Very relaxing Sunday

Today the Family and I ate at Thai Orchids.   This place serves up some great food and always offers me the delivery driver job.   I'm not sure if I should be thankful for the job offer or be offended?   Then I got the pass to go see Cowboys and Aliens.    This is one of the dumbest movies I've seen in a long time.   It is an interesting concept but way too out there for me.    New week begins tomorrow and hope to end it in Chicago.

Denver County Fair

Today I took la familia to eat at Carboncitos and then went to visit the Denver County Fair.   The food at Carboncitos was, as usual, very good.    The Denver County Fair was indoors which made this event enjoyable.   It was so hot today that walking outside was almost unbearable.   Two more months until we get great Fall weather.

Valentina enjoying the show...somewhat as she is not even looking at horse

Valentina wandering the arena

Checking out the chickens

Valentina crying when I had to take her away from the animals

Valentina playing with the baby goats

Checking out the scene

Petting some sheep

Finding a baby goat

Bigfoot sighting

Wandering the County Fair

Valentina with the princesses

Valentina enjoying Carboncitos

Great food!

Strip mall ethnic food is the best! 

No animals were harmed in this video

Lazy week

Not a lot happened the week of July 25 in terms of activities.    But I did confirm my first assignment for the CLS program.   I will be working in a sourcing & operations role within a GE Digital Energy plant in Chicago.   I'm very excited to be returning to one the best cities in the world.   I just hope the transition goes smoothly. 

Valentina getting ready to eat at Cafe Rio...reminded me of Salt Lake

Tanya digging into her salad

Me enjoying a gut bomb

Tanya and Valentina at Andre's in Cherry Creek

Relaxing in the pool...trying to survive the heat

Dad and Mom leave for Salt Lake

It was a good visit from my parents and hopefully they enjoyed their time here in Denver.    I hope to see them soon.   Now I'm focused on finding an assignment and get that finalized this week.

Valentina suddenly realizing that her grandparents are leaving 

Dad leaving Denver

Mom saying goodbye to Valentina

Took this shot while driving to the airport

Relaxing Sunday

It was a good day today with the family.   We started off by having my Mom cook us all some breakfast.   It was great having some home cooking from Mom.   Then we went to Mass at St. Mary's.   After Mass we had lunch at one of our favorite places, Proto's pizza.   We walked around a bit afterwards and saw how people in Denver cool off in the summer.   Tanya and I then went to see the final installment of Harry Potter.   It was sad to see the end of this great movie series.   Now what do I have to look forward to in 2012?  Well here is a hint.

Denver on a summer day

Valentina looking for me to carry her around 

Valentina having fun at REI

Tanya and Valentina looking around the REI store 

Dad and I at Proto's 

Mom and Tanya at Proto's 

Mom making breakfast

Steamboat Springs & Tri-state Golf Tournament

This weekend the family and I went to Steamboat Springs.   We enjoyed the day walking around the city and doing some shopping.   We then capped it off with a great dinner at the Ore House.    This morning I attended a golf tournament in Craig, CO with GE and Tri-state.   It was a great time!  I'm home now but am very, very tired.

Matt Koly, Tristate Gen, and I enjoying the day

Warming up for the tourney

This was the daybreak this morning in Steamboat Springs--it was an early start 

Mom and Dad enjoying a restaurant overlooking a river with Valentina 

Valentina enjoying Steamboat

Tanya walking the street of Steamboat Springs

Valentina trying to convince her grandparents to buy her things 

Helping out the economy

Shopping with Grandma

Going to some outlet stores

Valentina with Grandpa

Driving into Steamboat Springs

Valentina happy to be with Grandma

My Mom getting scared by a fake cricket

Lunch with Annie-Laurie and picking up the folks

Today I met with my old friend Annie Laurie.    We had some great burgers at Ted's Montana Grill.   It was great catching up with her today on old and new times.    I then went over to the airport to pick up my parents with Tanya and Valentina.    It will be good to spend some time with the folks.

Annie enjoying a great burger...best part of the lunch was when she made fry sauce 

They put us in a dark corner....dang flash didn't go off

Picking up the folks.  Valentina is doing her impression of Bernie from "Weekend at Bernie's."

Good day

Today I went to lunch with Jim Egan, Pasty Lavandari and Ron Bisbee.   It was good to see the friends I made at Tri-state Generation.  Afterwards Jim Egan and I went to hit the golf ball for another good afternoon on the links. I then took Valentina out for her tumbling class. Now I'm getting ready for my parent's visit to Denver.

Valentina getting ready for her workout

Valentina checking things out

Lunch with T-bills and golf

Today T-bills and I went to Chipotle to discuss what is currently happening in our lives.    It is good to have these chats with T-bills who always has a way of putting things in perspective and making me think deeper into things.    Then I left him at work and had a great day at the Kennedy golf course.   I play here so much that I added a song to this post in its honor.   Then I came home to support Peru in the Americas Cup with Valentina.   It was a good day.

Valentina and I rooting for Peru

Great day at the Kennedy Golf course

Hitting unto the fairway...my game is improving

Leaving the Kennedy golf shop

In honor of the Kennedy golf course