CU vs Texas Southern University

Ben got season tickets for free from Crocs to the CU Buffs basketball team. We got to go to our first game last night; CU vs Texas Southern University. CU won but it was close there at the end.

We will keep you updated on the games through the season.

A Colorado Snow...

Some things that should be know about a Colorado Snow…


- If the weather men predict 1-6 inches you should probably bet on getting 6-10 inches (or more). We were predicted to get no more than 6 inches but ended up getting closer to 16 inches.

The snow was so high that it was up against the door.

- The likelihood of snow at Christmas is very low and the likeliness of snow on Easter is very high. I remember spending the night outside one Christmas (maybe it was Christmas Eve) but always, without fail, having a snow covered spring break. On Wednesday night we had an unusual and wonderful Colorado snow, preparatory for Christmas.

- Nothing stops; rain, shine or snow. Thursday morning I had to go to work and knowing it snowed I decided to leave about an hour early. Ben went out and started shoveling and wiping off the cars and by the time I got ready there was a nice path to the car and it was warm and ready to go…or so we thought. I started to reverse and got stuck, so I pulled forward and tried to reverse hard and fast and got stuck. Ben started digging me out with no avail; soon our neighbor came and helped him. After about 20 minutes and lots of shoveling and pushing they finally got me free and on my way to work.

I was working a stocking shift at work and got there to find that there was no truck. No truck to unload and stock. Eventually the truck got there so we were able to start working.

-The rate of chiropractic visits increases exponentially after a snow storm; the snow is usually very heavy and wet. This snow was not unusual. Ben went over and to help his parents dig there way out and found Rachel shoveling the tractor out. They tried the tractor and found that the snow was too heavy and too deep, so they continued shoveling. After a while the neighbor came over with their snow blower to help with the driveway. After four hours of the three of them working they finally got the job done.

This pile is the snow depth plus what Ben shovelled.

- The lanes and typical road conditions are bad but the drivers always seem to be pleasant and courteous.





-The snow can be waist deep but where shoveled the sun will melt the snow on the roads. This morning although the side roads are still covered in snow the highways were clean.

Look at that beautiful blue sky!

I love Colorado snow storms!!! 

What a perfect way to start the Christmas Season.

2011 Crocs Christmas Party

This weekend we went to the annual Crocs Christmas party. It is held at the Omni Hotel in Superior (only about 10 minutes from our house) and it is so nice and fancy. There were a lot of differences from last years party to this years, both good and bad.

We got their early, becuase last year we didn't get a table and had to stand and eat, and got a table with some close friends in Ben's department. They had food on the outside of that ballroom in a buffet style. This year there wasn't as many food choices, which Ben was a little disappointed about, but it was still good. 

Last year there were photo booths spread throughout the party for people's pleasures but because of an insident with indecent photographs (all of the photos were put on the company page so people could get to them) they were not aloud this year. Instead they had people taking prom like photos, and printing them on the spot, and they also a characture artist (he was so busy we could not get ours done).

A huge difference from last year to this year was the alcohol location. You would not think this would make much of a difference but it did. Last year the bar was in the ballroom (with the food, dance floor and band) but this year it was in the hallway, leaving the ballroom almost completely empty (maybe one reason we got a table so easily).

Last year the band was..so so. This year we had the Six Million Dollar Band from Denver and they played 80s music. It was really good and after some cohersing I got Ben to dance with me.

One of the big differences was the mode of fundraising for charities. Last year a raffle was done, everyone paid $50 to get tickets and they were giving prizes for the raffle winners. This year no raffle was made so half way through the night they announced that if they could raise $4,000 the CFO would do the move from the movie  'Risky Business' and dance in his underwear. Well, the money was raised and it was pretty funny watching him.

The party was very fun and we are glad we went.

Stones Family Birthday Party

Erica, Mat and Dad all have birthday’s in December so we all got together for a family birthday party. This year we all went up to Evergreen to Mat and Andi’s new house for the party. The new house is beautiful (inside and out) and they are all so excited. There was amazingly good food (thanks Andi) and TONS of desserts (thanks Christmas). It was fun to have everyone there and spend time together.

Mat sporting his awesome new camo socks.

The kids all had fun together playing with legos, dancing with the wii and playing in the wrapping paper and gift boxes.

Christmas Cookies

We spent an evening with our neighbors, the Woods, making Christmas goodies and listening to Christmas music.  It was so much fun and really got us in the Christmas spirit.