Catching up.

Sorry I haven't written in a month. Katie kept saying that she was going to update and I kept waiting for her to do so, but she never did! So here I am.
Work has been going ok. April was busy here and there. This weekend should be crazy with both CU's graduation and mothers day happening at the same time. I am preparing myself mentally to be busy!
The weather has been kind of up and down lately. A few nice days here and there, but we have had accumulative snow (in may!) and rain and generally cooler days when compared to what temperatures we should have.
We've been climbing in the gym some, and I have started doing some weights and various exercise to help improve myself. I have been feeling pretty strong for the most part.
Two weeks ago we had a pretty warm day so we decided to get up to RMNP for a climbing day. It was alot of fun! Definitely cooler there than here, so much so that in the shade it was cold, but tshirts sufficed when in the sun. I really love it up there. I think it would be awesome to have a cabin somewhere up in the woods. Though I guess that is a pipe dream as we don't even own a house.
Anyway, the things that felt just out of reach last time we were there felt pretty easy this time, though I still did not finish the line I have been working on. So I guess that is a good sign that I am getting stronger.
In fact, I climbed in the garage the other day and sent two of my long time projects, both on my first tries of the day. So that is a good sign as well.
Katie's new job seems to be going very well. They are giving her a title and she will be salary, which will be good since she won't have to worry about being laid off or having severely reduced hours in the fall. She will be the service manager at the north shop and inventory control manager for both shops once the second location opens. That is good to hear. She should be getting the official offer from them at some point in the next week, so hopefully they are good to her. She is worth it.
I have given away the last of my malt extract beers. Though Katie and my coworkers both seemed to like all of them, I was never really 100% happy (or even 75% happy) with how they turned out. I think I have been getting much better results with all grain recipes. Some of my coworkers have even offered to buy beer from me. I keep responding to that with the obvious legality issues. One of them suggested that I look into getting a liquor license, which I did today, and it looks as though that will be way too expensive for me. Plus I imagine that I would have to undergo some sort of inspection and since my "brewery" is both on non commercial property, and really has no physical set up, I am sure that wouldn't go over well.
However I have been thinking of a possibility where people could donate money to grain purchases and be rewarded for their donation with a share of that or subsequent batches. Sort of a brewing coop in which I would be happy to do all the work since I like to do so. I am still not sure about the legality of this, but at the same time if I am dealing with friends or people I know directly, I don't think there would be much trouble.
We have been getting Gunner out the the dog park at least once a week for the past few weeks. It is great, because he obviously enjoys it and it really tires him out. It's pretty funny because he has little to no interest in the other dogs and people there, unlike most of the other dogs at the park. All he wants to do is play fetch. I am not sure how he got so good at it, but he will bring the ball right back to you every time and drop it at your feet. I remember working with and trying to train Calvin to do so and it never quite worked out. He would bring the ball back, but then run away from you so you would chase him.