What We Have Been Up To

May was Tiffany’s birthday! We don’t usually do a whole lot for our birthdays, aside from going out to eat, but this year was different! Mark had received a $50 gift card from his job to Lucky Strike bowling alley in downtown Denver for Christmas, so we finally used it. We went out with a couple of friends and had a great time! We went out to eat at Ling & Louie’s on the 16th Street Mall, which was super tasty, then headed over to the bowling alley. We went on Tuesday, which is $2 night, so we were able to buy 2 games plus shoes for everyone, sodas, and random appetizers for $2 each! It was great! We were doing our best to use up the whole card, but we couldn’t do it! We finished up the night with like $12 left or something! We had a great time!

Tiff had to work on her birthday, and when she got home, Mark had surprised her with a homemade birthday cake! She was so excited! The best part was that Mark knows that Tiff loves lemon, so he added some lemon zest and extract to the batter, which was really creative and delicious. Tiff was surprised that he had thought to do that!

The Saturday following, Tiff’s family took us out for an awesome picnic and hike at Golden Gate State Park, which was a ton of fun. Tiffany’s step-mom’s birthday is the day before her’s, so we always celebrate together. We both love picnics and hiking, so we both really enjoyed it The picnic was nice, just crackers and chips with a spinach artichoke dip, fresh fruit and juice. We also had a variety of cheeses and some fruit leather. It was quite chilly that day, we were all shivering through the picnic, but once we got to hiking, and under the cover of the forest, it warmed up a lot. We didn’t need jackets at all! It turned out to be the perfect day.

Aside form the birthday stuff, we were able to do the Bolder Boulder again this year, which was a lot of fun. Mark beat his time from last year, and was just 23 seconds short of making his 1 hour goal! He did great, although he is really bummed about missing his goal. Tiff walked most of it, since she’s not a fan of jogging. She made it in 1:45. Pretty good! It rained like crazy once the whole Memorial Day ceremony was over (perfect timing!), so we bolted to the car at the end.

June is Mark’s birthday, so we will see what kind of hijinks we can get ourselves into!