Day 144

Eww, gross! Anyway... The Fosters arose slowly, gently, and made their way to Buttermilk for breakfast, a new restaurant just down the hill that opened recently where a Japanese restaurant closed not long ago. Nothing fancy, but good breakfast food and full bar. The fried green tomato benedict is pretty yummy. Then off to Sew-in-Tune in Monument for more fabric. Quilters are not really good at sequential; they have to have parallel projects for some reason. Well, similar and fast approaching deadlines force this issue sometimes. The Reguscis and Gibsons (Gibguscis) got a half-day in at the Gaylord facilities (till 2pm) then both families were on their merry way. The Reguscis got home right about dinner time when the Fosters were just finishing up a little rib eye dinner. Tracy turned right around and went to a TimberCreek meeting. The rest of us pretty much coasted, except for Fina who whipped up a very yummy batch of blueberry muffins.

Only a couple border strips to go.

The next quilt.

The Gibguscis over the years.

Fina made blueberry muffins - big hit. Lots of butter.

Day 143

The Reguscis are spending their last full day at the Gaylord Rockies with the Gibsons. Jamie headed off to TimberCreek (he's on the safety team) while Lynn took care of the dogs and continued her quilting marathon. Really good avocado toast for lunch then more quilting and such.  Fosters had a great early dinner at the Club, shrimp cocktail, French onion soup, lavender salmon, and jerked chicken! Jamie's also perfected the blue (now green) drink from Jake and Telly's which we enjoyed in the new Rainbow Courtyard (at home). Tonight's movie was A Simple Favor (actually quite interesting and a different role for Anna Kendrick from Pitch Perfect, you know, the cup song gal).

I think they're Balloon Flowers.

Day 142

Jamie and Lynn's big outing of the day, following Jamie's Parlor Car Chat on the topic of the speeder excursion he did in Colorado in 2017, was to lunch at Jake and Tellys Greek Taverna in Old Colorado City. Really fun and quite authentic! We were inspired to find a Greek place after watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding the other night. Later, the Fosters also enjoyed the adult pool at the club; don't see that very often. The Reguscis continue partying at the Gaylord with the Gibsons.

Jamie's Parlor Car Chat - details/links

That's Jake and Telly.

Coconut rum (or Ouzo), blue Curaçao, pineapple juice, orange slice, and a cherry.

Saganaki: flaming kasseri cheese.

Day 141

The Regusci clan headed to the Gaylord Rockies Resort (again!) for a big weekend rendezvous with their California friends, the Gibsons, who are basically traveling home from Minnesota. Meanwhile, the Fosters made themselves quite at home with only themselves and three dogs. First, lunch at La Casa Fiesta in Monument, a fave. Fosters eased on into a wonderful rib eye dinner with watermelon and champagne on the deck. Their movies tonight were The Tourist (re-visiting Venice) and Midnight in Paris (re-visiting Paris). Just by chance earlier on the deck, Jamie watched a great message from Josh (Woodmen Valley Chapel) about slowing down, punctuated with the image of preparing and enjoying a satisfying meal. We prepared and enjoyed a wonderful meal.

Day 140

The boys wanted to try a new fishing hole today, so off to Monument Lake we go. It's smaller than Palmer Lake, but it has a dock you can fish from. That's where the boys started, anyway, but soon drifted around to less populated areas. Saw some very interesting small boats, including an out-rigger sailboat that collapses to an amazingly small space for transport and a wade-in blow-up half-boat (sorry I didn't get a picture). Lynn continues somewhat feverishly on a quilt with an upcoming due date. Jamie's Genesis/Exodus online course is ready to go (details). Everything else is just puzzling. 

Day 139

More dentist stuff today for Lynn. Pretty normal otherwise, plus... Lexi finds more projects. AJ gets involved in baking a lemon bar-like treat from Keely's recipe box. A new puzzle continues taking shape. And pool time 5-8pm. Tonight's movie for the older Reguscis was Twilight: Breaking Dawn. but it was more of The 4400 for Fosters.

Day 138

Morning at the pool - the first in a while (since being at the Gaylord). Pretty cool temps, low 60s, but that didn't slow the kids down much. The baby thoroughly enjoys his hour or two of freedom from his leg braces, especially after driving up and back to Denver for a doctor follow-up. And speaking of such stuff, ALL the kids went en masse for a dentist check up today. Lynn got a new crown on a tooth, too. I guess it was something of a medical day. Matt grilled up some chicken legs for dinner. Nothing like enjoying an evening on the deck with cool temps.

Everyone else is in the water.