01.03.16

Christmas in the Books
Spent the last two days packing up Christmas and getting some "New Year's Purging" done...feels GREAT!! 

12.25.14

Christmas Fun
Well, the big day finally arrived. It was filled with laughs, tears, and a couple of time-outs.

It ended with a beautiful sunset, while we were out in the cold trying to launch a rocket...Houston, we had a problem. 

And then a great nightcap with my new ice sphere!

11.30.14

Final Day of November
The Broncos had a late game tonight, so I had plenty of time to get my decorating finished...well almost finished. I still have the ornaments on the tree and everything in the basement. The weather outside today absolutely felt like winter even though it's a few weeks away.

11.27.14

Happy Thanksgiving
I started off the day with my annual "Turkey Trot." With the great weather today, I had originally planned on attending an actual event...the "Turkey Rock Trot" here in Castle Rock. But with the bum knee I thought it best to stay indoors again...at least until I visit the doctor for my MRI results this Wednesday. Pretty happy, managed to set a new best time!

And then to the rolls...an epic fail!! Some of the sweet potato "rolls" turned out to be "cakes." The others weren't too great either, but at least looked like rolls! Needless to say we had to make a quick stop at the grocery store. (Too bad that at that point I hadn't realized I didn't have my pomegranate juice for the fun cocktail...come to find out it didn't even make it into my bag from King Soopers!)

The day turned out great...Renee and Dave did an amazing job of hosting and it was great to spend the day with family! Happy Turkey Day everyone!!

07.04.14

4th of July
After a morning of golf, we had a great evening of family time full of fun games and great food! Dave made some great pork on his Green Egg. And of course we had to have homemade ice cream! I did some experimenting with my new camera and the fireworks, so I hope to get a few pics posted.

On a side note, we finally saw the bear!! We were on the green with no phone, so I didn't get a pick. :(

12.24.09

Santa Strikes Again!

Well, after a number of hours in various dealerships and countless hours of Internet research...I have a new car!! We were looking at several different cars and had it narrowed down to the Audi Q5 and Cadillac SRX...as you can see the German engineering won. (It was fun taking home the car that had a big bow on it - we did leave the bow at the dealership.) So far I LOVE IT!! It handles great in the snow and I feel so much safer. It wasn't that I really felt unsafe in my Acura TSX, but I really enjoy the fact that I don't have to get a running start just to get up and in the driveway. I have to say it did feel a little weird purchasing a car on Christmas Eve.

12.21.09

Popcorn!

Fortunately Santa got the memo that we were celebrating early and he managed to make a stop at our house and left a popcorn machine in the basement! We used it right away last night, making popcorn while we watched the Survivor Finale with my parents. It makes yummy popcorn!!! Thanks Santa!

12.20.09

Family Christmas

Today we celebrated and hosted Christmas with my side of the family. This photo is a section of the AMAZING quilt my mom made for me...I LOVE IT!!! It was a great day with family. It was especially fun watching Matty unwrap his presents...he took great care in all his unwrapping. I'm going to guess that his unwrapping techniques will be much different next Christmas. :o) I am so thankful for my wonderful family!

12.17.09

SUGAR!

As I walked through the halls of school today, I noticed one constant...the smell of sugar. As I walked into a classroom I was greeted by a wall of the sweet smell. Not only were students consuming large amounts of sugar, but they were also creating gingerbread houses (or in the case of the 6th graders - gingerbread condos!)

12.13.09

Poinsettia

Just did a fun effect on the original picture. (It was actually a deep red.)

02.14.09

Valentines for everyone.

Well, I missed my first day of posting...okay a couple of days. I did however take pictures on all the days. The basement and family have been the focus of this long weekend. We had many helpers (thanks family!) with getting things in the basement on Saturday. It was great...after moving we ate pizza, drank beer, and played some pool and ping pong.

In the evening, Chad and I had a romantic dinner...in the new basement of course. We had ordered some side dishes from one of our favorite restaurants on Friday and then ran up to a little store nearby for a couple fillets. We also cracked open a favorite bottle of wine and topped off the evening with German Chocolate Brownies and a romantic comedy.