The Peavy Family Blog

Early Birthday Boy Celebration

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:21:08 +0000

With our busy schedule this upcoming week, we celebrated the birthday boy Saturday night. During the day, we enjoyed a walk around Davidson Mesa on a beautiful, sunny fall day and then hit the rec center to do some weights. We headed to Boulder (after Marshall got three vaccines) and walked around Pearl Street a bit before heading to The Kitchen for dinner. The Kitchen has shared plates and we were able to try out a few different dishes which we both enjoy.

After dinner, we walked down the north end of Pearl Street before heading to the St. Julian to listen to some live music in the lobby. The Wrights then joined us and we walked over to the Hotel Boulderado to go to License No. 1 - the speakeasy style cocktail bar in the basement of the hotel. It was a great vibe, fun music and we were happy to be able to grab a table for the evening. Marshall even ran into a fraternity brother (who was there celebrating his son just getting engaged!).

A wonderful night celebrating Robert Marshall Peavy - the amazing human I am fortunate enough to call my husband and best friend.

enjoying music at the St. Julien

the celebration crew

Halloween 2026 Version

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:14:10 +0000

Halloween was low key here in Colorado. We made chili, we watched football and we handed out candy to quite a few trick or treaters. Surprisingly, we had to turn off our light as we ran out of candy!

We had hoped to be dressed as "happy football fans," but neither Marshall nor I came across victorious. The boys, on the other hand, had much more eventful and fun Halloweens. Tanner also celebrated homecoming in Iowa City. A few pics of the weekend.

wet morning tailgating in his new overalls

finally hung the flag

fall walk

sad Coug fan

smoky cocktails for Halloween

Sad/mad/disappointed Husker fan

Mario cart characters

Drake and his roommates

another spot on our pub pass

the flowers are still blooming

Fall Ultimate

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:30:14 +0000

It's a bummer that we aren't easily able to watch Tanner play Ultimate Frisbee, but we are able to keep up with some of the activities via social media. Here are a couple pics.

Fall in Louisville

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:37:56 +0000

It has certainly not FELT like fall here in Louisville for most of September and October, but it is starting to LOOK like fall. It was almost 80 yesterday and I worked for a few hours on the back porch and enjoyed watching the leaves rain down while working.

Last night, we did embrace the warm weather and met friends we hadn't seen for a long time down at Crystal Springs Brewing for beers in the sun and dinner downtown. Fall, friends and fun. 🍁

trying to up my game a bit for the front door

flowers from my neighbor

ready for mahjong

Monday Mahjong!

new pillows

my flowers are still blooming

flowers amongst the leaves

And per typical October, watching CU and Nebraska lose

Memory Lane Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:18:13 +0000

Catching up with friends from my early Denver days happened two times this past weekend. On Friday night, we had sushi in the Highlands with Nadja, the Ayers and the Smileys (with Alex!). Nadja, Traci and Rachel all worked together at an ad agency after Nadja graduated from DU. We spent many a night at Governor's Park and many other establishments as we navigated the adult world. Pretty amazing that we are all still in Colorado and are able to get together from time to time.

On Sunday, Marshall and I met Valerie, her husband Ben and her son Charlie, along with Nadja for a hike, happy hour beers at the A Lodge and dinner at Postino in Boulder. Valerie, Nadja and I met each other in the DU apartments in 1995. It was great catching up on all things about life and reminiscing about our early years.

so many laughs

on a view point on what I call our "guest hike" (a nice hike that is close and has amazing views of the continental divide without TOO much elevation)

what a view

Fall in Colorado

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:37:09 +0000

We finally got out of the 80s and received some much needed rain this past week. It was wonderful to have some cooler days and feel that fall is actually here. On Thursday night, we bundled up for Mohi Senior night for the soccer team. Today, we walked around St. Vrain State Park and grabbed a beer on our Pub Pass at a brewery in Longmont. I commented that today is a pretty stereotypical Colorado day (hiking and going to a brewery) - but how fortunate we are to be able to take in these activities right in our backyard.

heron by the lake

Exploring Collision Brewery in Longmont - a great day for a beer on the patio with a view of the mountains

snow on the mountains

One More Day

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:18:22 +0000

Marshall and I decided to stay Sunday night so we could have a bit more time with Tanner. After checking out of our sleezy hotel, we attended Tanner's Ultimate Frisbee practice with Drake. We got the minivan cleaned out while Tanner showered and we walked downtown to grab some lunch. We got Drake to the Greyhound bus around 2:30 and checked into the hotel and Tanner attended his engineering fraternity event and got some studying done while we relaxed at the hotel. We were able to grab a later sushi/ramen dinner with Tanner on Sunday which not have been possible if we had left on Sunday.

Monday brought working from the hotel (me)/Tanner's room (Marshall) and class for Tanner. We were able to meet for froyo before I had to head to the airport and Marshall and Tanner got in a game of darts before Marshall left for his flight (two different flights for us).

We are so fortunate to be able to work remotely to be able to spend time with our kids. A definite perk of our companies.

ready for practice

playing catch

the team

my 💗

sunset over Iowa City

trying a new spot

my work spot in the afternoon (free wifi and no people!)

Working from Tanner's room

froyo break

seen at DIA, but glad to be home

College GameDay - Iowa City Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:52:06 +0000

What a nice surprise to have College GameDay come to Iowa City on the weekend we had planned to be there! We got out of Chicago around 6:00 and made a stop at Portillos on our way out of town. Once we got out of Chicago, the drive was smooth sailing (other than Drake missing the I-80 exit). We made a quick drive by on Friday night on our way from Chicago to our hotel in Cedar Rapids to check out the scene (downtown Iowa City was definitely popping).

Saturday was a a full day - checking out the Caitlin Clark court, College GameDay, grabbing a quick bite for lunch, walking over to the west side of campus to get to the tailgate, the boys attending a ridiculous tailgate (it is difficult to convey how crazy the tailgate spot was for the boys), scalping a ticket for Drake to go to the game, watching the game (from a bar or the stadium), happy hour, chilling at Tanner's place, out downtown with the Ultimate Frisbee team and late night pizza.

What a beautiful fall day it was to spend a day together.

Tanner's Friday night activity - watching the band hit the bars in Iowa City

The minivan palindrome

Caitlin Clark court downtown

Coug flag!

the early crew

somebody joined us!

look at all the people

Kinnick Stadium

our tailgate spot

the boys' tailgate spot - I did NOT capture the craziness of this backyard with two bars, a rooftop and lots of people

yes. this is at the tailgate house

watching the game from the Deadwood Tavern

they sent us a pic!

headed out on the town

hanging at Donnelly's Pub with the Frisbee team

48 Hours in the Windy City

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:44:23 +0000

I left Jaima with mom and dad at the Chicago airport (thanks sis) to spend a couple days in Chicago with Drake. I met Drake out for a casual BBQ dinner in the West Loop before going to check out his new digs. He's got a great place and some wonderful roommates from Miami.

Marshall arrived late on Wednesday and we both worked from a great hotel room that was within walking distance to Drake's place. Drake came to our hotel after work and we hooked up with his roommates (and one of their mom's that was visiting) for drinks before grabbing a delicious Mediterranean meal at Aba (we were able to snag a reservations thanks to the pouring rain). Our stroll back to Drake's place after dinner was much drier than our walk to the restaurant. We then enjoyed a couple of games of Euchre at Drake's before going to back to the hotel.

Friday brought more work, but I was able to walk over and meet Drake for lunch around the corner from EY. Looking forward to visiting again soon and getting to spend a bit more time in the city with Drake!

Wednesday night dinner

rainy Thursday night dinner

yum

the basement tv zone at Drake's

Views from my lunch walk

EY!

Merchandise Mart

a great day for a walk

back at it

the EY building!

the upstairs of Drake's place

skyline from our drive

Mom and Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:12:36 +0000

We did not do a great job of getting shots of mom and dad during the trip, but here they are in Bristol while exploring the gardens of the mansion. Thankful not only for this trip and time with them, but for all they have given me - a strong (and fun) family foundation, the love of travel, opportunity, family trips (that have continued into adulthood), the love of sports and music, competitiveness, kindness - and so much more.

Martha's Vineyard and Bristol

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:01:57 +0000

On Sunday evening, we finally left port and were able to get to Martha's Vineyard. Jaima and I got off the boat on Monday morning to go walk around the downtown area. Jaima did some work and I met Mom and Dad at the (closed) museum before getting a private little tour of part of the island before lunch and joining our official tour of the island.

Jaima and I also ventured out after dinner - nothing was open - but still fun to venture out together.

On Tuesday, we sailed to Bristol and enjoyed a tour of the Blythe Mansion and then going into downtown Bristol after lunch. We were glad to have dad's scooter and we enjoyed a drink along the water before needing to get back to the ship for our final night.

While this was certainly not the trip we had planned, we made the most of it and we will have some stories to share for quite some time. It was special to have this time with mom and dad and also to have time with Jaima.

Jaima working from the coffee shop in Martha's Vineyard

the (closed) museum

there may or may not have been some napping on the van tour

we got there right when it closed

Bristol

drink with a view

Veteran Celebration

love this one

red white and blue

In Port in Providence

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:21:54 +0000

While we were in port for five days, mom, dad and Jaima were able to get out on a few excursions - New Bedford, Little Italy and the RISD museum. I was able to join them on the excursion to Newport on Sunday which was nice. Saturday was spent on the boat thanks to a rainy and dreary day. It was the only day we actually played cards. We also got the Husker game on the iPad (thanks Marshall) for my Dad. We enjoyed meals in the dining room, happy hour in the Chesapeake lounge as well as nightly entertainment (including some Karaoke by the Karlen women).

on the bus to the boat

before we knew we would be in here a lot

mom and dad's view

our ship (sunny before the Nor'Easter

lobster dinner!

sunset

twinning

wet!

at the fort in Newport

beautiful coastline in Newport

rainy day

mansions of Newport

walking around Newport

yup - twinning again

WFW

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:18:29 +0000

I am very fortunate to be able to "work from wherever." During this trip, that meant a variety of different places as I got to know downtown Providence very well. I worked from the Marriott (the room, the lobby, the pool area), a couple of coffee shops in Wickenden (neighborhood near the port), the historic Biltmore Hotel as well as the American Star. I am also very fortunate to have a sister who accompanied Mom and Dad on several excursions while I worked.

the hotel

the Coffee Exchange (lots of very intellectual discussions around me here)

waiting to get back "into jail"

Coffee shop #2

The Biltmore hotel

beautiful historic hotel

Walking back to the ship - the wind from the Nor'Easter was in full force!

Providence, RI

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:09:23 +0000

Who knew that when we left Omaha, we would become very familiar with the city of Providence, RI, but that is certainly what happened. Once we actually got to Providence, we enjoyed good weather, time with my cousin Jennie and her husband Mike, took in dinner and a show and then spent several more days at the dock in Providence. The Nor'Easter didn't really roll in until Friday (wind) and then rain (Saturday).

Unfortunately, my flight to Omaha was delayed so I didn't get to watch the Husker game with Mom and Dad and Jaima, but I had my scarf!

the debacle that was the flight from Philly to Providence

keeping the energy up!

finally - on the plane

With Jennie and Mike on Monday at the hotel

A wonderful meal together

dinner before the show

Seeing Operation Mincemeat

ready for the show!

You might to start to see some unplanned "twinning" here

The Outsiders

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:54:36 +0000

We used our final tickets of the DCPA season to see the Outsiders. To those who know me, it is not surprising that I have not seen the movie. I really enjoyed the music and we had good seats (even though we were behind a very tall couple). I drove down after lunch to attend an industry meet up. Marshall took the bus down and met me at the happy hour. We were able to grab some Mexican on 16th Street Mall before getting to the theatre a bit prior to the 7:30 start. This is definitely MY type of musical, but the one thing that is great about having these season tickets is that we have seen a variety of musicals this year. Maybe I'll even choose a non-musical someday......

Cabin Close Up

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:52:06 +0000

While it was definitely fall-like during our week at the cabin, we got more sun that we were expecting. We were able to spend the evenings on the dock which was a treat and I even got out on the paddle board on the warmest day. We cheered on our various teams - some to victory, some not.

Labor Day was definitely the chilliest of the days and we spent it indoors playing games and tackling a very cool wooden puzzle. Claudia kept us warm in the mornings with a nice fire many of the days and we also enjoyed the hot tub a few times after dinner. We also took the opportunity to get the cabin ready to shut down for the season. It's a bit sad to pack up, but how fortunate we are to have such a wonderful place to visit.

Rain

Chilly Labor Day

And sun

Cool puzzle

Workspace for the week

Cougar Gold and Tinto de Verano

Packing up

Friday morning commute

Saturday was a bonus sun day!

Rain on the day we left

Bye bye Butch

Labor Day with the LeBeavys

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:26:30 +0000

It's been over 20 years since we have been to Labor Day at the cabin. And I don't think I have ever been here without our kids. So, it's certainly a different trip given the dip in temperatures and the change in the family dynamic. But, we are so happy to be here with Claudia and also get to cross over with the LeBeavys for a couple of days. We were also able to celebrate Jim's birthday with some ice cream in Harrison and some cake after dinner on Sunday.

While not very warm, it was sunny for the weekend and we did get to enjoy time on the dock, eat outside one evening and get over to Harrison. The hot tub definitely comes in handy on these chillier days. Unfortunately, the boat started to smoke on the way back from Harrison, but we were fortunate to be close to the public dock and able to walk home. It's now a chilly, gray day on Monday and we've got the fire going. Seems like another good day for the hot tub.

sunny day

dock time!

birthday bike ride

ice cream in Harrison

leaving Harrison

lucky to be near the public dock when the boat started to smoke

happy hour hot tub time

Labor Day

Football Season Begins

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:14:11 +0000

Both boys started the month of September attending football games - Tanner in Iowa City and Drake in Pittsburgh. Tanner said the game was HOT and they left at halftime (Iowa already had the game under control by then). Drake had traveled to watch Miami play in Pittsburgh (where two of Drake's fraternity brothers are from). Fall is upon us (although the heat in the midwest would say otherwise - it certainly feels like fall up here at Lake CDA).

go Hawks!

Kinnick Stadium

Box seats at the Pittsburgh Stadium

the Pitt band before the game

sad game to watch unfortunately

Huskers didn't look great at first - but turned it around

Birthday Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:58:01 +0000

A group of us celebrated Alana last weekend at Acreage which was a lovely evening. Drinks. Food. Laughs. This is the first time in a long time that the Wright/Peavy crew is not off for Labor Day and celebrating the birthday girl. So, it was wonderful that we got to celebrate Alana with friends AND then we also grabbed dinner in downtown Louisville this week (as we won't all be in Colorado for 6+ weeks). Happy, happy birthday to the best friend a girl could ask for!

Out and about in Louisville

birthday girl and the ladies!

ready for the festivities

Leadership Planning

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:38:10 +0000

Working remotely has its benefits, but it also has its drawbacks..... the biggest one being not being able to get to spend time with your coworkers. I am fortunate that Snapdocs makes time for their employees to get together to not only work together, but also to socialize and have fun.

This past week, my boss had his leadership team come to Denver to review the first half of the year, plan for the 2nd year and also do some leadership training. While it was still in Denver, it's a hotel I haven't stayed at and I was able to try a couple different restaurants and spend some time in Larimer Square enjoying some champagne and the beautiful Denver weather. Here's to a good wrap up to the year at Snapdocs!

View from my hotel room - you can see the church we were married in

quirky hotel

Larimer Square with the crew

The List - Gold Hill

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:13:58 +0000

Our bird launching list is growing faster than our ability to tick things off the list. However, we did (kind of) tick one off last weekend.

We ventured out on Saturday afternoon for a hike and trip to Gold Hill, a "ghost town" up above Boulder. We had planned to listen to music in the beer garden of the hotel and grab lunch, but we discovered that the beer garden doesn't open until 5:00.

So, after our lovely hike, we grabbed a beer and sandwiches as the General Store instead. It was a pretty drive and fun outing. We are so fortunate to have such amazing vistas and experiences right in our backyard. We'll get back to Gold Hill again and tick the beer garden off the list in the future.

almost had the entire hike to ourselves

what a view!

so fun!

Marshall with a Ranier as the owner of the general store was from Washington

First Day of 15th Grade

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:03:32 +0000

So sweet that Tanner took a picture from his new digs on his first day of Sophomore year at University of Iowa. He's got a sweet set up (includes a basement with a poker table, foosball, darts and a bar) in a great location with four other young men. He's also the recruitment chair for the Ultimate team and will be carrying a heavy course load - the life of an Engineer. Here's to a great year!

Back to Bird Launching

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:45:49 +0000

I warned Marshall that the week the boys left, I was going to need to keep busy. The day the boys left and a couple folks checked in on me and I made the joke that work has finally proved useful - a distraction. ha!

Over the last couple of weeks, I would say we have done a pretty good job! Mahjong, pool nights with friends, trivia, happy hour with neighbors and trying a couple new recipes. We've also been to Denver each of the last two weeks - last week for Spamalot at the Buell Theatre and last night for dinner in Larimer Square and the Broncos pre-season football game with one of the Engagement Couples we met 25 years ago. They just entered their "bird launching" phase and it was great to catch up with them.

Here's to more adventures and embracing our bird launching phase of life again. (not many pics - too busy bird launching!)

16th street mall

inside joke - pool table cleaned up for our friend Shannon!

go Broncos!

my birthday mahjong set!

Off to the Midwest They Go

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:06:57 +0000

It is much easier to write this post with the boys now gone over a week..... (and I've obviously kept busy as I haven't had to time to blog about this yet).

Both boys were to be around the weekend before they left, but Drake had travel challenges and didn't arrive until late Saturday night (unfortunate as we had plans to go to Henry's with him and some friends). Sunday was a day spent at home with packing, hanging out, playing cards and sharing a yummy meal together - meatballs, homemade sauce and bread, salad and corn on the cob. The boys took off on Monday morning around 9:15 in the Honda Odyssey (aka the chariot) packed to the gills with a quick swing back to pick up Tanner's tennis shoes.

I was pretty emotional Sunday morning (when I was the only one awake) and also shed tears when the boys took off. Even though we weren't all home together much in Colorado this summer, it was still a summer when all of us were "home." And this year hits a little bit harder, as this is yet another stage in life's journey with Drake starting a real job and his life in Chicago soon. Life is funny in that the goal of raising children is so that you can give them a strong foundation and lots of love and support so that they can soar. And while this is what is supposed to happen, it is still bittersweet.

So, here's to the next phase in the journey. May it be even more wonderful than the last.

A message that came with a gift for Drake

the staging area

I will miss the whir of the 3D printer (and Tanner being in the dining room while I work)

a mug I got from the boys a couple of years ago (and flowers from Marshall) 💗

euchre

limeade pie

midwestern food sendoff

our young men (can't call them boys really)

thought the corn hat was appropriate for the day

and they are off (and I'm with the phone and the tears as they leave)

Summer Sendoff

noreply@blogger.com (Julia Peavy) — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:35:12 +0000

During this summer, we all stayed in this house 14 nights. Between Tanner in Italy and Drake galavanting around the US, we didn't have much time here in Colorado as a family. But, I'm extremely thank for our time here, in Albania and at the cabin.

Here are a few pics of our last summer nights.

Korean BBQ and Hot Pot

fun outing

Tanner played slow pitch softball with me

We went to Old Spaghetti Factory

Drake not around for this outing