Dowtown Denver Library

One thing I really enjoy is reading books. For Christmas in 2007 Ashley gave me a journal to write about all the books I read. It's a great way to keep track of what books I've read and how many I've read in that particular year. In 2008 I read 24 books. I have crushed that number so far this year. I've read 28 so far. My favorite authors lately have been Michael Connelly (no realtion, unfortunately), Robert Crais, and I recently stumbled upon another author I like James Patterson. Currently I'm reading a series called "The Women's Murder Club", which is a series about a woman who is a Lieutenant in the San Francisco Police Department. I think I really like this series because it takes place back near my hometown and it's really easy to follow the different locations throughout the book. So I went to the downtown library for the first time, and it was really cool. I had to park in this parking structure near the Civic Center Cultural Complex, which includes not only the library but the Denver Art Museum and the Colorado History Museum. I was very impressed with the way the Denever Art Museum was built. It looks so cool!



The odd-shaped building immediately made me think about the downtown Seattle library, which Ashley and I visited in 2004.




While walking to the library, I came across these guys washing the windows on this really tall building. Having lived in San Angelo for almost three years, where there aren't any really tall buildings, it was really cool to see these guys. Not the job for the faint-of-heart, though!




I thought the library was really cool. It's very tall and very modern looking. For a weekday, it was very crowded.







Ashley and I leave tomorrow to head to Fenton, Michigan for our annual trip there for Thanksgiving. It's always a great time because we get to see some of her family, including her little brother Jake and little sister Casey. We'll post some pics of our trip when we get back. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving weekend!