6:57AM || Good Morning, beautiful Tuesday! Penny is ready to enjoy every bit.
10:28AM || Routine – brush teeth, wash face, moisturize, sometimes a little makeup, pearl earrings.
10:36AM || When I’m in the bathroom, she’s almost always outside the door waiting for me.
10:45AM || They were pleased to accompany me to King Soopers on this beautiful day. Heads out the window the whole way. We had a very important list that included a bag of dog food!
11:12AM || Cheetos were NOT on the list, but I couldn’t resist and I knew there were some others who would indulge with me when I got back to the car – just one or two can’t hurt!
12:21PM || Colin and I decided to make our way to the fire station to vote for our neighborhood’s Fire Chief. One of our neighbors is running so we wanted to go support him!
1:03PM || 2+ hour meeting with our wonderful social worker this afternoon. She has to meet with us multiple times and do interviews. She takes what she learns from these meetings to write up a report and recommendation on us. She let us know today that she is indeed recommending that we be permitted to adopt the little boy we’ve been matched with in China! Little by little, we’re getting closer to bringing him home.
4:27PM || One of the neighbors bunnies escaped from under the fence and into our yard. The girls chased it around for a bit before it finally got tuckered out and we could coax it back under the fence. This happens every once in a while. Our dogs love to chase them, but they never try to hurt them. I feel kind of proud about that.
6:19PM || We’re going to the Opera! In the car, we had a little catch-up with my brother who is starting a new job soon. Always fun to talk with him.
7:08PM || We had a later start than we planned, but we found a sandwich and coffee shop down the block from the Opera House. The food was quick and good. My favorite part was this bright yellow table on the patio, though!
7:16PM || This fiddle player was enchanting. We could hear his music from our patio table.
7:24PM || Our first Opera! It was SO FUN. The venue is really beautiful and it was a full house. We saw people from all walks of life. The performance was really fantastic! It was in Italian, but each seat had a little screen that translated the lyrics into either English or Spanish. So we knew exactly what they were singing about.
7:33PM || This guy. He set up this awesome outing. He’s always wanted to go to the Opera and he made it happen. Love spending any kind of time with him and doing special things together!
9:25PM || We had fun exploring the Opera House during the two intermissions. Also treated ourselves to Gin and Tonics and some sweet snacks!
9:27PM || Fun to dress up for an evening in the city! Polka dots and tulle for the win! Also, this Chihuly glass was giving me all the heart eyes. So cool that you could walk right up to it on one of the upper levels!
10:56PM || A typical welcome home from our sweeties! Gives us the biggest grins every single time.