Ghosts of Halloween's past

2009 - Deerwood, Minnesota

2016 - Stevensville, Montana

2016 - Stevensville, Montana

2012 - San Angelo, Texas

2017 - Stevensville, Montana

Halloween was a quiet affair this year which gave us a chance to look at the blog entries for Halloween's past!

It's Belinda's birthday!!!

Belinda's birthday week came to a conclusion today with a foray to Loveland where we visited a church bazaar at Trinity UMC and a birthday lunch at Cracker Barrel, complete with a piecce of chocolate cake! 

Birthday eve!

Belinda's birthday week continued today with a surprise from a friend in Oregon, Julie Weindel. It's special to be remembered by people who have been part of our journey!!

Once more in Arvada

Charles took advantage today of what may well be the last day in the 60's we'll see for a long, long time to return to Arvada for a round of golf. Today, it was at the West Woods Golf Course and two of the three nine hole courses they have, Sleeping Indian and Cottonwood. A respectable 92 made for a rather pleasant afternoon on the links!

More birthday week fun

Belinda's birthday week continued today with a trip to Northglenn for a visit to Cracker Barrel, her happy place!

Autumn weather

The Front Range has had a blast of autumnal weather with high winds and rain this evening. We decided to assemble some gift bags that will be passed out on Sunday to the church family after worship.

It's birthday week!

Belinda's birthday is coming up on Saturday, and we are celebrating all week! Today, we had a festive gathering at Murphy's in Louisville where she was treated to a huge slice of carrot cake!

Beautiful season

 

Autumn along the Front Range is in full glory as the smoke of summer no longer obscures the Flat Irons in our neighborhood.

Third time is the charm!

Charles took advantage of a mobile vaccination drive being held at Mountain View UMC to get his Covid booster shot!

An afternoon to savor

We took a break this afternoon during the virtual Annual Conference to sit on the back patio with Wesley, enjoying the rustle of the squirrels racing through the leaves and savoring the delightful autumn weather.

AC 2021

For the second year in a row, we are attending the Mountain Sky Annual Conference via Zoom. We like being able to save a LOT of money and time by staying close to our computers and not having to make the effort to get to a physical location. This year, the conference would have been held in Ogden, Utah.

The days are full!

It's a busy week in the Alkula home with plenty to keep us occupied! Belinda has been working double-time to make the JI chapter of P.E.O. run smoothly and finishing up some UMW work from her tenure as the Spiritual Growth Coordinator for the Conference.

Charles has been working on getting the church reports in for the upcoming Church Conference, it always takes longer than he wants it to! Charles took advantage of a day off today ahead of the Mountain Sky Annual Conference (starting tomorrow) to brave the traffic around Denver and drove to Aurora for a round of golf!

The days are growing cooler

The days are growing shorter and the nights, cooler, at the parsonage. Wesley has been a big help, monitoring the goings-on in the neighborhood!

Easing into the weekend

Wesley does his best to set the example at the parsonage with plenty of naps throughout the day, ensuring that there will be enough energy for the weekend!

P.E.O. time

Belinda is active in her local P.E.O. unit, Chapter JI, as its president, and loves taking part in chapter activities including quarterly check-ins!

Playing a round in Erie

Home of University of Colorado golf teams

Frost was found around the early greens

A new stocking cap was a must-have today

The approach to #18

Charles ventured east this morning to Erie, home of the Colorado National Golf Course. The weather was decidedly colder than his last outing, 36° at 9 AM!!! Playing with three of the club's members, he shot a very respectable 93.

Doing her part

Belinda did her part today to get the pandemic under control by getting her Covid booster vaccine!

Autumn on Gillaspie Drive

The season is bringing bursts of color along with cooler weather to our neighborhood. We are enjoying the rustle of the leaves and the time we are able to spend outdoors with our tea.

Well done!

Belinda concluded her two year term as Spiritual Growth Coordinator for the United Methodist Women (UMW) in the Mountain Sky Conference today following the annual Conference UMW meeeting. It has been a LOT of work that Belinda is happy to be able to pass along to the new person. Next up for Belinda is serving as the assistant dean of Mission u, a program of UMW.

A first in Boulder

After more than two years here in Boulder, Charles officiated his first funeral today (he has another this coming Monday).

This morning in Longmont

A nice start to the day

The Front Range this morning

Long's Peak on an autumn morning

Charles made his weekly round of golf this morning at the Twin Peaks Golf Course in Longmont. This is a plesant place to get in some play on a decent public course with nice views of the Front Range. A respectable (for him) score of 97 made the drive worth it!