I met David when I did some IMT training at Shriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs in like 1997. He had just started working at the Storm Colorado office in Denver and this was one of his first business trips. That trip we had a fabulous dinner in downtown Colorado Springs teaching David the wonders of dining on the company dime. We also hiked a little around Garden of the Gods. After that trip we kept in touch during his time at Storm even though we were in different offices. I always enjoyed getting IMT questions from him when he was working in Italy and the UAE. And I distinctly remember the call when he told me that he had found Wyndell, the love of his life and now wife. We kept in touch even after we both left Storm. I would call him every year for Space Symposium, he had various stints in DC, and we would often get together on The Land. Wee loves having Athena to play with on the Land whenever possible.
So Sunday afternoon we headed down to David's house in Aurora. Although still in Colorado, Aurora is a very different place from Boulder. Aurora is the ultimate in suburbia and Boulder fights suburban stereotypes with everything it has. But we were there for Athena, David, and Wyndell not the scenery, restaurants, stores, or open space. It was interesting to go to a girl's party too. The theme was Tinkerbell and the girls all had wings while the boys had bandanas and other pirate paraphenalia. We were really shocked when the presents came out. No transformers, bakugans, weaponry, or science. Instead Athena and the moms oohed and aahed over an Easy Bake oven, a Hannah Montana barbie, and several princess themed presents. Wow. Totally different world. But Wee had fun playing and running around. We hung out and chatted about life. And Colorado showed that even Aurora is a little natural when a baby bunny showed up and chilled with us in the back yard for a while.
After the party it was a little late, but not so late that we didn't have time to detour through Denver and try out some big city gourmet food. I had a list of places that I wanted to go to, but apparently Denver closes at 8 pm on Sundays and it was just after that. But Table 6 said they were technically closed but could make something for us. We're so glad they said that. It is very rare as a vegetarian to get real imaginative, beautiful food; but this place had it. It was a no-brainer for me to order the vegetable bread pudding with roasted baby zucchini and patty-pan squash over a spinach puree topped with micro greens.
Fabulous. Alex had lamb t-bone with a mustard sauce and cannelini beans - none of which I like. But I didn't care. I was happy with my own plate. Although Boulder has more restaurants than we could possibly try it was nice to find something good in a new place as well.
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