change of plans

Who dat? Yeah, who is that?

It's BONO yo!

Yeah, that's great and all, but this isn't my photo. It's my sister's. She went and saw U2 last year in Vancouver b/c she's cool like that. Terry and I wanted to go but decided to wait til this year when U2's outdoor stadium tour would come to Denver, substantially closer than Chicago or Vancouver!

Alas, while Bono was preparing for this year 2010 tour he seriously injured his back, thus necessitating emergency back surgery which postponed our concert until 2011!

Last weekend we missed this:

And this:

Sad right? Well, we thought so. But you know what? We decided to go anyway. Not to see U2 of course b/c they weren't there! We went to Denver and stayed in our hotel with the Whites and met up with our other friends Matt and Amanda, both couples having been in our small group before we moved away. And it was awesome! Probably a lot better than it would have been for the concert b/c it rained the entire weekend. Not so fun for a outdoor concert!

Here we are on the 16th Street Mall after dinner at the Hardrock Cafe. Frannie, me, Terry, Matt, Amanda and Michaela.

Terry and I decided that we totally and absolutely needed a break after a month straight of crazy work on the house, the move and his long hours at work doing t-shirts for a fundraiser. Uff duh. Yeah, we needed a break and we got it, hence my parent's visit. We stayed in this totally snazzy hotel, The Curtis, that was above our pay grade but was way cool. We walked a lot. We hung out with old friends, who didn't feel old at all. We ate, a lot. We went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and I saw my first IMAX movie (about the Hubble telescope and it definitely expanded my view of God) and saw their Body Worlds exhibit, which was whack. No, it was good, just a little strange. Here is what the website said about it:

Compelling. Awe-inspiring. Transformative. BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart offers profound insight into the human body and puts anatomy in clear context. Experience this all-new exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Featuring over 200 authentic human specimens including whole-body Plastinates, organs and translucent body slices.Over 30 million people have experienced this critically acclaimed exhibition in over 50 cities across the world.

You should definitely check out those websites so you know what I'm talking about. Have you seen that Bond movie, "Casino Royale?" He's in the Miami Airport killing the dude that followed him in this exhibit. I think anyway. It looks like the same thing.