The Big Game

Man did the Bronco's end up absolutely eating it today.  But we still enjoyed our annual Baker St Pub Tradition!

 "Hey, so I realize I ruined your birthday, so I got you something," said Tommy when he arrived.

"Oh Tommy, you're a dweeb."

Good lookin' in Blue and Orange.

 I wanted to be a part (albeit awkward) of it, too.

Carnival 2014

It's becoming a very traditional weekend.  Sans Hudsons this time around though...kinda sad.

Be Afraid

Especially if you're a zombie hugging a hot girl.  Or the hot girl's boob.  Both shots are mine. :-D

Take a Hike

You can do that in Phoenix when it's January!

 Cacti!

 The Desert.

 Boys.

Danger Zone

Poor Jess was down for the count today, we think due to the previous day's brunch...Fiona was very sad with her on the chair.

 So the three of us let her rest and went shooting.

 For my first time I was pretty good!

 I attribute it to an intense focus on following directions.  Focusing on the target didn't hurt, either. :-)

PHX Day 1!

We ventured for brunch at Morning Glory Patio at The Farm.  So lovely, but the food was truly incredible!

We decided to spend the rest of the completely cloudless and beautiful day cooking, sunning, and enjoying adult beverages purchased at...

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

 We did stop by to see the new temple.  Wow.

 Squeezed in a dog walk...

 And some puppy love!

Go Broncos

I somehow won tickets through work to the Bronco's playoff game!  My first (and likely only) pro football event!

Christmas Goods

So much love surrounds this oven!

Comfort

Tommy and Leslie on the road to recovery.  I'm going to get this framed for them when he's completely through.

Denver Holiday Party

Lucky Strike Style.

Wake Up Call

I woke up the day after my birthday (the day we were all headed to Black Hawk for a big birthday celebration) to a 3:30am phone message from Leslie.  I can write about it now (that I'm super late on updating the blog) without getting emotional, but at the time our worlds were rocked.

Tommy came out of the bathroom after brushing his teeth, and just fell over.  He was unresponsive, couldn't speak, couldn't move.  The ambulance took him to the nearest hospital, which quickly determined he had suffered a massive stroke.  They loaded him onto a helicopter to be taken for surgery at Swedish Medical, the premier stroke hospital in the state.  And they told Leslie to say goodbye then, because no one knew if he would make it there, much less into and out of surgery.

I ran to her house to pack her a bag and pick up her pup, and as people began descending upon the hospital, we were one of the many who showed up to show love to this incredible couple.  With hindsight, Tommy is doing just incredible.   He's regained his speech and mobility, he's slowly and surely recovering to his self again.  It's been inspiring to watch.  But it was a terrbile day as friends, helpless in almost every way.

We canceled the trip and remained in shock for most of the weekend.  The Groesbecks came over to spend the Friday evening, and that was when I cried.  I just couldn't believe this had happened: to someone we knew and loved, to someone so young.  It resulted in a group hug which Mike made less awkward with some sort of funny comment I don't remember now.  But I was, and am, so thankful for the life I have, and the friends I have in it.

Kona milked the evening for all it was worth; Max was just confused.

Pup Pup

Kai Man.

Guess Who's Back!

Guilt

We went to see Book of Mormon...I felt all vintage Broadway!

 Mike rocked the fedora...

 So excited I forgot to take any pictures of the group!