I Dared to Do Denver, to meet Lee & dlynn

15 years ago

Since DS#1 is in college hunting mode, I flew the two of us out to Denver to check out one of the schools. Airfares were reasonable and really liked this one as a fit for my kid.

So....after a few emails back and forth...I had a lovely three hours with Lee and dlynn Friday night! I met Max, Lee's hubby, I had heard so much about him and finally got to see him in the flesh (I had met Lee years ago at Paney and Philo Phun Camp). Dlynn, who I haven't met before but we talk LOTS on the phone and email - has a lovely family, her husband and her kids are great - two boys - we talked opera since they are into theater and singing. It wasn't nice of me to say that when Domingo conducts at the LA Opera , we can almost reach out and touch him since our (weeknight) seats are center, second row.

It took Lee TWO HOURS to get to the restaurant and I thanked her profusely for making the trek. I think Max made a similar trek, and I know dlynn's family came from far away. Friday night is not a good time to be driving in any city, for all of them. I had asked them to pick a place close to campus since I was dropping off my kid at an evening Sabbath program put on by the campus Jewish 'Hillel' organization, and he may have been done before we were - I could, and did, jump over to get him.

I brought two bags of trader joes stuff for them since they don't have one; I took as much as I could fit in our carry-ons because I knew travel to me would be a bear. . I included, for their dogs, a dog chew made out of.....bull (pizzle). I offered to pose for the picture with it but that was too much, even for me, LOL. Dlynn will post pix later, Lee's keyboard is fried so she'll have to get back to us as well.

I've said before that I would send my kid out of state only to places where there are CF 'Aunties' or 'Uncles', and Denver is definitely on the list, with dlynn and Lee available I feel safe! Hmmmm what city is next....grin...

Here are pix of dinner and gift exchanges - an Indian restaurant, and it was reaaaaalllyyy yummy, but dark!

Here we are - I'm in red, Lee is seated next to me, dlynn standing behind:

Of course, the food. Um, Indian food....looks all alike when its in the bowls. We couldn't tell the eggplant from the Lamb saag, but it was allllll yummy!

Rice, and I think thats a chicken and lamb dish

Chicken Tikka Masala -

This is my plate with a little of everything

Dessert! This is one of them, it is a saffron ice cream with pistachios? and I think a mango sauce

Gifts - Lee brought some chocolate goodies made here in Denver:

Dlynn also gave me some local goodies: Two Denver Rams t-shirts for my boys, a music CD from a local artist, TOFFEE omg om nom nom, local cheese and crackers (I was terrified they'd smell and steal it from me at security, they didn't!), and she shared a bag of local mushrooms with me and Lee - they made it home, and they will be dinner tonight! I love shrooms! And of course, I love reusable shopping bags.

Almost forgot, since I was not allowed to take a posed picture with the dog chew toy, we got one with dlynn and the mushroom 'antlers'

Lee, Max, and dlynn/family: thanks again from THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for taking the time and traffic h3ll to meet up with me. I really really appreciate it and I will gladly welcome you to Los Angeles when you have a chance to visit (that goes for most of the CFers as well!)

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (24)

annie1992
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Oh wow, what a great time. My reusable shopping bag has a monkey on it, it's from Toys R Us, LOL.

I'll be waiting for more pictures...

Annie
wizardnm
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Jessy, you're so lucky to have a chance to meet up with those two gal's.

Hi Dlynn! Hi Lee!

Nancy
Related Discussions
Hi from Lee in Boulder. Hospital food is.........
Q
Comments (73)
Lee, I don't come over to conversations very often but you have been in my heart and prayers. It's amazing that you are living, much less walking. I just know you are a walking miracle and are going to continue to do well. Thank you so much for taking the time to let us hear how you are doing. I know it has been a terrible struggle for you. Beverly
...See More
Do you make your own Demi-Glace?
Q
Comments (47)
Thanks Chase, I'll sacrifice the shank slices I was going to use for soup and add them to the bones. I would think that three pounds of very meaty shank would be enough to add to six pounds of bones, is that OK? FOAS, in our main stream markets beef shank is $5.99 a pound so a real find at the Mexican supermarket for $2.69. Maybe I'll go back and look at their "soup bones" which were the odd shaped chunks. Our markets mark down meat too, but only by about 25%. The Mexican market is still my best choice. I looked at several videos, including a four part one from a cooking school with a huge kitchen and they all used clean bones, but I know that Chase has been making demi-glace for a long time and I trust her choices. In our house, there is no such thing as steak or roast bones with meat left on them and I think Max would know I was crazy if I asked him to give up chewing the bones. L
...See More
Breakfast in Denver
Q
Comments (21)
"I just love these people!" And we love all of you. As soon as we got in the car to head back to Boulder, Max started talking about how nice you all are. Of course he's met Dlynn before and this breakfast just reinforced his opinion from the first time he met her. Sharon, we want to be on your list, we really do. I felt so bad when we missed you by days last year in New Mexico. Cathy, I had hoped we'd see you this year in CO, but next year would be fine too. And we can add your Raymond to the list of great guys. I've been lucky enough to meet other really nice CF guys too, but then you just expect that from friends on the forum. Annie, thanks, I'm so much better, but after my time at sea level and then coming back to the smoke, I can tell you I'm really huffing and puffing back at cardiac rehab - went once last week, and will go twice this week and then three and four times the following weeks. It's slow to gain and so quick to lose if you don't keep up. Karen and Charles, thanks for making time to see us. Come back soon please. And thanks for posting the pictures. Lee
...See More
Dinner at the Dushanbe Teahouse and plans for Penzeys...
Q
Comments (10)
Lars, I was surprised too - but Gina is full of surprises! And I remember the entire day very well. Do open the linked pictures which are just a Google search but there are some astounding views of the Teahouse, it is really beautiful inside and out. There is an amazing story of how Boulder was gifted with this and how it was finally constructed here. It is the only traditional Persian Teahouse in the Western Hemisphere. Boulder and Dushanbe have been sister cities since 1982 and there are fund raising efforts every year. There have been a number of visits between the cities. This is from the home page of the organizations website "We sponsor cultural, educational, medical, and business exchanges between Dushanbe and Boulder. Building an environment of trust and cultural understanding - this is what citizen diplomacy is all about." Of course I would love to see you here. I don't know where your friends are in Utah but Salt Lake City is 500 miles from Boulder, an 8 hour drive or an 90 minute flight for as low as $88. round trip. Annie, I don't remember what we were smelling in the picture, but I do remember smelling all the varieties of cinnamon (before I decided on the Korintje) so it could be cinnamon. The tabletops at the teahouse are all different in the ornamental tile borders and all have chess boards in the centers. Tea and chess could occupy patrons for hours in Asia and the Middle East. Lee
...See More
caliloo
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
What a great get together! Perfect company and wonderful conversations I bet. And the food looks great too....

Alexa
sally2_gw
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Oh, what fun! The food looks yummy, too. But the company is the best.

Sally
arabellamiller
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Great pics, Jessy!! I look at some of these faces, and feel like I've known you for ages.

I'm glad you had such a great time with such great people.

AM
doucanoe
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Lots of fun get-togethers going on lately! I am envious of all of you! LOL

Great to "see" the three of you again!

Linda
dedtired
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Fun, fun, fun. You three are cuties. I think this is the first time I've seen Dlynn? Maybe not. Looks like food, gifts and company were all the best.

The antlers are a nice touch, and thank you, Dlynn and Lee for not allowing Jessy to pose with the Bully Stix.
mustangs81
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Too much fun going on so I'll Double Dare to Do Denver; I will be there June 28th through July 3rd, 2011.
lsr2002
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
LOL Cathy, I'd love to see you again. I've already put your dates on my calendar.

We did have a great night. Of course, I've met both Dlynn and EJ before, and EJ's DS#1. It was a real pleasure to meet Dlynn's family, two sons, her DH, and their collie, Tanzi, who sadly had to sit out dinner patiently in the car. Her boys had lots to share about their activities and the conversation at the table never stopped.

The restaurant we went to was new to me and very good. Max arrived after we ordered for everyone, but he thought the choices and the food were excellent. Both he and I had bad traffic, it took me just barely under two hours to get to the restaurant and only 38 minutes to get home. A few blocks from the restaurant we met at was another restaurant with a huge sign that said "Traffic Sucks, Come in for a burger". I got there at 5:30, Dlynn and family and Jessica were already having a lively conversation. Max arrived about fifteen minutes later and it was non stop talk until just before 8. Jessica's DS#1 arrived after dinner, but in plenty of time to tell us about his time on the DU campus. I had met him before on Phyllo Phun Day, he is taller, smarter, more handsome and just as nice as was then.

Jessica came with huge bags of wonderful treats from TJ's. I'm amazed she got it all here as carry on. She had pity on us because we probably will never have a TJ's. Utah has them, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska too, but Colorado sits right in the middle of those states in a TJ's black hole. The closest one for us is in Santa Fe. Dlynn has pictures of the treats from Jessica. She and her family drove up to the mountains for the weekend after we had dinner and she said she doesn't have internet access there so she'll post after they get back home. I can tell you that Max and I have already dug into the dark chocolate covered caramels and ginger that were in our bag and Ollie loves his treat.

Dlynn brought wonderful mixed mushrooms and almond toffee, both from her city for all of us and a few more things for Jessy, that I have already received from her. I used some of the mushrooms in a white wine sauce for chicken breasts last night and will use the rest tonight over roast beef. The mushroom farm that she got them from grows a wide variety of mushrooms - new to me in this mix were cinnamon cap mushrooms. They are small, on slender stems, and have a distinctive flavor. We loved them. I know we'll love the toffee too, but we're trying to stretch out the sweet treats and not overindulge.

I've been so lucky this year to meet Eileen and Helene in San Francisco and have Karen (Riverrat) and her husband come back to Denver and meet Dlynn and Max and me for breakfast, and now the dinner group last night. I hope more of you come to Denver.

CF get-togethers really are the best.

Lee
riverrat1
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Hey Ladies! It was so nice to have spent breakfast time with Lee, Max and Dona last month in Denver...I just wish that Jessica would have been there!

If DS#1 ends up going to college in Denver I can pretty much bet that we will all be able to meet up.

Yummy gifts!!
Lars
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Looks like you had a great time, and I am anxious to visit Denver myself. I have a first cousin who lives there that I haven't seen in over 30 years, but we've been in close contact lately via email and phone. I've never met any of her children and she has grandchildren by now! Of course I want to see Lee and meet Max and Dlynn.

Thanks for the info on the traffic between Denver and Boulder. I'll take that into account when Kevin and I plan our trip. If we get close to making an itinerary, I will let you know. I have to wait until I accumulate some vacation time, however. If I'm ever able to retire, I would like to take an extensive road trip through Utah and Colorado.

Thanks also for sharing the info and pictures - it's really getting me motivated!

Lars
dirtundermyfingers
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Lee,
I am only a 5 hour drive from Denver, and we are hoping to get there next summer to visit relatives. I hope that we can meet:) It looks like everyone had a super time.

Stacie
(In Nebraska which is getting a TJ's SOON)
teresa_nc7
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Great photos! Especially love the 'shroom antlers, Dlynn! That Indian food looks delicious, especially the Tika Masala. Do I see any mixed pickle in there? Tried that once, just once.....it was nasty. But I like most other Indian dishes.

Good luck with the college pickin', Jessy. Great photo of all three lovely ladies.

Teresa
compumom
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
FUN FUN FUN!! Another successful get together--great camaraderie and good eats too! Nice to see you adding notches to your meeting stick AND yummy goodies too!
Nancy
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
What fun! Sounds like everyone had a great time & lovely food. I don't think I've tried Indian food, I don't believe we have a restaurant here. I'll have to look out for one the next time I travel.
User
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
What a great get together, sounds like you had lots of fun!

Lee you and Max are on my bucket list of CF'ers to see. It would also be great to meet Dlynn in person!

We are thinking our next road trip will be out to the Pacific coast via Kansas, Colorado, Nevada and Utah and then back home through Idaho, Montana and Minnesota. Hopefully lat this summer.......so watch for us ladies!
sheshebop
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Nice to see a pic of you Dlynn, and Lee, you look fantastic. Miss jessy, you are as young looking as ever.
Nice to see you all get together. Jessy, How did DS#1 like the school?
Sherry
lpinkmountain
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
LOOKING GOOD ladies! Thanks for sharing your experiences and photos! I hope to get out to CO someday soon too myself!
lorijean44
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Looks like you guys had a blast! And, of course, wherever there are CFers there is great food. Great photos!

Lori :D
Gina_W
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Awww, no pix of bull pizzle, pffffft! Y'all look great and the food looks yummy.
jessyf
Original Author
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Sherry - the school has some really neat things going for it mostly I like that its not too far from home, and it's the quarter system (finals just before Thanksgiving, then home for a month!). We'll see, this one isn't on the top of his list.
lakeguy35
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Gina, I'm thinking(know)there is a pic, she needs to email it to us. LOL! Someone sent Lucy a couple of those years ago but I can't remember who it was???

Anyway, great seeing everyone! The food looks good too. Thanks for the pics and sharing your evening with us. Love the antlers too dlynn. I think EJ needs a crimson and cream/white shirt though...LOL!

David
sprout26
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
ok, just a little jealous again...
I'm putting the summer dates on my calendar in case I can make the hop across the mountains. I'll have extra motivation as my sis who live in Aurora will have a new baby by then (yay, her first!)
no such luck on TJ's in Utah yet, if there was one I hope I would have heard about it

and if anyone is coming thru SLC next summer, well, we're working on our "guest suite" right now. Ok, it's a humble little bedroom, but ya'll are welcome. Free tours of the city included.

Lisa
lsr2002
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Lars, I'd love to see you and Kevin again. As you can see from my post it took a ridiculously long time to drive to Denver and in fact I got off the expressway and drove 15 miles on city streets to SAVE time. It's all in the timing - if you drive between the cities in the middle of the day or after the evening rush, it's not bad at all.

Chase, we'd love to meet you and Clive. I think it's great that you are planning another long car trip. And you would love Dlynn.

I do think that meeting other CF members is on of the most fun things about the forum - I'd love to meet many more of you.

Lisa you are right, that was an oops on my part. For so many years I have thought about how we don't have an Ikea or a TJs, and I was thinking that you have TJs, but no, you have an Ikea in the SLC area. We have an Ikea under construction, scheduled to open about a year from now. I think you need to visit your sister and the CFers here.

Lee

I Dared to Do Denver, to meet Lee & dlynn

Comments (24)

annie1992

wizardnm

Related Discussions

caliloo

sally2_gw

arabellamiller

doucanoe

dedtired

mustangs81

lsr2002

riverrat1

Lars

dirtundermyfingers

teresa_nc7

compumom

Nancy

User

sheshebop

lpinkmountain

lorijean44

Gina_W

jessyf
Original Author

lakeguy35

sprout26

lsr2002

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

I Dared to Do Denver, to meet Lee & dlynn

Comments (24)

Related Discussions

jessyfOriginal Author

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

jessyf
Original Author