Visitors | Midwest Mountainess

I don’t mean to repeat myself here, but we’ve been busy.

I won’t even apologize for not posting. I’ll just get on with it.

As I said last week, I was busy anticipating the arrival of Miss Liz and Miss Jessica for 3 days of Denver debauchery.

For those of you that don’t know these girls…they are my people. I know everybody that meets them inevitably loves them and in turn becomes friends with them instantly.

But the three of us have our own history, way of doing things, and occasionally our own language. I was so happy to have them in Denver.

I haven’t laughed that much since the last time they were here for my bachelorette party.

Naturally, we did some shopping which involved a trip to Ikea where we dream decorated Jessica’s new home and caused a scene.

Got home early from shopping to spend several hours drinking wine, dancing, and getting ready for WICKED!!

This was my second time seeing it, Erin’s 4th or 5th, but most importantly Liz and Jess’s first. It was SO EXCITING to go with them and watch them either be wide eyed aghast or tearing up just like I was. As a side note, please go see this show if you ever have the chance. It’s amazing.

iPhone photo quality due to no camera’s allowed.

After wiping off our Wednesday morning hangover, we made a quick trip to Boulder for some sun and sightseeing.

Which was followed by a girls night out that reunited all of my favorite ladies into one amazing night!

We laughed a lot.

Mainly because of this terrible game somebody made us play. It goes like this – contort your face like a moron until somebody snaps a picture. Nobody wins. The end.Once we exercised our faces an acceptable amount we moved on and decided to do the most natural thing in the world. Find a karaoke bar.

After we arrived at the sketchy biker/karaoke bar Liz proceeded to do the next most natural thing in the world. Cartwheel into a Tebow on the stage.

We came, we sang, we didn’t get out of bed until noon the next day.

It took me through the weekend to recover from their visit but it was worth every second. Come back soon ladies!!!

Here is a long overdue weekend recap from when my Aunt Megan, Uncle Chad, Madigan, Apple and Fern Brandt visited us on their way to Arizona!

Finally free from the car!!!!!

We succeeded in scarring Marlo for life that weekend. After she saw the dogs had arrived, she spent the rest of their visit refusing food, water and any attention. Her military like tactics included hiding out in the bathtub or being perched on the highest shelf in the closet wide awake 24 hours a day.

Turns out Megan and Chad were hauling very precious cargo aside from the dogs. Our favorite beer that you can only get up north!

While the boys went golfing, all the girls loaded up for some shopping and park time.Trying to get the ducks!

“Look at me mom look at me!”

Madigan large and in charge.

Seeesters.After a long day outside we dropped off the pups and headed to the Rio patio for some locally famous margs.

After food we headed back to our place for some beer, cards and tired puppies.

It’s always fun to have guests but it’s not everyday we get four legged visitors! The 48 hours they were here wasn’t long enough (it never is) but Marlo may have starved herself to death in protest if they’d stayed any longer. We learned that we are correct in thinking we need a yard before we get a dog and that Marlo will need intensive therapy when that day comes.