Three years and counting...

What a wild month! Last week was a milestone week for us. I had my first graded assignments and my first exam, and it was also the first time Brian and I have seen each other since the move in August. We both flew to Pasadena to spend the weekend with The Gustins. It was a welcome break, and it was great to relax and have some family time. Friday we walked down Venice Beach, which is quite the experience. I thought Pearl Street was wild - but there were some outfits that even topped some of the crazies in Boulder. We continued up the coast to Santa Monica, and hung out on the pier for a while, then drove through Beverly Hills and into Hollywood. We walked the sidewalk and saw all of the stars, and then ate dinner at the Pig 'n Whistle - which was delicious! No star sightings, unfortunately. Maybe next time...

Saturday we did went back to the coast and enjoyed Marina del Ray. It is a beautiful harbor and a quaint little collection of restaurants and shops. We had some live music and a little bit of wild dancing...and some yummy mexican food. Then we took a harbor tour and got to see luxury yachts owned by the likes of John Travolta, Lucy Liu, and Nicholas Cage. The staple vessel is caled Attessa, which takes a crew of 15 to run and has a helicopter pad on top of it! About $27 million worth of incredible...

Then Sunday we slept in and had a great breakfast and wandered down Colorado Blvd near their apartment. We went to their brewpub to watch the Colts play, then headed to the airport. We were both surprised to figure out that my flight to Phoenix was actually the first leg of Brian's flight to Denver, so we got an extra couple of hours together. I got off the plane and headed home to study, and Brian returned to Bosco and Crocs.

Good news for this week: I passed my accounting exam, which is definitely positive energy I need to push on through the next round of mid-terms. And today is our third anniversary so Brian is flying in tomorrow for another weekend visit. It will be fun to show him around my new world, and introduce him to the new people I have been spending all of my time with.

Hope everything is going well wherever you are!