boo hoo hoo

A ticket. My worst nightmare since moving to Denver. I got another ticket today. I was picking up Drew from the airport and, after doing 3 loop-dee-loops, I decided to pull off to the side of the road and wait 5 minutes for Drew to get outside. Sure enough...around the corner comes a police. Don't ask me how, but I got a $30 fine for not having a front liscense plate and another $50 for a "parking violation". He told me that I was lucky I didn't get a "moving violation ticket"...LUCKY! Riiiiiiight. ugh. Another $80 just thrown at the State. boo-hoo. Needless to say the chipper, loving greeting I was going to give my husband turned out to be a slew of obsenities. And yes, there were 2 more in the past 2 months, but I won't get into that.

fall is here.

Drew went to Portland this weekend to go fishing with John, our cousin. We left yesterday at 6:30 am to bring him to the airport. He was so excited, so I hope he comes home with some good stories!

Maupin and I have had some good bonding time. ha. Yesterday after we dropped Drew off, we went to my co-worker's son's football game (he's 8 yrs old). We found out through conversation that we both love taking photos. She has been looking into cameras, and I told her she should try mine out for the weekend. So, I met her at the game to show her some stuff and hang out. I had been so cold all week, so I prepared myself with jeans, a sweatshirt and a scarf. By the end of the game, the sun was high and my sweat was running down my back (too graphic I know).

At night we went to hang out with Gina and Becky. I made some stuffed mushrooms and brought a bottle of wine. Maups must have got into something because she had a terrible stomachache in the night...not a good smell to wake up to. Needless to say, after church this morning, we have both just been lounging. We took a little walk around the block and I think I might get myself up to go buy some mums as it seems to be the thing to do. I love Sundays! I love fall! (sigh).

visitors and jobs

First and foremost, Drew got a new job! We are very excited. Drew will begin his new career with Shamrock Foods Co on October 1st! He had a meeting with Jane, his supervisor today and she made the official offer. This means Drew will be home at a reasonable hour vs 9pm! Again, we can't wait to see what this job brings.

Secondly, we had many visitors this month (and the end of last) and LOVED every minute! Brandon and Brooke, friends from Unity Christian, came out to visit us for 2 nights. Drew took them on a hike Friday as I had to work. By the time I got home, they were all so sore and tired, but we got enough energy to go out and grab a bite to eat.

Drew brought B&B to the airport at 4am and I went to work a half day. I picked mom and dad In't Hout up from the airport that Friday at noon. We checked out where I work, then brought them to our lovely abode. That night we headed downtown on the lightrail and went to an Irish Pub...mmm...

Saturday I asked Dad, Mom and Drew if they wanted to take a "little walk just a couple blocks to the Farmer's Market". Although Drew advised against it, we went. The "little walk" turned into a 4.5 mile loop. oops! When we got home, we all cashed out for an hour. When we worked up enough energy, we headed to Boulder to watch street performers and look in shops. fun fun. We got home and Russ, our brother, was in town as well. We were super excited to be able to hang out with him as well for a couple hours. Blue Collar Comedy provided us with hours of entertainment that night :)

Sunday we went to church and then had a lovely lunch. Mom and I then went shopping for Drew's interview. Man, did he look sharp!! We had a blast. Drew and Dad hung out all afternoon.
on our way downtown to get some grub

mmm...so good. We listened to live music...hardly able to hear eachother, but you know we had a good time!

Next, Nicole, my friend from CA and her boyfriend Greg, came over to stay with us for 1 week. It was so nice to have them both. It's always great to have a friend that you can pick right backup again from where you left off! Greg and Nicole worked at a dude ranch in Deckers, CO for a couple years and one of their ranch friends was getting married. We took them to the Coors brewery and toured around a bit. Greg left Sunday afternoon and so on Monday (Labor Day), Nicole, Joel M, Drew and I went to Deckers to do a day hike. We had a blast just horsing around all day!

had to fit her in...OF COURSE right mom?!

the guys and me.

my little buddy Nicole!!

after a long hike, all you crave is Hooters...the restaurant that is!

Thanks again to our visitors. We are more than happy to have family and friends come hang out anytime!!