If we had a love child...

...this would be it

G managed to find something for both of us: a game store inside a coffee shop.
And not just some sub-par joint, but an actual tasty coffee shop.
It's like we had a love child and ran into her today!

I admit, I was skeptical.  I ordered a black forest mocha and crossed my arms while I waited.  G all but skipped around the game tables.  And then I tasted it.  It was like drinking a chocolate covered cherry and all of my attitude melted away and in that moment I realized exactly how much of our time we'll eventually spend in this place.

Also, I see a weekend tradition forming:  brunch then hiking.

Brunch was at LOLA (a seafood inspired tex-mex-ish place).  A couple of new peeps recommended it to us and it was definitely tasty though the service sucked.  And it was hot inside, so I was forced to order a Mexican Mimosa (beer + tequila + orange juice + lime = YES).

Warning: grainy phone pics.

The Mexican Mimosa 

Double fisting the happiness

The Special: Brisket atop a fried tortilla with a chili sauce + fried egg.

G had the Lola Huevos

The food was awesome but the experience was lacking, so I think it will be quite some time before we darken their door again.  Good thing Denver has 4,988,597 places to eat brunch on the weekends.

Then it was time to convince ourselves we were burning off the calories by walking a trail around Red Rocks.  1.4 miles of high altitude heaving.

I could get used to this.