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Showing posts with label Denver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denver. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Post # 101 and 11 years together- a week of Celebration!

Some of you know that this week was my 11th anniversary! My first marriage, although 21 years long, was not a millionth of the wonderful kindness and joy I experience with my sweetheart.  God certainly had a plan for both of us finding one another.  Some of you also know that Valentine's Day is not a day that we celebrate.  It never was a good time in years past, and as fate would have it, my divorce papers were filed on Valentine's Day of all days! To further the taintings of that day, my father passed on Feb. 12 and was buried on Valentine's Day....SO instead, I like to bring joy to others because I know that for many, it is a painful day in one way or another.

We met on Feb. 19, which is also my father's birthday....so that has become our anniversary day, the most important one and this year marked 11 years.  For Christmas, I was given concert tickets for 'anniversary week,' so on Feb. 15, we headed to Denver to the Paramount Theater to see Sarah McLachlan in concert.  She was incredible and the 4th row seats gave me ample opportunities for wonderful pictures!
Driving through Denver traffic

the lights of 16th St

Gorgeous old church in the center distance

from parking garage to street below

there it is....the Paramount Theater

You can see Sarah's name on the marquee

Architecture inside theater

a lovely old theater...

from below the streets....steam, like in NYC but without subway


Quite lovely decor throughout

box seating

and there she is!

intermission

close-up of her piano
What a wonderful evening we had!!  Next posting....our 4 day anniversary get-away!
Stay tuned!!


                                                                                         

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Turning 30, 6, and Christmas lights tour all in one night!

Had to find some cute cupcake paper @ Target to wrap up her present!

granddaughter gets a 'party' dress from grandma in her favorite Teal color- Lake Louise would love this!

Middle daughter and her boyfriend- 30 birthday party

The birthday girls get their ice cream treats with candles

You have no idea how HUGE this poinsettia was in Sushi Den
After dinner, we walked across the street to Stella's where they serve yummy coffee and tea....there, we had our cake and opened a few more presents before we headed to downtown for the annual lights tour!

the bag is almost cuter than the gift! 

Josie opens a card from her great-grandma
And off we go to see the lights!

Channel 7 news building with their environmentally 'correct' lights

the details were outstanding

kind of a White House feel!

really breathtaking in person!

angels, trees, colored lights a-glow!

The newlyweds in front of the County Building Saturday night


if you look closely, they 'renamed' the street Santa Claus Lane....go Denver!

One of the horse drawn carriages

brighter than I've ever seen these lights before

a snapshot near Speers Blvd.

a Denver landmark

yes, it looks like aliens...it's the Performing Arts Complex

Thank you to the city of Denver for this beautiful Nativity Scene!

The lovely horse drawn carriages were lighted for the festive night

a little British pub in the downtown area