BRANDON IN CO! PLUS, THE FORT COLLINS BREWERY TOUR.

this weekend we had our second visitor: brandon! instead of a fully-planned weekend, like we did with courtney, we decided to focus on one thing for b's visit: beer.

 

that landed us in fort collins for a day of brewery visits. first stop, the aptly named: fort collins brewery. the guys loved the presentation of the tasters and the service was really great.

on to a bigger name: odell's. we sat outside and enjoyed the 75-and-sunny day.

 

 

us! i included just because my hair looks pretty long, which, after my veg stint last year, i thought may never happen.

next up was new belgium. fat tire is my drink of choice in colorado, so i had to have a bit.

thank you to the random lady who let us do a photoshoot while b was in the bathroom.

coopersmith's was on the list for food purposes, but since we had already eaten at the pickle barrel, the guys did a tasting. i tried a sip of the punjabi and it was by far my favorite beer of the day.

from there, the wonderful designated drive {that'd be me} took us 20-minutes back toward denver to left hand brewery. by this point, it was about 8 p.m. and the guys had been at it since 11. but, they weren't too rowdy, and left hand ended up being a favorite of the tour.

b and b at the end of a long, beerful day.

we're so happy you visited brandon! we'll see b again {and mosby!} in just two weeks in nashville. counting down the days!

the last pdub, or gratuitous photos of the cat.

the week before we moved we planned a final pdub celebration. it was a tradition that started in november 2008, when i first reunited with courtney and met brandon, and we decided to watch "the office" {how old school!}, order pizza and drink wine.

attendees have come and gone, we've moved more than once and we now make our own pizza, but it's still pdub.

vickie wasn't home yet. so i get a, "take an artsy shot of this - like vickie would!"

baker returning a plate of courtney's that he may or may not have had for... three years? c had not forgotten.

drinking and cooking at the same time is a recipe for success.

anyone else want to sing "friends forever" by vitamin c with me right now? 

look who made it! and no, i didn't encourage that face. i doubt anyone has had to encourage v to "make a crazy face!"

and pizza was made!

and wine was drank. 

and cats were pet.

it was a successful pdub.

this post makes me laugh and cry at the same time. i really miss my friends.

korea house.

i pride myself on being able to say a few words in a variety of languages (italian, japanese, spanish, chinese, arabic... english), but korean is a no go. i really wanted to open with "hello!" in korean but had to look it up and that just seems so forced. {in case you were wondering, it's "anyong!"}

another thing that may or may not be forced? me dragging b to random asian restaurants across the city. most recently korea house.

bibimbap is my new favorite word. and, coincidentally, my new fav korean dish.

they start you out with a bunch of mini dishes. there were potatoes, squash and some dried fish among other options.

bibimbap!

b's came to the table boiling over the edges of the pot. i feel like you're at an authentically non-american place when you have a moment of fear for your life. just a bibimbap of boiling and then it was ready to eat.

look! it's brandon. how he has not been on the blog yet, i don't know.

saranghae friends! {goodbye in korean, duh}