The Great Denver Trip

So I went to Denver last weekend with a bunch of my friends from work. The story for why we all went out there at the same time goes something like this...

My work buddy Jared lived and went to school in Fort Collins, CO. His fiance, Lisa, lives in Fort Collins now. They are getting married in August and she probably won't be coming out to visit Houston before then, and since she is totally awesome, decided to invite us all out for a long weekend to hang out and party. This worked out perfectly because Mike just moved into a house my parents bought in Denver, so we would have a place to crash and party. Mike says to me, "Do it, Do it," and graciously offers to throw a party for us. So Tim decides to go since he has never been to Colorado, I decide to go to see my brother and the house, and Isaac decides to go because, well, what the hell else was he going to do that weekend.

Memorial Day weekend, if I took off work that Friday, would be a 4 day weekend so that is what I did. Got to Denver around noon on Friday and basically hung out with Mike all day until the rest of them got in in the evening. Oh, and I also cleaned the house with him to get ready for the party. Friday night we all met up downtown for food and drinks. That was pretty sweet. Here is the Lisa and her Houston Boys coming back from downtown:

Saturday we all (Jared, Lisa, Isaac, Tim, Mike, and myself) went out to Golden to do a simple hike. It was pretty sweet, it took us through a small valley between two mountains, then up to the top where you looked out over the city of Denver. That was really pretty. We then went into downtown Golden to grab some lunch before heading to the Coors Brewery for some free beers. Lunch was at Woody's and it was delicious.

The Brewery Tour was really goofy. You get there and they give you this device that you have to type numbers into when you see them posted on the walls and you basically just get a self guided audio tour. The end is the best part though because you get spit out into a lounge area though where you can get 3 free beers, with multiple choices. I had Blue Moon and Honey Moon (which I had no idea was brewed by Coors in Colorado). It was still relatively interesting at least. Here are some pics:

The Party Saturday night was awesome (don't have any pictures though). We bought all kinds of meat to grill: sausage, chicken, steak kabobs, tuna, pork ribs, burgers, and hot dogs even. Everything was freaking delicious. And the beer flowed like water...

Saturday was pretty relaxing, we just went downtown to walk around for a bit, Commons Park, and then to Wynkoop brewery near the ball park. There we had lunch, drank beers and played pool on a 90 degree table for most of the afternoon. That, too, was awesome.

As Monday came, alas, it was time to go home...Isaac and I flew out around 1, got into Hobby around 4:30, and thus ended our fantastic trip to Denver...