Day 56: Boulder, CO

Yesterday was the nicest day (weather-wise) since I arrived in Boulder. It was around 50 degrees and mostly sunny. In the morning, I updated my blog, did laundry, and caught up on some NPR podcasts. Then I went to Jiffy Lube to get Ruby's oil changed. FYI - if you don't like waiting forever, you shouldn't go to Jiffy Lube at lunchtime. I probably could've figured that out if I'd thought about it, but I didn't. After that, I went for a bike ride and went into downtown Boulder. I browsed the shops again, but I didn't buy anything. Boulder has some really cute stores - Boulder Book Store, Blue Skies, Peppercorn, Paper Doll, Momentum, and Bliss are some of my favorites.

I took a break from shopping and had some lunch/frozen yogurt at Maiberry. It was awesome. As far as the yogurt is concerned, I still prefer Pinkberry and Tangysweet, but I'd say Maiberry is tied with Yogurt Harmony in Berkeley for third best frozen yogurt in America. Besides frozen yogurt, they also have crepes and belgian waffles and even more exciting - they have 100% pure Grade A Vermont Maple Syrup. And they don't even charge extra for it!

I stopped by the alterations place to pick up my jeans, but they were too short! They're making them longer and I'm going back to pick them up today. I really hope they're the correct length.

Sara, Kristin, and I had dinner at Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery. It's yummy and priced for hippies and college kids. My kind of place. Then we went for a walk. We stopped by the yogurt place that Sara found, ceFiore, and I sampled the yogurt, but it wasn't up to par. Then we went home and I was in bed by 10:00, probably because I didn't get a nap yesterday.

Today I'm going to get some breakfast at Maiberry, my new favorite place, then I want to visit this hardware store that Sara and my Uncle Bruce both recommended. Apparently they sell everything there. Sara thought it would be a good stationary/office supply/art supply store for me. We'll see. After that, I'm going to take a drive around the CU** campus. Then I'm having lunch with Monica downtown. After that, I'm going back to Sara's to pack, stopping by her office to say goodbye, and heading back to my Uncle's house in Highlands Ranch.

** Why is CU the abbreviation for University of Colorado? Shouldn't it be UC?