Last week in Denver

This week was our last week in Denver. We didn't have much time since we did need to focus on packing, but we wanted to cross one more thing off of our list to do: Film on the Rocks (we still have some many things... I guess we were a little too ambitious and will have to come back to visit.) Since we were unable to make it to a concert at Red Rocks, we figured the next best thing was a movie! They show films on a huge screen that is located on the stage; the movies are not new releases by any means but that is what I like about it. And I know I have already talked about how sweet my husband is, but he really is! The movie for the evening was "The Notebook." He didn't even make a face when I asked if we could go, although there is a chance he was making one inside. Before the sun goes down and the movie starts, they always have a band lined up to play. I guess we can kind of say we say that we saw a show at Red Rocks, right?! The band was an English band from Leeds called the Dunwells. They were seriously good! Even though we had never heard of them or any of their songs, we found ourselves tapping our feet and moving in our seats! You should check them out. Once the movie started, everyone cozies ups to their loved ones, and I was just in awe of the setting. I grew up going to drive-in movies. It was one of my most favorite things about the summer. But there is nothing like watching a movie at Red Rocks...and I am sure this is what people also say about concerts there. And I don't know if it was the relaxing atmosphere or the fact that probably 99% of the people there had seen the movie before, but people would cheer when good things happened it the movie. Like when Noah and Allie get stuck in the pouring rain in the boat, after all those years have gone by, and they get back to the dock, and he tells her he wrote her every day for a year, and that it's not over yet, and then they have that dramatic kissing scene. Whew, tear jerker! The whole crowd clapped and "whoo hoo'd" together. It was cute. (If you have not read the book or seen the movie yet, I apologize for ruining that moment for you...oops!) Anyway, it was just a really cool experience, and I am so glad we did it our last week. Something we will always remember.

We also have made sure in the weeks leading up to our move that we saw as many of the great people we have met our here. Before I left for NC, we had dinner with two couples: one we met at church and the other we met at the Easter Brunch. And funny enough, they knew each other. We knew this prior to having dinner...that would have just been too wild! Sometimes, Denver seriously is not as big of a city as it is. We also had one more get together with our bible study group. We have been so blessed to have found a great church and fellowship out here in Denver. I got to say goodbye to my National MS office friends a few weeks ago at our committee meeting party. Oh, and I went by the office this week to take them homemade pimento cheese. They had asked me earlier what food I had missed back home, and of course Pawley's Island Palmetto Cheese was top on my list. They had never heard of pimento cheese (GASP!), so I insisted on making them some. They loved it :) This week, the girls from the Savannah group we have gotten close with threw a going away party for me. Zack got to hang out with the guys last Saturday night when I was out of town. And then after work yesterday, Zack's boss got everyone together at the office to go out for a few drinks to say goodbye. We have truly been blessed to have met so many wonderful and friendly people out here in Denver. It has made being away from home, family and friends just a little easier.

I will leave you with a photo from Film on the Rocks, when the band was playing. As I say many times with the photos we take out here, it just doesn't do the view justice (this is also due to the fact that I took it with my iPhone.) Oh, if you ever happen to go...don't just bring blankets, bring a pillow to sit on. Your rear-end will thank you!