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!

May U2

We knew that June was going to be a difficult month to squeeze in an adventure so we decided to do two in May. The first one was the U2 concert at Invesco Field and it was fantastic!

Inside Invesco field. The stage was unbelievable!


Tera and Kelly

The Fray opens up the concert. They were great!


Kelly, Tera, Mike and Corrie waiting for U2 to start.

Bono is incredible!!!

Fused Glass

Our April adventure took us to the Bella Glass Studio where we took a fused glass class. We made two necklace pendants, two coasters, a picture frame, and a vase. The class was really quite fun and we got to make some cool souvenirs to remember our day.

Artist Tera Our pendants before being fired,

and after.

Tera hard at work on her picture frame. She spent some serious time on this project!

Our frames before they were fired. Corrie's is on the left and Tera's is on the right.

Learning to cut glass.

Tera's coasters before firing.

Pictures of the final products coming soon.

Birthday Party!!!

Our March event was celebrating both our 40th birthdays. This month is halfway between our birthdays so it seemed like as good a time as any. We had a fabulous party at the Sons Of Italy Hall with delicious food, fantastic music and wonderful friends and family. Almost 70 of us all together! Corrie was a dancing fool and the next morning was certainly reminded it was 2011, not 1989!

Corrie and her oldest, younger brother
Father daughter dance

Tera, Kelly, and the kids

Shanti, Corrie, Geoff and Tina

Enjoying time with David and Shoosh

Hanging out with Kim and Jeff

Sheri, Corrie and Dave

Best DJ ever!

Laughing with Curtis
It's kareoke time..."Oh What A Night"

"Bohemian Rhapsody takes us back a few years"

A Sweet Taste of Denver

Our February outing kept us much closer to home. We decided to take a "Sweet Tour of Denver" through the Denver Gourmet Tours. We spent the afternoon exploring some cool, locally owned shops in LoDo and the Platte River area. We both wished we had discovered these local shops before we moved so far into suburbia! Guess it's a good reason to visit downtown.

Tasting olive oil at "EVOO". This shop had a great selection of fabulous olive oils and flavored balsamic vinegars. If you've never tasted butter flavored olive oil or dark chocolate balsamic vinegar, you should head to "EVOO" and give them a try.

Our next stop was "Crepe n Crepe". This cute little restaurant serves up a fantastic strawberry and Nutella crepe. We were lucky enough to get seconds!

The above mentioned crepe!

Our third stop was the "Savory Spice Shop" where we tasted cinnamon, vanilla sugar, and mole cookies. This store carries every spice imaginable sold in any quantity you desire. You can even taste them before buying!

Our next stop was "Living the Sweet Life" a quaint little bakery where we had a chance to decorate our own cupcake as well as purchase a very yummy pecan bar.

Our final stop was of course our favorite because we got to taste wine and chocolate!

What more could one ask for!

Viva Las Vegas!

January took us to Vegas for a girls only weekend. Yes, we've both been to Vegas, we've even been together, but it was our first "Girls Only" trip. Our friends Shushawn and Tina joined us on this outing. It was quite fun and our 40th year is off to a great start!

On the plane, headed to Vegas!


Across the street from our hotel, Mandalay Bay.

We met these interesting "networking" guys who randomly just talk to anyone and everyone as if you are a long lost friend. It took Tera and I both a minute or two to realize that neither one of us knew the person talking to us.

This photo may very well end up on his blog as well.

Dinner, drinks and blues at B.B. Kings. Shushawn joins us in this photo. All dressed up for a night on the town.

And drinks before we head out. Tina is with us in this picture.

At "Mix" a very swanky, 5 star dinner with a super expensive price tag.
What the heck, we're celebrating right?

Our waiter, who was overly chatty, sang us a rather poor but funny rendition of Happy Birthday.

On the top floor of the Mandalay Bay

Bloody Mary's at noon....life is good!

Italy in Vegas. We all threw in coins so that we will hopefully return next year.

What's a trip to Vegas without a cheesy Elvis impersonator???