On Saturday YogaSpell and I went to a wonderful workshop on “Comfortable Backbending” at Richard Freeman’s studio.  We met up with our friends Sparky and Bendy there.  At first we feared an intense workshop featuring all sorts of difficult poses (Kapotasana, etc.) but we needn’t have worried. De (the instructor) focused on relaxed, more passive backbends with props.  It was fun to get out the bolsters and blankets and straps for a change.  YS didn’t want to go, initially, but afterwards he said, “I didn’t like it.  I LOVED it!”  So woo hoo!

Afterwards, YS and I headed to downtown Denver to spend the night and celebrate our 13th anniversary.  (My mom stayed with the kids, yay for Grandmas!!)  We stayed at the Hotel Teatro, which was a very nice splurge, and had dinner at Oceanaire, which was excellent — and the fish was amazing, especially considering that Denver is about a thousand miles from the nearest ocean.  The waiter brought us a complimentary baked Alaska for dessert.

I’d never had baked Alaska before.  It was good, but the main appeal is the flames.  Otherwise it’s basically just ice cream with a meriguey/marshmallowey coating.

Sunday’s main event was watching Spain beat Germany in the European Championship.  YS was thrilled to see his favorite team win the championship for the first time in his life!