We moved today

Kelley and I moved today. A few of our friends helped us.

We are now located at:

2341 21st St

Boulder, CO 80304

The biggest surprise for me today was that I can see outside onto the street from our shower. We have a skylight in the bathroom and I basically can look down at the street. Feels good to have the fresh air coming in.

Our Weekend in MI

We had such a nice time in MI this past weekend. We love to be around our families and we love when our families get together as we did at my parents house on Sunday. We were able to celebrate 4 birthdays and father's day.

Some of the highlights (for David) included:

- being kept out late by Kent and Marilyn on Saturday night

- going to Karter and Micah and Colin's sports games

- hanging out with my cousin Andrew

- meeting my new niece, Mikayla (Austin and Amy's daughter)

- having my family and Kelley's family together all day on Sunday

Here is a photo of Kelley and I being kept out late by the crazy couple...

Flying Home Tonight!

Wow. We are excited with a capital E!

Tonight we fly to MI to spend 3 days with our family. All our family is getting together on Sunday afternoon at my parent's home (even my new niece Mikayla, from Grand Rapids, will be there).

Mom and dad Fannin will pick us up tonight.

Tomorrow we will have breakfast with Mom and Dad Fannin. Then have lunch with Uncle Mark and Aunt Karyn. Tomorrow night we have dinner with Kent and Marilyn.

Sunday morning I have an early morning breakfast "business" meeting with my dad and my little brother (Daniel). Sunday afternoon is the party. Sunday night I'm meeting my cousin Andrew for sodas in Adrian!

Monday I am meeting some buddies for breakfast, have some business meetings at Orbitform, then we go to the sports fields at Ella Sharp Park to watch the amazing sporting events of the evening. Micah and Colin playing soccer and Karter playing baseball.

Wow.

The sad thing is that we do have to depart on Tuesday morning...very early...but, guess what, my mom is coming back to Boulder with us!

Then when we get back we'll start preparing to move out of "on campus" family housing to a new place across town. I can't stress how "ready" Kelley is to get out of cement block walls and have a little yard with some outdoor seating...it's the little things!

Bye for now.

David and Kelley

A bit of exploring today

Kelley and I took off after church today to explore a bit. We headed down to Golden, CO and drove to the top of Lookout Mountain. At the top is Buffalo Bill's grave. Kelley said her family visited this spot about 15 years ago she figures.


We drove along a scenic route for 45 miles or so. We came across this herd of Buffaloes.

We'd never visited the famous "Red Rocks" ampitheater before today. Sure seems like an excellent place to see a concert.

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Short Trip up the Mountain

Kelley and I took a short drive this evening to have dinner in Nederland, CO. We have driven through Nederland but have never stopped for anything. The city sits about 10 miles west of Boulder (as the crow flies...about 20 miles driving) and is at an elevation about 3,000 feet higher (8,300 feet) than Boulder. We enjoyed the cooler air and had fun walking around the small "mountain town". The lake you see is actually a man-made resorvoir that is the source of Boulder Creek.

Boulder creek runs along the road all the way from Boulder to Nederland and this time of year the creek is running pretty high. It is very pretty to see the rapids.

Probably half way between Boulder and Nederland is Boulder Falls.

Just driving up to Nederland is beautiful due to all the high walls of the canyon that surrounds the road.

We want to remind our family and friends that everyone is welcome to come visit us and stay with us. It is a nice place to visit since there is so much to do so close to our apartment and you can just stay with us...so it can be affordable also.

For example, Kelley and I hiked up this small mountain (Mt. Sanitas) before work this past Monday...

and I hiked up this trail (Anemone Trail) this morning...

Visitor

One of my dad's best friends was in town last night. Woody was flying his private plane from Texas to his home in Idaho. He stopped in Denver for the night so we had to chance to have dinner with him in Boulder.

It was super fun to catch up with Woody. He has recently began operating a convenience store in McCall, ID. Kelley and I hope to visit him there later this summer.

Boulder Creek Festival - Fun Stuff for our Nieces and Nephews!

Man, Kelley and I wish our nieces and nephews could have been here in Boulder this weekend. Today was the duck race through the Boulder Creek. It started with the "big ducks" then proceeded to the small ducks.

All of the "yellow dots" in the river are rubber duckies.

Here are some shots of the finish line.

We watched some brave boys climb this wall. Sure looks like fun. We know some tough young men in Jackson who would like to try this!

This could be Micah or Colin for sure!

There was also a little person kayaking pool.

Then we watched some serious sword fighting...

And some fencing!

Visit to Santa Fe, NM

We took a long weekend trip to Santa Fe, NM last week. We were able to visit many art galleries and get a bit of a sun burn as well. Kelley spent some time painting this cathedral.

Graduation Celebration

Here is a shot of Kelley and I immediately after the ceremony.

Our friends, Eric and Melissa. Each of the real estate students was given a "building" as a remembrance.

My buddy Eric.

Kyle Mason and I.

Two good friends, Scott and John.

We had a party in the upper room of the football stadium suite. This final shot is from the balcony of the football suites. The business school roof can be seen in the upper left hand side...with the dome on small top.