Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Mama Slaughter came out to visit for the holidays. We had a really fun time cooking and hanging out at the house. We went to the Dollar Store and spent $5 on each other. This might be a new tradition! We went to see Little Fockers on Christmas Day, which was very funny. We also watched The Proposal at home on our instant Netflix. I have never heard Chris laugh so hard at a romantic comedy! We also visited the Butterfly Pavillion, which is a neat experience. Chris and I let a tranchila walk across our hand! It felt like Q-Tips. The butterfly room was full of pretty, tropical flowers and so many butterflies! They were all sizes and colors.

On New Year's Eve, we hosted a dinner party at our house. We cooked all day on Friday, but pulled it off. Everyone had a really fun time and it was nice being inside the house since it was below zero outside! Chris even wrote a song to the tune of Margaritaville and sang it with the help from out neighbors John and Chris! We also set up an area for funny photos...look and you will understand!

White Christmas Ball

This weekend we went to the White Christmas Ball at the Bach Field House, which is connected to the CU stadium. It was themed after the Bing Crosby movie White Christmas that was made in the 1950s. It was a really fun time and there was attendees of all ages! The music was an orchestra and they did scenes from the movie with other entertainers. There was also swing dances and vintage military vehicles!

Thanksgiving Adventure

Again, I have been a little slow with the blog posts. I started off the holiday season by going to see The Rockettes with my friend Melisa. We had a fun time and I had flashbacks to the Highstepper days! We also had a great trip home for Thanksgiving. The trip began in Panama City then we headed to Dothan and up to Birmingham.

We went skiing this past weekend. The early season snow has been extremely good, so it was really fun. We didn't get a 5 Mountain Pass this year since we are trying to venture out some more in the state of CO. We did get a four pack to Loveland and went there on Sunday since Chris did a tele clinic. I really like Loveland and took some pics!

October Happenings

I got a little lazy with the blog, so this will be a random catch up of events from October. The month started off with out of town guests for the Georgia v. CU game. It was so much fun having Tim and everyone else in town. It was also a very exciting and fun game. We cheered for CU and were happy when they won...we are season ticket holders and all!

Chris took a climbing trip with some friends in the middle of the month. He was on the South Platte River near Colorado Springs. He had a great time and did his first lead climb. I better hurry up and learn how to climb outside so I will see Chris on the weekends!

We went out for a few hours on Halloween. I really have been wanting to be a disco ball and I pulled it off. I knew I did okay when strangers were stopping and asking to take a photo. This year was a trial run. Next year, we are going to get a group to be a moving dance floor down Pearl Street. Chris decided to be a bearded woman. It was very funny. His dress fit so well it was scary. He got hit on more than once...not sure if they were joking or serious. Chris was starting to get a little uncomfortable!

Lastly, our neighbor brought us over a huge bag of green tomatoes. I decided I better figure out something to do with them besides fried green tomatoes. I made green tomato salsa, green tomato verde sauce with enchiladas, and even green tomato bread.

Music and Mountains

This weekend we hung close to home so we could watch some football Saturday. On Friday night, we headed up the road to Lyons to see the Hi Beams play at Oskar Blues. It was a really fun time and we camped out by the St. Vrain that night. Saturday, we ate a very good breakfast at The Buff. Their slogan is "east in the buff". Man v. Food went there on his episode to Boulder. Chris ordered the Saddlebags, which were pancakes full of stuff...even Bacon. On Sunday, we headed up to Gold Hill for a benefit concert. It was sunny, hot and a great day for that community. However, the drive was very sobering. It is amazing the town is still standing. The burned areas look like you are on another planet.

An Update from This Week

I am ready for Chris to get home, but have been keeping myself entertained. Last Sunday, I went on a Beer Tour with my friends Melisa and Brian. It was a really, really fun time. We visited Upslope, Twisted Pine, and Avery. The mode of transportation was Banjo Billy!

On Saturday, I went to the CU v. Hawaii game with Kevin and Julie. It was a slow start, but the Buffs turned it up in the second half. It was a rather chilly day, but the sun came out the second half. My favorite part is Ralphie running out on the field. However, they had three F-16s do a fly over after halftime. It was really cool!

Today, I headed down to Pearl Street to do some shopping, but most importantly to attend the parade to honor the firefighters from the Four Mile Fire. It was a very moving event and had a great community feel. The streets were lined up with citizens cheering and lots of homemade signs by kids. We owe them so much!!

Football & Four Mile Fire

We started off the holiday weekend by attending the CU v. CSU game. It was fun to go to Mile High to watch it and CU won, but the rivarly did not compare to the SEC. However, we will be going to the CU v. GA game in October and we've heard every hotel room in town is already sold out!

Chris had some co-workers in town through out the weekend, so we hung out around town. It was nice since there was a lot going on. On Monday, we took Megan and Mike on a hike. We were headed to Bear Peak when we noticed smoke. There is a huge fire burning right outside of Boulder. There is 3,500 acres burned already and it is 0% contained. Pray for rain since 63 structures including many homes have already burned...not good!