Paper Globes

Let me tell you, my room at college is so much more decorated this year than it was my first year! In a good way, don't worry. One addition that seems to have made it's way in these last 2 semesters are these paper globes. They're really easy, and really fun to do! They globes themselves are also pretty strong, and I hang them from my ceiling with a little bit of thread and some tape.  You don't need anything to make the paper stick together, the pieces fit together like a puzzle!

An individual piece

Fitting them together

One done!

Hanging from the ceiling.

So that's it! A little silly I guess, but pretty cool once they're done. I just wish I could hang a light of some sort inside of them. Probably a fire hazard, so I won't even try.

Poudre Summer

Ok. This is the last post about Summer, I promise.

Another huge portion of my time this summer was spent up in the Poudre. Threatened by the High Park Fire (terrifying, by the way), I think I finally came to terms with how much this place means to me. I attribute some of my fondest childhood memories to the river and the forts and second breakfasts. How much I love the wall covered with Herb's accomplishments; the kitchen island counter where we have made countless cookies; the haunted bunkhouse. While it was abnormally quiet and eerie up there this summer due to the fire, I did manage to snap a few pictures, just none with humans in it (oops!)

I wish you could see the smoke better. 

Anyways, the cabin is still standing, and so is every other family property, for which I am super thankful and can't imagine life without it. 

Adam Comes To Visit (and a roadtrip)

So, I convinced my friend Adam to fly out, spend a few days in Colorado and then drive to Maine with me at the end of summer. I don't know what made him say yes, but it was great! We did a few things in and around Denver and then spent three days driving through 11 states. Phew!

The zoo!

Red Rocks with Chase and Alex

Alpine Slide!

1 mile above sea level, on the Capitol steps.

Hay Season

One of the last things I did this summer (I know, it's almost the end of September, but I still have things to talk about from this summer!) was help out at my cousin's ranch during the hay season. Basically, I learned how to drive a tractor and what "tetting" means (there are so many steps in the baling process!). I'm almost a legit cowgirl now.

Planning the day.

Tetting attachment for the tractor

Follow the leader!

Morning trail ride.

It was a great weekend, and it felt so good to do some physical labor and get some horse-time in. It was also really great visiting with all the family!

New Belgium Brewery Tour

Since turning 21, I've done a few fun things that have been previously been unavailable to me. One of these things was a tour of New Belgium in Fort Collins with some camp friends. Here are pictures of the day. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I have no idea what this game is called, but it was fun!

You have to roll the discs so they land in that circle on the concrete. Super difficult.

This is a table made out of bike wheels. I really want to make one for myself. 

Summer Construction- Part 2

Another brief construction project that we took on this summer was building a little indoor pen for the dogs. In the winter, we don't want Cleo and Charlie to freeze outside all day, so we built a nifty little dog house-thing in the garage to at least protect them a little bit. I didn't take as many pictures this time, sorry. But know that it was my first almost-successful solo trip to Home Depot. Hey, I'm working on it.

Charlie better be one happy dog this winter...

Summer Construction- Part 1

Another significant chunk of this summer was taken up by a few construction (destruction?) projects around the house. This is our endeavor of tearing down the clubhouse... I learned how to use a sawzall! And other power tools. But enjoy the pictures!

We killed about 1,000 wasps in the process, and at one point I thought I had been bitten by a Black Widow, but we made it out alive, with all our fingers, and a lot of debris. Success!