Joy from Mom

She came, she saw, she left, she got stuck on the plane, she came again and she left. That was about how fast the visit with my mom went! Although the scheduled visit was a short one, she gained an extra day when her plane had computer trouble and instead of sitting on there for 5 hours while they fixed it she came back to my house and spent the night!

It was great to have her here and "grandma" and Henry had a blast. We ate at the Brasserie, shopped on Pearl, hiked the mountains and more. We actually had a few laughs at Henry as the "granddog" and when my mom said what she would like her grandkids to call her my response was "Mom, Henry can't talk yet. He's a little behind..."

Our next rendevous will be when Henry and I fly to Arizona for Thanksgiving! I'm excited, nervous and aggravated about taking Henry on a plane but more on that later.

Right now I am looking forward to my next visitor: Paige!! For those of you who don't know Paige, we met on our K-State trip to Paris and have been friends ever since. I pick her up from the airport Friday night for another fun-filled weekend!

Recently I had a request to write about life in Boulder. What a great idea as my last Boulder-specific post was months ago.

So, by popular request, a list.

"You Know You're From Boulder When..."

1. Boots are year-round acceptable footwear

2. When people ask you what you do for fun you respond with a list of outdoor activities

3. You look at people's license plates when they cut you off driving. If they are a tourist you let it go. If they are from CO you honk

4. You know the busiest place at rush hour isn't the street, it's the Whole Foods grocery store

5. Buying non-organic is harder than organic because EVERYTHING is organic

6. Smoke in the air is no longer cigarette smoke. It's always that other smokable substance...

7. You get mad when your dog can't go somewhere because everywhere is dog-friendly. (Seriously, the Ann Taylor in Boulder allows dogs)

8. Seeing a "McCain for President" sticker is like seeing a three-legged person: you better take a picture because it doesn't happen often.

9. People take pictures standing in the street where you park because it's that pretty.

10. Dredlocks don't make you do a double-take or even go "whoa, look at that guys hair". TONS of people have them.

11. And finally...you know you're from Boulder when you feel very lucky every day. :-)