Blog Recaps and Roundups - Lili on the Loose

6 04, 2018

March 2018 Recap

By Lili|April 6th, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Boston, Central America, CO, Denver, Graham Norton, Hamilton, Hitman's Bodyguard, Latin America, Massachusetts, Mexico, Murder on the Orient Express, North America, Puerto Vallarta, Rick Steves, Thor Ragnarok, Travel and Adventure Show, Unibomber, USA|0 Comments

Travel This month was the month of opposite travel: Pacific Ocean/Atlantic Ocean, Pleasure/Business Trip, Hot/Cold. At the beginning of the month I went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a beach break! And then at the end of the month I went to Boston, MA for a quick business trip! Puerto Vallarta This was an unplanned last minute trip. My mother was going to go to PV again with my aunt, but my aunt backed out. So my mother invited me to come, and then my aunt figured things out so she could come! I've never traveled with the two of them

1 03, 2018

February 2018 Recap

By Lili|March 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, birthday, Book of Mormon, Broadway, Cursed Child, Dead Sea Scrolls, Degas, Hamilton, Harry Potter, King Tut, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Martin Short, New York, Station Eleven, Steve Martin, Theater|0 Comments

So... I may have gone a little overboard this month. I decided I wanted to do more this year. See more museum exhibits, go to more events, things like that. So I spent the better part of a morning like most people in Denver trying to get Hamilton tickets...and failing. So instead I booked the following activities for this year: Aladdin Book of Mormon Degas at the DAM Dead Sea Scrolls at DMNS Lewis Black Steve Martin & Martin Short Oh and I booked a trip to LA to see the King Tut exhibit (in addition to numerous other famous

1 02, 2018

January 2018 Recap

By Lili|February 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Assassissn's Creed, Assassissn's Creed Origins, health plan, lost weight, National Stock Show, parade, Porg, Star Wars|0 Comments

January was the completion of a major work project, so didn't do much outside of that. We did have a work kickoff, which everyone left a little worse for wear (drinking + the death flu went through the office. As well as night I got locked out of my house as I left my keys at the office so had to sleep at a co-worker's house.) Tessa this month fell in love with a Porg stuffed animal that makes noise, and was sad when I took it away from her. I also got to see the National Stock Show parade

1 01, 2018

December 2017 Recap

By Lili|January 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Origins, Azeroth, Black and White, Blizzard, Bright, Bucket List, Butterbeer, California, Charlotte, Christmas, Christmas Movies, Colorado, Disney, Disneyland, Fantasy Lands 2017, Hallmark, Hallmark Christmas Movies, Harry Potter, Haunted Mansion, Hippogriff, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, Hollywood, I Must Say, Indian Detective, Irvine, Los Angeles, Martin Short, Maxpass, Meow Wolf, Netflix, New Mexico, Nightmare Before Christmas, North America, North Carolina, Porgs, puppy, Pygmy Puff, roller coaster, Rollercoaster, Santa Fe, Space Mountain, Star Wars, The Crown, The Last Jedi, Torosaurus, triceratops, UFO, Universal, Universal City, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Hollywood, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, WWOHP, Zonkos|0 Comments

December was a really weird and busy month for me. I had two business trips and a personal trip, making me travel all over the country. And it was a busy month for work, which is unusual this time of year. So I didn't get into the full Christmas spirit that I usually do. I did manage to put up and light my tree, but lost out of time and energy to decorate it besides a few ornaments I got this month during my travels. Travel When I first started doing these recaps I based it on the variety of

5 12, 2017

November 2017 Recap

By Lili|December 5th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2015, 2017, Assassin's Creed Origins, Bent Pyramid, Christmas Market, Christmas Movies, Colorado, Denver, dog, Egypt, Hallmark, Hallmark Christmas Movies, Middle East, North America, Scam City, Skyline Park, Thanksgiving|0 Comments

This month was mostly focused on a big work project, so didn't do a lot of other things. So here is Tessa smiling during Thanksgiving cooking (all the good smells): Tessa pup cannot stop smiling on Thanksgiving at my parents. A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 23, 2017 at 11:20am PST And I went to the Denver Christmas market: Fun lunch break with @jmesa A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 30, 2017 at 7:49pm PST Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose I love putting up Yule Logs at work, and finding the most cute or silly

7 11, 2017

October 2017 Recap

By Lili|November 7th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, Assassin's Creed Origins, Bear Claws, Bossypants, Colorado, Denver, Denver Zoo, Dinos After Dark, dinosaurs, Egypt, Halloween, Haunted House, Jack Whitehall, Mindhunter, North America, Patton Oswald, The Academic, Tina Fey, Zoo|0 Comments

Fall and Halloween is my favorite time of the year. So many fun activities! Early in the month I went to Dinos After Dark at the Denver Zoo and saw some amazing pumpkin carvings and dinosaurs! Then in the middle of the month I went to a haunted house with some co-workers. And of course, it wouldn't be Halloween without some kick ass costumes! This year I was Winifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus! My backup costume was a Jurassic Park Labtech. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose I love fall events and put together this list of a lot of fun

17 10, 2017

September 2017 Recap

By Lili|October 17th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 30 Rock, Addams Family, Boulder, Colorado, Corline, Corpse Bride, Dead Like Me, Death in Paradise, dinosaurs, fall, farmer's market, Halloween, Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, Kingsman, Practical Magic, Ramen, Sleepy Hollow, Soup, triceratops|0 Comments

Fall is my favorite season! Here are some reasons why! It's time to go back to Hogwarts! And this year was the year of "19 Years Later..." Halloween Decorating can start! I was excited that Dino Skeletons are big this year. (Tessa is not a fan.) And it's soup weather! (Or at least it should be. It was 80 degrees when we went to go get ramen.) And its the best time for farmer's markets and visiting my college town of Boulder. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose This month I recalled some of 2016's fall memories like this beautiful fall

5 09, 2017

August 2017 Recap

By Lili|September 5th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: Colorado, Death Star, Denver, Eclipse, Elitches, Elitches Garden, Escape Room, Escape Works, Game of Thrones, North America, roller coaster, Theme Park|0 Comments

This month was the three E's at work. Elitches, Eclipse, Escape! This month we had a company Elitches day (a local Denver theme park). I was worried that I'd be bored, as I don't like most rides. But I had some great coworkers that got me to take baby steps with various rides before convincing me to ride a real roller coaster! First time ever in my life! I found if I close my eyes, its not bad at all. (Probably from all the dark jostling in the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride!) Then we did a morning

22 08, 2017

July 2017 Recap

By Lili|August 22nd, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 30 Rock, Audiobooks, Baseball, Carrie Fisher, Colorado, Colorado Rockies, Denver, Eddie Izzard, Egypt, Game of Thrones, Gear VR, North America, Rockies, Samsung, Tina Fey, VR|0 Comments

Not much going on this month. I did get a new phone (my first in 4 years!) So that was exciting. But I was also sad to hear about Chester Bennington's death. I went to a Vikings exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and a Rockies game with my company. Here my team getting ready for the game: Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose So, there were a lot of Egypt posts this month. Usually I try to spread them out, but....I was tired this month, and so pulled up posts that were scheduled later in the

15 08, 2017

June 2017 Recap

By Lili|August 15th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel True Love and Petty Theft, art, Beach Hopping 2017, Book, Central America, Costa Rica, Death in Paradise, Denver, Doctor Who, Geraldine, hangover, House of Cards, humidity, kayak, Latin America, North America, Orange is the New Black, Paint Ball, painting, Panama, Panama City, Rick and Morty, sick, snorkel, snorkeling, The Everywhereist, USA, white water rafting|0 Comments

June was a busy month! First there were epic paintball battles! And then it was ladies' paint night with the girls! And then it was my trip to Panama.... Travel Panama has been on my wishlist for a while, as I heard they had great beaches and good snorkeling! I decided on a longer trip that also went to parts of Costa Rica I hadn't been to before. This was the first time I tried not to have everything planned and instead go with the flow! Highlights Going clubbing for the first time! Relaxing views like this one! And it