Summer Days

Friday night I went to a bonfire at a friend’s house for her birthday. It was great to see friends back from college who have been working since they got back. Summer jobs really do take up a lot of time, more than I think people realize. It was really nice to be by the fire that night because it hit the national cold record of 26 degrees! Crazy Colorado Weather! The next day was the Whittle of the Woods Rendezvous. It is a carving competition in the city park where chainsaw carvers carve designs in old dried out trees. This year for example, there was a bronc rider, a vase of roses, and a little boy playing sheriff on a stick horse. It is really neat what they can do with a chainsaw. They have a lot of vendors there too that sell really good food. They also always have a concert that plays and this year it was Restless Heart. After the Whittle of the Woods, I helped brand and vaccinate cows which was a lot of fun. It is funny when the calves start kicking and bucking. After that, I went to a dinner at my boyfriend’s families’ house in Steamboat for his birthday. We had really good food from the Steamboat Smokehouse in town and ice cream from Coldstone! I love that Steamboat now has a Coldstone! Today was just a lazy day though. I went out and tanned for like 2 hours which might have been a bad idea because I burnt a little but oh well. I got a lot of stuff done though and ready for the work week ahead. Tomorrow I get to go float the Yampa River with the State Parks in the afternoon which I am really excited for. I think the river is still pretty cold but it will be nice if it is a warm day!