Brothers (some of them) in Denver

Last weekend 2 of Jeff’s younger brothers came to Denver for the weekend to sample some of Denver’s finest brews and to get in a little skiing. 

(Jeff really isn’t significantly smaller than his brothers, it just looks like it in this photo.  So tiny.)

We took them to some of our favorite establishments over the course of the 4 days they were in town:

• Right Coast Pizza in Wheat Ridge (they only serve beer and liquor made in Colorado)
• Hogshead Brewery in the Highlands
• Falling Rock Tap House in LoDo
• 1UP Arcade Bar in LoDo
• Wynkoop Brewery in LoDo
• Forest Room 5 in the Highlands
• Williams and Graham in the Highlands
• The Highlands Tavern
• Denver Brewing Co in LoDo
• Prost Brewing in The Highlands

(It was plaid shirt night and I didn’t get the memo.)

(We were joined by other friends which made a great night even greater!)

We also headed to the mountains where is was finally SNOWING!  We skied at Keystone in surprisingly good conditions and then stayed the night at the Inn at Keystone before returning to Denver.


I’d say we had a busy weekend….And TONS of fun!  Thanks for visiting Patty and Dave!

One last day to ski

Last week the mountains got some snow and since we had not been up all season together because of the horrible conditions, Jeff and I decided to get in one last day of skiing this season. 
First of all, in the morning in Denver it was already in the 70s.  I decided to take Elle for a little jog before we left to get her back into running.  She did ok, but whenever we ran away from out house she slowed down and kept stopping to phantom pee.  Whenever we ran back in the direction of our house, she sprinted like a maniac.  I guess she isn’t as enthusiastic about running as I am. 
We then loaded up the car and within 45 minutes we were in the mountains and ready to ski.  It was pretty warm in the mountains and people even came in a convertible with the top down.  I was worried it would be too slushy, but the conditions were actually good for this late in a horrible snow season.
Jeff and I always have fun skiing together and it was a great day.  He is such a good skier and I try hard not to be awkward.  I didn’t start skiing until after college, so every year I improve.  Hopefully next ski season gets a ton of snow so I have more opportunities to get out there.   We ended the day with snacks and beer (that we brought in a cooler because mountain prices are ridiculous) on the patio. 

In Lieu of Running….

I hit the slopes today!  It was a spur of the moment decision and I am sure glad I did it.  What a great day!
Now I am exhausted and didn’t have the energy to get in a run or work out.  But it got me thinking; skiing counts as a workout, but how does it compare to other activities?
All I could find was the amount of calories burned while doing various activities and found this awesome table from Harvard Health (so its probably legit):
I highlighted the things I do the most and it was really interesting how they compared with each other.  And it also reminded me of all the awesome things you can do to be active…. besides running!  Granted you don’t burn as many calories as quickly, but that is not always the point.  Just get out there and do stuff and you will be doing something.  Plus it is good to switch things up to avoid the running burn out…..