I Love Loveland

This evening on our jog, my husband and I were high-fived by a young gentleman running in the opposite direction. This friendly gesture was accompanied by well wishes, “have a good one!”

Ah, yet another reason to love Loveland! Joggers who encourage you—even though they don’t know you! Thank you, friendly jogger, you made my day!

As I headed out this morning to go grocery shopping, I saw a gaggle of kids with bags running from one house to the next across the street. On my side of the street, I saw another gaggle of kids with bags. Oops, this neighborhood trick-or-treats on the Saturday morning before Halloween? (This will be my first Halloween in the neighborhood.)

I stayed on my porch until the kids approached my house. “You all trick-or-treating today?” I asked the parent.

“No,” she chuckled, “we’re with Loveland Girl Scouts and we’re collecting canned goods for the food pantry.”

Ah-ha! I finally got it. I told them to wait a second and I’d see what I had. I gave each of the three girls a can of our finest goods (tuna, peas and mixed vegetables).

Just another reason to love Loveland: the local Girl Scouts hitting the streets early on a Saturday to collect food for those not as fortunate enough to be able to grocery shop once a week.

Thank you, Loveland Girl Scouts for helping our community!

This morning, I headed out for a jog around my neighborhood. I haven’t jogged on a Saturday morning in a long time and this just may have been my first one in Loveland. Early into my route, I passed a group of women walking/jogging and greeted them. Then, as I was getting back near my home, I saw the group again. This time, we all heartily greeted each other, many of them saying to me, “Hey, we saw you earlier!”

This is why I love Loveland!

This past Sunday, my husband and I drove downtown to check out the Loveland Art Show just a little past noon. Downtown was HOPPING! In fact, we couldn’t easily find a parking spot, so we passed up the whole event! We did see a woman with a copper sunflower lawn decoration that was absolutely delightful, so I feel like I saw some of the art.

Good job Loveland Arts Council for creating an event that draws so many people! And, next year, I’ll ride my bike to downtown!