Yesterday while Denver battled the snow, we were basking in the warmth of the sun and 50 degrees. Our roads were dry and the little snow that was on the ground was melting fast. Today it should be even warmer. Our old hood in Denver, where Tommy lives, looks pretty nasty. Wet heavy snow makes for rough going and isn’t good for the trees. The high moisture content though, is always needed.
Tomorrow John and Kathy are coming over for dinner. Today we’ll just hang around the house. Last night, six of us made it to cigar night. Good time. Always great to get together with the guys.
Yesterday after the gym, while at Hovey (where Ty works), we ran into Ryan, my buddy who owns 10th Mountain Whisky. His whole family was up from Texas including his brother-in-law and buddy who are both Texas Rangers. He introduced us and we hit it off as we always try to support law enforcement, especially these days. I offered to supply some wine and a few concert tickets for any fundraiser they have, and they were super appreciative. Ryan’s brother-in-law’s, buddy, who is head of the Texas Rangers, said “hang on a minute”. He went outside and came back and gave me a Challenge Coin from the Rangers and a key chain/money clip from the Rangers too, embossed with their logo. He told me if I ever get pulled over in Texas, just flash this and I’d be ok. Lori saw this and said, “hey, I’m taking that”, so of course, it was now hers. The Captain saw this and went outside and brought me a second one, ha. So now we’re golden in Texas. I have quite a few Challenge Coins from various departments and agencies, which are highly coveted, as you can’t buy them. The only way to get one, is to be given one, and they just don’t hand them out to everyone. We joked, that now we’re moving to Texas!
Ty’s on the road to work. In a couple weeks, he and a buddy are driving up to Bozeman to see friends. Then after that, he’s planning on going out to Santa Barbara to stay with his buddy. Jag and Ava are going to Laguna Beach for Spring Break. In the summer, Ty and three buddies are wanting to go to Ibiza Spain. We’re excited for him as he works really hard and at 20 years old, he should be taking road trips. Not sure if they can afford Spain. He’s paid off nearly half his car and the first bill isn’t even due yet. In fact, we don’t even have the paperwork yet. Good for him. Lori’s happy he’s going without Madi. Jag has a snow day today as classes are cancelled in Boulder.
That’s it, almost 7am so time to get moving. Take care, be safe and God Bless.