I Lived Through Colorado's 4th Biggest Snowstorm

 BOOOOOYAHHHH!

Thank God, our neighborhood didn't have any power outages. The lights flickered a couple of times and the internet was a bit slow and sometimes conked out for a few minutes. Other than that, we had an uneventful weekend. 

The snow starting coming down in flurries around 10 am on Saturday 3/13/2021. It was wet and depressing when we looked outside. The weatherman (who should never be trusted but for some odd reason we believe them wholeheartedly) said the storm would start Friday night and cautioned all of us Denverites to not make plans that night. Like a faithful follower, I didn't make any plans. The last thing I wanted to do was go to someone's house and be stuck there all weekend. Depending on the friend, that might not be a terrible thing but...didn't really want to risk it. 

By Sunday morning, we had maybe 6 inches and it kept coming down all day!!! I tried going out around 1 pm that afternoon, but the snow was in my face. I took a few pictures and headed back inside. A few cars had gotten stuck on our street. I hadn't seen a plow once the whole day. A few Jeeps and Ford trucks have gotten through no problem, of course. Many people were outside during the afternoon brushing off their cars or helping others gain traction as they tried to proceed to their destinations. 

Monday morning rolled around it was calm and sunny. According to reports, we just had the 4th largest (though some say 2nd) snowstorm in Colorado history!! Big deal!! As I always do, I walked around the neighborhood to take some pictures. Enjoy!

2021 -- Not Much Happening

We just started the month of March and Covid is still raging sadly...so...I have not done a whole lot of exciting things this year. So this post will be mostly about food I've made and my snow adventures. I have tried some new recipes as well as made some delicious favorites like Cajun Chicken Lasagna. If you love spice, you're going to loooveeee this. 

Coconut Macaroons

Spinach Ravioli

Lava Cake

Cornbread waffles

Taaaaccoooss!!

Homemade BBQ chicken pizza

Cajun Chicken Lasagna

Side note, I did go ice skating to Evergreen again with some friends. They separated the rink into small circles because....ya know...COVID. It was COOLLLDDDD and very windy but fun. One of the people who went with us had just bought a Porsche....real fancy and he let us drive it around a little bit. Apparently, it can go 100 miles an hour. No, we did not go that fast. But the seats were NIIIICCCEE! Maybe I'll get a Porsche....kidding. I'm probably going to get a Jeep. 

Here are some pictures of Denver's first major 2021 snowstorm. Enjoy!

Bishop's Castle

 This weekend, my friends Stephanie, Liesel and I took a girl's road trip to Rye, Colorado -- about two hours south of Denver. We had planned this trip earlier this month but we were all glad to be able to have time to explore and hangout again. Corona ruined so many things....but not our ability to enjoy each other's company! 

We arrived at the castle around 1 pm and it was already pretty crowded. Just looking at it from the street it was HUGE! All made of stone and iron. We found out later it was built by one man who wanted to make sure the public could enjoy his work for free! The government (no surprise here) tried to force him to sell tickets to the public. Even defamed him. The government doesn't like free....

On a sale of one to ten Stephanie is a nine when it comes to being scared of heights. I would say I am a seven. Liesel is a six. Because of a fire not long ago, the castle is under construction so you do have to be careful walking around. The iron and wood platforms are not sturdy in some places. The top floor had a flyover you could walk on. It used to span the entire building but now it stops about halfway. And...the iron structure shakes a little when walking on it. Thank goodness there was a railing otherwise I would have never walked on it. On top of the tower, there was an overlook spot but this area had NO railing. HECK NO! None of us went up there. I had to keep telling myself not to look down when we were walking around the balcony that was made of see-through iron. 

After eating lunch and checking out the gift shop, we drove down the road to Isabel Lake and hiked around it. Beautiful views of the Fall colors and the lake. Not as beautiful as the NorthEast, but it was perfect weather for a hike. We got turned around a few times trying to get back to the car, but we made it! 

Another Colorado adventure completed!