Last week we finally went to see Robert Egger’s remake of Nosferatu. I had been looking forward to seeing it since the trailer was released last summer. Way back when I was a college student in Albuquerque, I watched the original 1922 version in a film class and it had stuck in my mind as one of the best vampire movies of all time. So, I was excited when I saw that it was being shown at the Mayan Theater…
Back in July, Scott and I spent a few days in Los Angeles, California, a new city for both us. We flew out there because Scott had an appointment at the Hungarian Consulate and the LA office is the closest one to where we live in Denver. His appointment was to interview to receive Hungarian citizenship. He had to produce all of his documents proving his Hungarian ancestry and prove that he could speak passable Hungarian. He passed! I will…
From the time we got married six years ago, my husband, Scott and I have been talking about moving somewhere outside of the US where our money goes further and the pace of life is slower, but the quality is richer. Our first exploratory trip was to Peru in November of 2018. Scott had been to Columbia, but the furthest south of the border I had ever been was Tijuana and Juarez, Mexico. For some reason I had this dimwitted…
Earlier this month, Scott and I spent a long weekend in Lake CIty, Colorado. Scott had been there with friends years ago and since I’ve known him he’s talked about how it is one of his favorite parts of the state. I had never been before, so we decided to take a few days to check it out, hike and get out of Denver. Lake City is in the only incorporated municipality in remote Hinsdale County which is celebrating its…