A Morning at the Spa

We thought a little time at the spa was a great way to end our 40th year adventures. So we spent a lovely Saturday morning at the New Spirit spa in Denver. It was GREAT!!! Honestly, the best massages we've ever had anywhere! Thanks to everyone who joined us on our adventures this year, we appreciate your friendship! And thanks to our families for putting up with our outings this year, we appreciate your patience! It was a great year and here's to many more! Cheers!

Ready for some pampering

Think we need some relaxation :-)

A tranquil massage room....aaahhhh

A little detox with an Ionic Foot Bath

(my apologies in advance to my brother Mike and anyone else who hates feet as much as he does for these two pictures)

If you've never tried one, it's weird but kinda cool

A Dinner Out

In November we decided to go to a nice dinner somewhere new to both of us. We chose Fogo De Chao in downtown Denver. It was a restaurant for carnivores for sure! There was a great salad bar and then all the meat you could eat delivered right to your table. It was a very enjoyable meal and we left stuffed!

Of course with Tera and Corrie, no dinner is complete without a glass of wine or two or three...

The meat was delivered and cut right at the tableWe told them that we were out celebrating our 40th birthday, we just forgot to mention exactly when we had our birthdays
and so we got free desserts. Not one, but two!

Girls Night Out Fundraiser

October proved to be a busy month for us and unfortunately we did not get a chance to do a monthly activity. However, continuing in the tradition of growing, learning and enjoying 40, Corrie helped plan a fundraiser. Her friend Tanja at Contemporary Expressions Photography does an annual fundraiser for the Family Tree. Corrie loves to plan parties and offered to help. It was a lot of work, but a success. We raised $1200 for the Family Tree in one afternoon and had a great "Girls Night Out"!

Guests enjoying friends and shopping at the studio

Yummy food thanks to Mount Vernon Country Club and Gigi's cupcakes

Ohio State vs. CU

For our September outing we ventured to Columbus, Ohio for the Ohio State vs. CU football game. It had been raining all week, but the clouds broke and the sun came out just after kick off. It was a beautiful, fun day especially for those of us that are Buckeye fans. Final score....well what does it really matter. Tera, Kelly, and Barb did find some symphathic Buckeye fans that offered up their tailgate wares only to be entertained by Tera's stories. And in true Tera fashion, she ran into at least two people she knew. Apparently, Tera is pretty recognizable :-)

Hitch, Corrie, Brutus, Tera, and Barb
And just to be fair, Tera and Corrie with Ralphie

If you look closely, you can see the script Ohio (really cool especially for us band kids)

on the big screen
The final score is up there somewhere...

Tri For the Cure

We did it! By far the most difficult of our 40 year adventures, the Tri for the Cure. I wrote this blog entry many times over in my head during my 12 mile bike ride and swore I would never do it again. Weeks later, I can't remember what I wanted to say and I am considering doing it again. I don't believe that Tera agrees with the later :-) It was a beautiful day and there was a sense of accomplishment when we finished. Tera started the day with a swim, I biked and we both walked/briefly ran. Our goal was to not finished last and we were successful. Considering neither one of us had done any training so to speak of, our 2 hour and 28 minute time was something we were proud of. Thanks to all who supported us in this endeavor!We started the 5k jogging. That didn't last long!


There were 6 of us that participated. Shushawn, the impetuous for this endeavor is second from the left. Thanks Shoosh!

Celebrating at the end! There was music, food, and BEER!!!

July Golfing

For our July event, we decided to take a golf lesson and golf 9 holes. It was Tera's first time ever to golf and she was great! It was Corrie's once a year golf outing and she was frustrated. Of course Hitch always says that it's tough to be good at something you only do once a year. Hopefully we can get back out on the course before we forget everything we learned!

P.S. No laughing at our form, remember we are beginners :-)

May Part 2-Indy 500

Part 2 of our May adventures took us to Indianapolis where we witnessed the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" the Indy 500! Of course no visit to a race track would be complete without a little tailgating and in this case, Bloody Mary's at 9:00 a.m. :-)

The starting lineup. The cars are fast and LOUD!

Pretty sure Kelly enjoyed this adventure more than Tera

Enjoying race day!