Katie's Birthday

Yesterday was Katie's birthday. When we woke up it was snowing heavily, and for awhile we were concerned about the prospect of going to church. But the snow lightened up quickly and we managed to make the long drive up to Coal Creek Canyon.

After church we, along with Mom, Dad, Laura and Gabe, went to eat at Beaujo's Pizza in Idaho Springs. Eating at Beaujo's on Katie's birthday is a time-honored tradition; in fact, Katie's birthday is about the only time we go there. Beaujo's specializes in "mountain pies", a sort of Colorado-style deep dish pizza. As always, it was delicious. My parents gave Katie an embroidery kit, which Katie is in the process of opening in the picture.


Katie and I afterward drove back into Lakewood, and had aspirations of catching a movie after stopping by the apartment briefly. But alas, we fell asleep and ended up relaxing at home for the rest of the evening. Celebration can be -yawn!- so tiring! Well, maybe we were just groggy from being full of pizza. In any case, Katie really enjoyed her birthday.

Today we put our noses back to the grindstone with more packing and trips to the storage unit. Our short-term goal is to get the study completely clear, which involves packing away my many, many books. We plan to have really made a dent by the end of today.