2018 - Lili on the Loose

1 01, 2019

2018 Year in Review

By Lili|January 1st, 2019|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, Audiobooks, Banjo Billy, Blog, Book of Mormon, books, Brown Palace, bus, Bus Tour, California, Colorado, comedy, Dandy Warhols, Dead Sea Scrolls, Degas, Denver, Denver Art Museum, Denver Botanical Gardens, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Ghost Hunting, ghost stories, Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours, Gluten Free, Halloween, Hamilton, Harry Potter, Hmailton, King Tut, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Martin Short, Mexico, Molly Brown, movies, Museums, North America, plays, Puerto Vallarta, Red Rocks, Resolutions, Rick Steves, Santa Monica, Spa, Steve Martin, The Fray, The Getty, Theater, Travel Show, tv, Victorian Horrors, White Christmas, work|0 Comments

2018 was a Year of Culture for me: 10 museums (California Science Center, LA Natural History Museum, La Brea Tar Pits, The Getty, The Getty Villa, The Last Bookstore, Next Stage Gallery, Denver Art Museum x2, Denver Museum of Nature and Science x2, Molly Brown's House) 5 plays (Hamilton, Aladdin, Love's Labour's Lost, Book of Mormon, White Christmas) 4 trips (Puerto Vallarta, Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando) 3 concerts (Dandy Warhols, The Fray, Scottish/Highland Bands) 3 theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure) 2 comedy shows (Lewis Black, Steve Martin & Martin Short) 2 ghost tours (Brown Palace,

1 01, 2019

December 2018 Recap

By Lili|January 1st, 2019|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Aquaman, Audiobook, British Panel Shows, Broncos, Christmas, Colorado, Concert, Denver, Denver Broncos, Doctor Who, Hallmark, Harry Potter, Home Alone, In Bruges, Justice League, Mrs. Maisel, North America, River Song, The Fray, The Last Kingdom, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, USA, White Christmas, Wonder Woman|0 Comments

This was a weird month. I didn't feel very Christmasy even though I did a lot of Holiday things. I think it was the weather. We didn't get snow until December 31st. Rocker Santa Isaac Joe Dave This month I went to a The Fray concert. I went alone for the first time, but still managed to get front row, but a little left than center that I would normally get. I had so much fun! Sadly didn't score a setlist this time. Tessa turned 10 years old! How is that possible!

23 12, 2018

November 2018 Recap

By Lili|December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Adrift, art, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, comedy, Cuba, Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, Doir, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, pool, printmaking, The Fray, The Last Kingdom, Tiki Bar, watercolor|0 Comments

I tried to keep the month more low key. I added more automated lights and plus to my smart home setup and then mostly started experimenting with watercolor paints (I'm pretty bad at the moment.) I also got this amazing Hogwarts light up Christmas Sweater: View this post on Instagram Geeking out over my new Christmas Sweater! A Hogwarts one with lights! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 28, 2018 at 4:51pm PST But I did do some fun outings this month: Hanging Out Went to a Tiki Bar and did some Pool while my boss

23 12, 2018

October 2018 Recap

By Lili|December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Ariel, Banjo Billy, Boulder, Brown Palace, Bullet Journal, bus, Bus Tour, Colorado, comedy, crime, Denver, Denver Botanical Gardens, Doctor Who, Ghost Hunting, ghost stories, Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours, Glow at the Garden, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hocus Pocus, Little Mermaid, Molly Brown, North America, Owl, Pumpkin Nights, Sabrina, stories, tour, Victorian Horrors, Winifred Sanderson|0 Comments

Fall is my favorite season. Its also Tessa's as she loves to eat leaves: View this post on Instagram It's going to snow tomorrow so made sure Tessa got to do her favorite fall activity: leaf eating. A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Oct 13, 2018 at 3:07pm PDT What's new this month is that I discovered Bullet Journaling this month. Essentially it's using a journal as a productivity tool with some art thrown in. Of course, that meant many trips to craft stores, and discovering AliExpress (and buying way too many .10 stickers and washi tape.)

23 12, 2018

September 2018 Recap

By Lili|December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Agora, Alias Grace, Ariel, Colorado, Cosmic Ray's, Craig Gerguson, Discovery Center, Eric, Estes Park, Florida, Gringotts, Grog Grotto, Halloween, Halloween Highlights Orlando, Halloween Party, Harry Potter, Headless Horseman, Highland Festival, Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus Villan's Spectacular, Hogsmeade, Ice Cream, Islands of Adventures, Jack Whitehall, Jurassic Park, Little Mermaid, Lizzy Borden, Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, North America, Orlando, Polynesian Resort, Scottish Festival, scrapbooking, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, Swiss Army Man, The good Place, The Mummy, Tiki, Tiki Bar, Trader Sam's, Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, Travels with my Father, triceratops, Universal, Universal Studios, Ursula, USA, Vanessa, Venessa, Victoria, Walt Disney World, What We Do In The Shadows, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, WWOHP, Zombie|0 Comments

September was a busy month! We moved into a new office this month at work. I miss the old 100+ history of our last office, but now I have a view of the mountains from my desk! View this post on Instagram New office! I can see mountains! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Sep 4, 2018 at 9:15am PDT Its been years but I made it back up to Estes Park for the Scottish/Highland Festival. I really enjoyed the parade, but the rest of the festival is much smaller than I remember it use to be.

1 09, 2018

August 2018 Recap

By Lili|September 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Assassin's Creed Origins, Coco, Colorado, Curse of the Pharaohs, Didney wORL, Disney World, fall, Halloween, Hogwarts, Lego, Martin Short, North America, Red Rocks, Steve Martin, The Hidden Ones, USA|0 Comments

So apparently along with losing weight, not eating Wheat has given me tons of energy. I re-organized my entire house. Let me say that again. I re-organized my entire house! When my sister moved out 2 years ago, I never really put anything back into the spare room. (Partially because I couldn't move furniture by myself.) But now? I HAVE MY OFFICE BACK! When I got this place, I wanted a 2nd bedroom for a massive 11 foot desk for work/craft/tv space. I also wanted my library organized, and my lego closet back. It looks amazing! (Although my dog is

19 08, 2018

July 2018 Recap

By Lili|August 19th, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Assassin's Creed Origins, Chelsea Handler, Concert, Dandy Warhols, Dark Tourist, Digital Summit, Lego, Rand Fishkin|0 Comments

Not much happened this month. I randomly saw the Dandy Warhols when a work dinner ran WAY late and the restaurant turned into a concert venue: I also attended Digitial Summit and saw Chelsea Handler: And after years of reading The Everywhereist and MOZ's Whiteboard Friday for YEARS I got to see the infamous Rand in person: But overall it was a pretty quiet month. Recommended Reading Other Blogs This Perfect Irish Roadtrip reminds me so much of my trip to Ireland. I enjoyed this post on The Blue Pearl Of Morocco I loved this 10 Coolest Bookstores in the US.

15 07, 2018

June 2018 Recap

By Lili|July 15th, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Book of Mormon, Coco, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Community, Dead Sea Scrolls, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, DMNS, Food Allergies, Graham Norton, Love's Labour Lost, Meow Wolf, Mindy Kaling, museum, Next Stage Gallery, Solo, Special Guest at the Next Stage Gallery, Star Wars|0 Comments

Another whirlwind month done! First up I went to CU's Colorado Shakespeare Festival to see Love's Labor Lost. We had a lovely picnic before the show, and it was an interesting play I hadn't seen before. Picnic by flute. A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Jun 9, 2018 at 6:03pm PDT Then I went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. This was hands down the most beautiful and horribly laid out museum exhibit I've ever been to. Small objects in tight single person view windows. Lots of text only at 5.5 foot

9 06, 2018

May 2018 Recap

By Lili|June 9th, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Baseball, Handmaid's Tale, Lucifer, Once Upon a Time, Red Sparrow, Rockies, Spies, Stand Up Comedy, The Americans|0 Comments

Last month was a whirlwind of culture and travel, so this month I was pretty much just recovering. About the most interesting thing I did was go to a Rockies game with my co-workers. I was supposed to go to a "Mr. Holland's Opus" style retirement party for my middle school band director (in fact I'd been practicing clarinet for 2 months) but I became really sick in May and was out of commission for weeks. :( Work rockies game!! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on May 8, 2018 at 6:30pm PDT Recommended Reading Other Blogs I've been behind

13 05, 2018

April 2018 Recap

By Lili|May 13th, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, Aladdin on Broadway, Bradbury Building, California, California Science Center, Classical California, DAM, Degas, Denver Art Museum, EARSON, Getty Center, Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Golden State Killer, Grand Central Market, King Tut, La Brea Tar Pits, LA Museums, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Serial Killer, Tar Pits, The Last Bookstore, The Magicians, The Rant is Due, triceratops|0 Comments

The month of April was a month of Culture for me. I visited museums, saw plays, and laughed along with comedians. So let's dig in on the best memories! Early in the month I saw Degas: A Passion for Perfection at the Denver Art Museum with a wonderful friend and her daughter. It was an interesting exhibit showing Degas' contemporaries and influencers in relation to Degas' own work. From horses, to naked ladies, to the famous ballet dancers. Source Then I saw the Broadway version of Aladdin. I've seen a few different Disney plays some good (Lion King)