have the opportunity to see much of Denver, but did have a pretty view of the Rockies from my hotel room.

Pretty sunset over the Rockies

During a break in my conference, I walked a few blocks to a Butterfly Pavilion; the butterflies were beautiful, but I felt a little out of place. I think I was the only adult that was there willingly and without kids...it was field trip day and kids were running around everywhere. 

While I was there I had an opportunity to hold Rosie, the tarantula!  I was a little nervous, but figured if the 5 year olds could do it, why couldn't I? :-)