Birthday BBQ 2013

We have quite a few August birthdays in our family. Mine is August 3rd. My man's is August 30th. My dad's is August 16th. So, this year, we planned a BBQ at our house for all three of us. It was a nice, chill time of hanging out with family, eating too much good food, and celebrating all three of us. 

My prego splurge for the day. I love coke in a bottle. 

Ryan grilling.

Family 

Get in my belly. 

Get in my belly, part 2. 

All of the men in the family. 

Earlier that day, we were also went in for our first ultra-sound. I feel like I'm just too huge already and wanted to make sure everything was looking good. We still don't know if it's a boy or girl, but I am measuring right along schedule and everything looks great. It was pretty crazy to see that little life on the screen, bouncing around like crazy. Definitely one of the coolest experiences for us as a couple.

Baby Hollen

I'm big. 

This year for was for birthday shoes. 

Time with family is good. Always good. I am fully ready to ring in being 27. If you haven't already, check out my new 28 Things Before 28 List. You can also find the link button on the side of this blog. 

Farmers Market, Nepal Imports, and Finger-Licking BBQ

It's only 12:30pm on Saturday and I already feel as content as can be. Seriously. My day could come to an end now and I'd still feel good about. 

We began our morning by heading out to the Larimer County Farmers Market in Old Town. We planned on going last weekend but it was rainy and we slept in a bit too late. I love farmers markets. I can also cross that off of my goals for May. 

We came home with some green chili bread, some espresso almond butter, and some local honey from the Farmers Market. We also bought a tapestry to hang behind our bed from a Nepal Store down the street. 

After the farmers market and purchasing the tapestry for our bedroom wall, we went to a new-to-us BBQ joint downtown located in the Alley Cat Alley. One word: delicious. We each ate pulled pork sandwiches with cowboy beans and a pickle. I couldn't decide which BBQ sauce I liked better. Our stomachs are very content. Perfect cheat day meal, yet again. Have I mentioned how much I adore Saturdays? 

Hog Wild BBQ

What was left. 

Good Food, Good Friends

I can almost touch summer. First BBQ of the season. 

Birthday BBQs

This past weekend was marvelous. Good friends, good food, good times. Ryan and I celebrated our birthdays together since we're only 27 days apart. (For the record, I'm the older and more wiser one....)

The day began with breakfast at a restaurant downtown, called Snooze, that is beyond amazing. The decor inside is somewhere between the 50's and 60's. The food was incredible. My husband also discovered a Beermosa, which is made of orange juice and New Belgium's Triple Beer. We even bought OJ and Triple for our BBQ later and introduced the goodness to our friends.

I've also come to find how much I love farmer's markets. They are wonderful. I could spend all of my money on glorious fruits, delectable veggies, and the asiago basil bread we found was to die for!

We are blessed with amazing friends. I'm so glad we have a house that fits all of these wonderful people.