Elevation Gain

Em and I weren't able to do our weekly hike, but G and I made up for it yesterday. We got our annual pass to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and did the 2016 Inaugural Hike - 7 miles. We were able to hit the trail early (getting up at 5:30 on a Saturday = easier than getting up at 5:30 on a Monday and going to work...) and were chowing on celebratory Mexican food by 11:30. Done and done. There may or may not have been hours of The Americans and naps yesterday afternoon.

I have finally, finally managed to catch up with my peeps and make regular plans for this summer. Nat King Cole and I will be resuming Lit Society (collective sigh of relief over here), and The Russkie and I have officially scheduled time for copious amounts of food and walks. We had brunch at Snooze this past week and I didn't realize she snapped this photo of me. Because she is, in fact, a spy.

Candid shot. See? Food really and truly makes me happy.

Yes, my phone is as big as my plate.

For the record, I was taking pics of these delicious beauties:

Hash browns topped with pulled pork, eggs, onions, cheese and avocados. My reason for living.

A PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN PANCAKE

Summer has slapped us in the face over here. It gets well into the nineties - NINETIES - during the day. Our house has no air conditioning. So guess what we're gonna do today? Plop down in front of several fans and not move. With this one.

Thug life.

This is my new favorite coffee mug. It makes me happy.

Ok, off to pretend like I don't have class to prepare for or a paper to write. Here's to a long, luxurious day of procrastination and total academic denial.