• we spend the day relaxing and unwinding at a local spa, or truly luxuriate in an overnight spa experience in Santa Fe.

    St. Julien in Boulder, Eden Spa in Denver, and The Inn of the Five Graces in Santa Fe are all favorites of mine!

  • you show me around your favorite used bookstore, and we have a competition to see who can find the most titillating illustrations.

  • we spend an early afternoon at the Denver Botanic Gardens

  • we lose ourselves in a day of exploring the best of Denver's museums, finished with a drink at a charming little bar.

    the MCA and DAM will always have my heart, and there’s nowhere more romantic and ethereal for a drink than Fort Greene.

  • we go hunting for our new favorite board game and make some spicy bets.

    if we find ourselves at The Wizard’s Chest, you may be able to talk me into one of their truly silly capes or costumes.

  • you accompany me to pick out a permanent reminder of our bond at a charming local boutique.

    Love Saro specializes in stunning permanent jewelry, for those who truly never want to leave my side.

  • we determine who actually has the best salmon sashimi in town.

    (it’s Uchi, prove me wrong.)

  • we take a terrarium workshop, taxidermy our own jackalope, or take a boozy bug illustration course at one of my favorite hidden Denver gems.

    any class The Terrorium Shop offers will delight me to no end.

  • we spend the afternoon cuddling at the movies.

    we can find a new favorite independent film at The Dairy or sneak a flask in to watch the latest bombastic action movie.

  • we play with sharp objects at a stained glass workshop, and see who has the steadiest hands with a soldering iron.

    Little Glass Art offers quick classes that range from quick and easy to slightly more challenging. what are you up for?

  • we see what gems we can find at an antique store (full disclosure: fussy and highly unattractive hats will be tried on).

  • something pique your interest or spark an idea of your own?

    tell me about it!