In what now seems like a before/after dichotomy, February was the last month of normal life. We took advantage of a long President’s day break to enjoy more time in Colorado, sharing it with friends and Oma and Opa.
Our wonderful friends Arman, Julia, Naveed and Simone made a big trek down from Vancouver to meet us. With impeccable timing, they had previously fled the USA for the Great White North right as the MAGA Trump train rolled into town, and our hangouts have become harder. Turns out Naveed and Simone have turned into serious teens and preteens in the meantime. Anne and Steve joined again from Boulder - and Dexter and Spencer showed us how they can absolutely destroy a mountain like the Colorado natives they are.
Koda got to share her 8th birthday with her birthday buddy, Opa, who clocked in for his 73rd. Opa’s challenges with Parkinson’s have turned out to be more accurately Lewy body dementia, which really sucks. What didn’t suck was the rip-roaring dogsled ride they took the girls on for her birthday. What a great idea. With the inbound Coronavirus, we felt like we were lucky to time together with people we love before the world stopped.
