Friday, October 22, 2010

Broncos game

On Sunday I went to my first NFL game, it was a lot of fun :)  Football fans are crazy, it is like an all day party.  Before the game they have live music and all kinds of activities outside the stadium.
This was a local band, that was actually pretty good.






This was really cool...four people jumped from a plane and landed in the stadium.








Monday, October 18, 2010

Since moving into our new place I have had several projects floating around it my head that I would love to do.  So far I have completed one.
I bought this puzzle awhile ago up in Steamboat, when I saw it I decided I would frame it.  It only took a couple of hours to put the puzzle together, but it took me forever to get the glue and the frame.  I finally got it framed, and now it is hanging above our fireplace.  Now onto my other projects....hopefully soon!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Feels like fall

Just a quick post before I head off to bed...I am trying to post a little more often :)

The past couple of days have been gloomy, cold and raining all day...finally starting to feel like fall.  I actually don't mind having a couple of cool, gloomy days after all the sunshine.  Reminds me of the yoop!  On Friday it was finally cool enough for me to bake bread...yum!  I having been wanting some fresh homemade bread for a long time, it has just been too hot!
The mountains have gotten snow the past couple days...makes me really look forward to snowboarding this year!!  Bring on the snow :)  Haha...never thought I would be looking forward to snow so much!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

I'm Back

I had this post all typed up last night, and blogger kept kicking me off.

...finally.  I have been told that I need to post more often, I will do my best.  We havn't had internet since we moved and finally got it installed on Monday :)
I am really loving our new place, once we get it a little more organized I will post some pictures.  Our place is so much bigger and has way more room for storing stuff, so nice to have an extra bedroom!  We also have an amazing view from our balcony.


Yesterday we also got our new washer and dryer delivered...I love it!  I actually don't mind doing laundry anymore, and it don't have to do it all day!  Plus my clothes actually feel clean :)

On Sunday we took a drive up to Breckenridge to see some fall colors...nothing like the UP.  I was missing the awesome colors in the UP and was ready to hop on a plane!  The only color here is gold.





Last night I made Sweet and spicy jerk ribs.  Very good and easy...it is a crockpot recipe.  I will be saving this recipe!

Ignore the poor picture quality...bad lighting in our dining room.

2 racks pork baby back ribs (4 1/2 lbs.)
3 Tbsp olive oil
1/3 c. Caribbean Jerk seasoning
3 c. honey BBQ sauce
3 Tbsp apricot preserves
2 Tbsp honey

Cut ribs into serving size pieces; brush with oil and seasoning.  Combine remaining ingredients and pour over ribs in crockpot.
Cook on low 6-8 hours or until tender.  Skim fat from sauce before serving.

I halved this recipe for Michael and I.  I also think this recipe would be really good for pulled pork sandwiches.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Car Shopping

Tonight Michaels car overheated on his way home from work!  We think the head gasket blew, so it wouldn't really be worth it to fix it up and keep it, especially when we don't really know too much about fixing cars!  Shoot...we have been talking about getting a more reliable vehicle for awhile, but decided to wait and hope that the Tauras lasted a little longer.  I guess that didn't happen...now we have to find a vehicle hopefully before the weekend is over.  We went to a dealership tonight and test drove a Grand Prix, a nice car, but with high miles and a little too expensive.  We found a Grand Prix on craigslist that Michael is going to check out tomorrow, cross your fingers it works out! 

Everything comes at once...One weekend we are shopping for apartments and packing up to move, and the next weekend we are shopping for a new car.  I think I am ready for a weekend that involves no shopping of any kind!!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

1 year!

This past weekend was our 1 yr. anniversary...crazy how time flies!!  We had originally planned on going to Moab, Utah...but instead stuck around here since we are moving in two weeks and have a lot of packing to do!  On Sunday we hiked up St. Mary's Glacier, a short but tiring hike.  The view from the top was beautiful!

People would carry up their skis and snowboards to ski down...doesn't seem worth it to me!

We are moving in about a week and a half and I have a lot of packing to do!  I am excited about moving... we will have a bigger place, right next to the foothills with an amazing view!  It is just the packing and unpacking that I am not too excited about.

We also bought our ski passes this past weekend...Can't wait for winter:)
Wow...once again its been a long time since I have updated this thing...oops!  Since I have last updated this, we have done quite a bit.
Bob, Carol and Leah came to town...I had to work the whole time except for the weekend.  We stayed in Steamboat Springs for a couple of nights and had a lot of fun!
We took the gondola up the ski hill...it was pretty windy!

Fish Creek Falls

Strawberry Park...Some nice hot springs we soaked in, it felt great!