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!

Iron Girl 2010

I had my final tri of the summer this past weekend. It was a really great race and was nice to have the venue in our backyard! I didn't make Chris go, but had a great group of ladies to hang out with thanks to my training friend Erin. I was very happy with my times although I still have some work to do with the run. I finished the 450m swim in 8:06 min and was 60 out of 616! I finished the 17 mi bike ride in 58:09, so below my goal of one hour. I did the 5K run in 31:21 Min, so I little better the my last one. My final time was 1:41:53. I placed 170 out of 616, so not too bad considering it was in Boulder.

It has been a while since I did a post. I have some catching up to do. This was a really fun week. My parents flew out on July 31st and were in town for the Tri for the Cure on August 1st. It was a great race day. I still struggle with the run, but I had a really strong finish in the swim and bike! We had a really great time with my parents!!

Happy Fourth!

I hope everyone had a Happy Fourth of July! We went up to a 'Twang Fest in Gold Hill for the day. It was a really fun time. We arrived in time to see the parade, get some food, and hear some fun music. Speaking of food, we found some real deal "soul food" in Denver last weekend. We were in Denver and checked out a restaurant I had read about in a magazine. The owner is from Anniston, AL. They had pig feet, ox tails, frog legs, catfish...we just stuck to fried chicken, which was a great awesome!