Friday’s Big Adventures
Friday was a fantastic day! About mid-morning Amanda stopped by to pick me up and we headed down to Boulder to meet up with Kristi G. for lunch. We stopped at Shuttles first and did some damage to our bank accounts - most of which was from the shelf of orphan yarns which were marked down an additional 15% off of their already reduced prices so we got a lot of bang for our buck. Oddly, I did a bit more damage than Amanda - that is a rare occurrence!
After filling a bag each at Shuttles we had a wonderful Indian lunch buffet in the same shopping center. It is sure is nice to just park once and walk. We hadn’t seen Kristi in a looooong time so lunch ended up being a 2 hour affair - oops! But the company was fantastic, as was the food.
On our way back to Fort Collins we stopped in Niwot at The Berry Patch. It is a really fun little shop filled with all kinds of things, from amazing vintage-style jewelry and scarves to high end bath and kitchen products and a whole corner of stuffed toys for kids. Our main purpose for the stop was not all the boutique items, but rather the wall of ribbon and shelving unit of buttons. It is the best selection of ribbon and buttons that I have ever seen! Thankfully I was pretty restrained and did not do too much damage. I bought a yard of ribbon and 8 buttons. But there are plans to go back before too long with yarns in hand for matching embellishments. If you find yourself in the Boulder area I strongly recommend the slight detour to The Berry Patch! (Berry Patch photos were taken by Amanda - thank you for remembering your camera!)
Then that evening Drew and I attended a Gogol Bordello concert at The Aggie. It was a fabulous show full of amazing energy and entertainment. They call their style of music Gypsy Punk and I certainly can’t think of a better description for it. I even liked the opening act - Apostle of Hustle. They had fantastic drumming and their sound was amazing full for only two people (yay loopers).
Needless to say, there was no trouble sleeping on Friday night with a day so jam packed with fun activities!
