The Boys of Summer Are Back

Last Friday was Opening Day here in Colorado! It my very first Opening Day and so much fun. Last year my friend Anne and I went downtown to partake in the Opening Day celebrations, but this year we actually went to the game!

My brother-in-law was able to get some pretty good seats at even better prices through his job and I'm so happy that he and my sister included me!The pre-game festivities were really cool. From the gigantic flag to the fly over to the singing of the National Anthem, it was all perfect. I do wish I would have gotten a cute picture of all of us in our Rockies gear but I didn't...next time for sure!!
Since this was a Colorado Rockies day game I'm going to count it off of my 30 Before 30 list. I'm sure there will be many more day games for me this summer but it's time I scratch something off this list. Now, only 29 more to go!

Start Your Engines

The 2011 Denver Auto Show was last week and I was invited to go through the Colorado State University Alumni Association. Being my Father's Daughter, I like to look at cars and it was a fun and different networking event, so I'm happy that I was able to attend!

Below is a tricked out Toyota Tundra. The emblem on the front was a long horn instead of the "T" for Toyota and the door handles were made to look like belt buckles and the back end expanded for optimum tailgating. I'm not a Toyota lover, but even I will admit that this truck looked fun!

Here's a picture from inside the official "Swagger Wagon". It is definitely not my ideal vehicle but a really fun concept car. However, even the commercials didn't make the mini-van cool.
Here's an outside shot of the swagger wagon, it's like a limo van. If they weren't ugly enough!!
This is a shot of the showroom. We got to enter before the public and it was pretty cool to be able to walk around and see stuff without people running right up your backside.
Last but not least, my ideal car, minus the dork on the passenger side. I would love to have a 2012 Camero, but I think I need to wait a little while before this dream becomes a reality!

My Favorite Melody

I first heard this song when I was given a mix CD by a guy I was dating. Sounds super cheesy, right?! But no, it's not at all! To me, it's such a sweet gesture and something I truly treasure and would never throw away, unlike photos.

Maybe I feel this way because I love music and have something blaring at me from the moment I wake in the morning till the time I pull the covers up to my chin. Whatever the reason, I'm happy that this song was on that mix CD!

This version of the song is by one of my favorite bands, Wilco, and it's okay. I do prefer the Big Star version but it wouldn't play on my blogger site, so boo.

My Favorite Melody

I decided today that I'm going to start a weekly section to my blog called My Favorite Melody that highlights what tunes I'm currently listening to or have recently discovered.

I first heard Laura Marling when I was reading about Mumford & Sons online. She apparently dated the lead singer but they're now broken up. I really like this song, it makes me laugh and I hope you enjoy it too!

In Memory

2011 marks three years since we lost my Mom. Every year since her passing, we've done something as a family to remember her and raise money for cancer research, cancer patients, cancer survivors, etc.

Below is a shot from 2009 when we did the American Cancer Society's Climb to Conquer Cancer at Castlewood Canyon State Park where we were joined by Mike's family and a handful of my dearest friends. It was a really good time and I'm so grateful that they all came out to support us and do the climb!
This picture is from last year's Teal Luncheon. We had cookies made with the teal ribbon for ovarian cancer awareness and placed little symptom cards under them.
I do wish my Dad would smile for a picture every once in a while...geeze! This is the room where we held the luncheon at La Renaissance in Pueblo and it was fabulous! My sister planned the entire thing and didn't leave out any details. We were able to raise more than $700 for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund! We are lucky to have such amazing friends and family!

This year we're taking part in the Relay For Life of Pueblo. The funds go the American Cancer Society, no we're not doing it because this is where I work, and we're happy to support their efforts in the fight against cancer.

The Relay is the first weekend in June which is the same weekend we lost my Mom, so we thought this was a good way to remember and honor her this year. Our team name this year is Get The Lead Out because my Mom was born in Leadville, CO and it's a Relay event so I think it's a good fit!

I'm hoping to raise $100 so if you're so inclined, please visit my page and make a donation.

Rosi Golan - Been A Long Day

I heard this song yesterday when I was listening to the Mumford & Sons station on Pandora. I really love her voice love finding new music! Hope you all enjoy too!

Canvas & Cocktails - Denver

Last night my sister and I finally made it to Canvas & Cocktails and it was a blast! We've had to reschedule twice so it was nice to finally be able to go and enjoy this with my sis!

If you don't know what Canvas & Cocktails is, it's exactly how it sounds. You paint while you booze. Admittedly, I was very nervous about doing this class. My sister is the creative one in the family, you'll see why later, and I was worried that my painting would turn out horribly. However, I was happily surprised that it turned out okay. It may be that I like it so much because it is mine and really what artist thinks their stuff stinks? You be the judge and if you hate it, keep it to yourself ;)

It's a really fun process, you start with a blank canvas and then the instructor guides you. Our background was dark so that was the first step for us, to cover the entire canvas in our dark, background color.

My sister chose to stray from the suggested colors of black and purple and I really love her choice! It's so pretty and was really different from what everyone else was doing! I told you she's the creative one!!!Ta Daaa...here's mine. Not so pretty, but it's part of the process. I tried to use different shades of purple and make my leaves different sizes, I think I accomplished this.

And, here's my masterpiece! I hung it on my wall last night and couldn't stop looking at it. I know, it's not Picasso, but I'm pleased!
And if you didn't know that my sister and I were as different as sisters could get, just look at our paintings. I think it's a good representation of our personalities and I can't wait for the next class we do together!

And yea, it's not the best pic of me, but cut me some slack, it was 9:00 p.m. on a Thursday...