Bottomless Mimosa Time

Today was an awesome sunny and warm day, so Nick and I decided to ride bikes towards downtown and try out Paris on the Platte. Mostly due to the purchase of a living social deal, but also because I knew they had brunch and more importantly bottomless mimosas! There is nothing better than sipping on a refreshing mimosa while basking in the sun. We both ordered their Venice Bennies, they were pretty standard, decent hollandaise with a side of taters. It hit the spot and the mimosas made for a pleasant bike ride home.

But before we went home we decided to stop at the light rail station to see where I would need to get on to commute to work. I wanted to buy some tickets and (in my semi-inebriated state) I bought 4 round trip tickets from the kiosk. Which would be fine at any other rail station. Except I failed to see the giant yellow sign that says tickets are only good for 24 hours. Effffffff. These tickets are not cheap people. I'm hoping their security is lax and I can get away with using them in the next week...or I will have just thrown away $30. Poop.

The bottomless mimosas were still worth it damnit.

and the Denver oyster hunt continues...

Well, I have not been good at photographing my food-ventures, but I've been good at hitting a happy hour almost every weekday (good, bad, I'm not sure yet). I am having a BLAST exploring new places to hit up after work for a drink and a nibble. Yesterday Nick and I hopped over to Gaetano's to try out their happy hour. You have to sit at the bar to enjoy happy hour food (which we did not know at first); don't worry I had no shame marching my drink up to the bar to take advantage of the cheapo food. I ordered the $3 vodka cran, a $2 3 cheese mini panini & Nick and I split the truffle oil fries. The panini is what you would expect for $2 and hit the post work spot. The inside of this neighborhood Italian joint is dark and has dark booths that look fun to hang out in maybe late night.

Not wanting the fun train to stop, we headed just a few block down Tejon to Lohi Steakbar for their Monday oyster night special. We called ahead to make sure they hadn't run out of oysters, and it turns out we timed it just right catching the last half hour of their drink happy hour and got a dozen oysters and $3.00 margis. The oysters were delish and served classic again (lemon, horseradish, etc.) and the margis were oh so strong! A steal at under $20 for two people to feel utterly indulgent. I see this possibly being a Monday night ritual, as it is about 10 blocks from my house and the atmosphere is awesome. There are several "bar" type seating areas that seem fun inside. We sat at the regular bar, but there is one running through the restaurant and one facing the outside (summertime perch?) and outdoor seating as well.

We left Lohi as happy & full campers. No need for dinner with a double header happy hour!

New J-O-B

So we moved all of our stuff to Denver (driving through California, Arizona, New Mexico and finally Colorado) and moved in last Monday, I interviewed for a job on Tuesday morning, was offered the position the next day and I start tomorrow. Woooosh. That's how this week has felt, like a whirlwind of activity, unpacking, cleaning, downsizing everything to fit into our new one bedroom duplex. I can't wait until everything is settled and I can concentrate on more important things like eating and drinking.

I picked out an appropriate first day of work outfit, one that says, "Hey, I'm professional, smart and not a weirdo with tattoos." They don't need to see tattoos to know that I am a little weird, they just need to look at my ocd lunchbox I recently bought myself. I decided to prepare a veggie bento box for my first day of work; I actually don't want to eat it, instead I want to bask in the glory of how pretty it looks all organized and partitioned. To top it off it all fits into a cute recycled plastic tote. I think bringing this to work will let my new co-workers know that I just like my food to be as attractive as it is yummy, while also screaming, "ANNOYING PERFECTIONIST". Yeah, I think that's good.

Man, I feel like I'm getting ready for the first day of school: I've got my outfit ready, my lunch packed and I even bought myself a new travel mug for my soon to be early morning commute. In case you were wondering, it's teal and may or may not match my new lunchbox :)

Wish me luck as I start a new chapter in my life in a brand new city!