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Hey y’all!!! Hope your Wednesday was as good as mine 🙂 Nothing like being able to take a half day and then go tromp around Boulder with my sister! After I left work Salah, Chad, and I went to Chautauqua Park to try and hike the 1st Flatiron. Note the word try. We made it about 1/3 of the way up before we decided that it would be too dangerous to go any further since the trail would ice over. So we stopped and took pictures instead!
The good news is it was a gorgeous day and we did have a lot of fun! AND I found a new trail for when we go hiking in the summer 🙂 Then we went to Amante Coffee in Boulder for some iced coffee:
We walked and sat down by Boulder Creek for a few minutes in the sunshine for a bit, and then headed towards Pearl Street Mall. Then we took that party to Tees & Cakes, one of the coolest cupcakes shops EVER!
Jessica, this made me think of you:
And they had onesies for the babies 🙂
They had an awesome selection of cupcakes and bite-size babycakes:
I finally decided on an Irish Creme cupcake:
Such a pretty table too!
After our little snack we decided to head on over to Hapa Sushi for happy hour dinner. Hapa is the first place I ever tried sushi, and it’s still my favorite! I was a little bummed that I couldn’t have any fish, but all of the courses were still fabulous. I didn’t eat all of these, but Nate, Salah, Chad, and I all shared them. First up, miso soup:
Seaweed salad (HEAVEN):
Some tempura veggies:
And then this weird ball of grilled rice surrounded by teriyaki sauce. ‘Twas interesting:
There was some unpictured spicy edemame, and then the fish-eaters had calamari:
We ordered a TON of rolls! I had a cucumber/avocado roll and a veggie roll:
We finished up with some moshi balls:
They were super nice and split them all 4 ways so we could all try a piece!
I absolutely LOVE Boulder…it’s such a fun city to get to know 🙂 There are definitely some interesting people out and about all the time, and everyone’s so friendly. I don’t know if we could ever actually live there, but it’s so nice to work there! I haven’t had breakfast yet, but we are getting ready to go skiing! It’s going to be Salah’s first time 🙂 I’m excited to hang out and watch her learn…she’s going to rock it!
What’s you’re favorite outdoor activity to do? If you could learn any new sport, what would it be? I love love LOVE hiking…it’s such a challenge, and then you get a great view at the end! What’s not to like? And if I could pick any new sport to learn, it would probably be either surfing (which I’ve done before but definitely am not a pro at) or rugby (to cater to my extreme competitive streak ;)). Hope y’all have a fabulous Thursday!
wow.. that looked like fun! (and yummy!)
Those cupcakes are gorgeous too!!
WOOOW – amazing pics, girl!
Those t-shirts were lovely!
Gotta love cupcake-decoration… Haha!
Have an amazing Friday 🙂
I love your posts!! Favorite outdoor activity would.have to be nature hiking with my kids I rarely get to go but I enjoy exploring with them!
You take beautiful photos, what camera do you use? I need a new one!
Whoa! What are moshi balls?? YUM!! I went to tee + cakes awhile back too!! mmmm
Looks like a wonderful day, Heather! I love finding trails, too. I need to get out and do some hiking of my own.
I love that you are wearing a t-shirt and there is snow in the background!
i love the pics of the snow! it looks so pretty….i see you are in short sleeves and your sister is in shorts…was it warm? hobby?! i would say we are really interested in getting into mountain climbing. we just watched EVEREST seasons 1 and 2 and we’re hooked. it looks so challenging, but so exciting. we also just watched kilamenjaro on MTV with jessica biel, where they are hiking the mountain to educate people on awareness of the poor contaminated water conditions in africa. so sad.
i’m so impressed with your following, heather! you haven’t even been blogging for very long and always have a ton of comments! very cool. 🙂
also, you look awesome in that pic of you and salah. all your hard work is really paying off! 🙂
Raymond and I tried to back country camp in the rockies in 2006 and got snowed in and had to get out of the trails since we didn’t have snowshoeing shoes. So instead him and his body climbed the flat irons… I wasn’t really itnrested in it.. I actually am glad I wasn’t there to watch them..
I loved the bacon onesie! I just googled and found one online to mail my friend who’s pregnant! Too cute!
That sushi looks so goooooooood! 🙂
i find the BACON onesie a little disturbing to put on a baby.
My favorite outdoor activity is hiking or just playing with my daughter. 🙂 Your fun in Boulder looked like a great way to spend time as well.
New sport? Hmmm….I guess I would have to say skiing. I’ve never been in a lot of snow and think that would be cool. Or wakeboarding since that is more realistic living right by a lake. 🙂
oh, lakes are SO FUN! i’ve never done wakeboarding/waterskiing (tried once – epic fail) and i think that would be so fun to try!
I’ve had sushi there and it IS so good! I would love to be a master rock climber!
Colorado is just sooo beautiful! I would love to learn to paddle board, which I’m going to do while I live in Miami
Beautiful scenery!!! 🙂 I love hiking! Just don’t get to do it too often..
I also lurrrve cupcake shops..We had one here in DC called Georgetown cupcake that I love and TLC is airing a show about the shop in the next few months…I love Cake Boss so I’m sure I’ll watch 🙂
My favorite outdoor activity is running in new areas 🙂
xoxox
Look like you had a great day. I really wish we had hiking trails here in Chicago. I think I would enjoy it.
What a perfect day! I love hiking as well.
I just love hiking! Being outdoors is what I live for during the spring and summer! Always looking for new spots…
Ahhh, those onesies are so cute!!! And the cupcakes are beautiful!
How fun…I haven’t ever been to Boulder but I have heard that it is such a cute and fun city! Ah…one day I will make it there!
I would love to learn how to surf! The husband and I took surfing lessons in Hawaii and it was SO fun!
Those shirts and onesies are GREAT!
Family time is the best, glad you are enjoying having your sister on your new home turf!
Um, I need that bacon shirt and a bacon onesie for my unconcieved child.