SNOW!!!!

NO, there was NOT snow in Texas =)! However, for the end of our Denver trip, Colorado blessed us with a beautiful little snow storm and we so enjoyed spending some time in the cold, snowy weather! It is kind of crazy to wake up to a beautiful winter wonderland in Colorado and then end the day back at home in hot/humid Texas...though word has it a "cold" front is coming. Here's what happened during our trip to Denver (in no particular order):

1. Saw old family: We met up with my mom's cousin Cheri, her husband Steve and her daughter Cindy, husband and new adorable baby. It was fun re-connecting with them and hearing stories about my mom and dad =).

2. Saw some GREAT friends: I got to see some of my favorite friends from Wash U at the NABT conference! We really need to start up a school where we all can teach together, cuz those people are totally AMAZING!!!! We were also able to meet up for lunch with our brother-in-law's sister, Tracey (the other aunt to our nieces). It was fun to see her in Denver since we usually only get to see her when she is visiting down here in TX. Then, we got to see some of Justin's "old' friends from Colorado, Andy, Julie and their two adorable boys Jackson and Layton and Michael & Jennifer and their adorable daughter Audrey. We so enjoyed spending time with them and wish CO and TX were closer geographically!

3. Toured CSU: Justin finally was able to give me a little tour of his alma mater-CSU. It was fun to see where he went to college and the campus is beautiful! We also met up with some old co-workers/bosses of his. While we were there it started snowing, and it was so beautiful! A little cold, but beautiful!

4: Michelle successfully presented a session at NABT!!! No one walked out, lots of questions were asked, and people seemed to learn something...plus her grad school bud Laura and her professor gave rave reviews...woohoo!!

5: We enjoyed the sight of Mountains! It was a little cloudy at times, but we still got some good views and loved being in the fresh mountain air!

All in all it was a fabulous trip and we are so glad we were able to go! Unfortunately, we are not quite ready for reality and back to work tomorrow, but such is life! At least the holidays and another vacation are just around the corner!

Here are some pics from our trip:

Justin, Michael, Jennifer, Audrey (and Teddy)


Justin and I enjoying the snow at CSU


Justin and I out to dinner with my grad school friends


Kelly, Valerie, and I (Kelly and Valerie are two of my very favorite grad school friends!)

Go Big Red!

This past weekend, we had the great joy of viewing a Huskers game down here in TX! It was my first Big Red game since I left Lincoln in 2001. Of course, it's not the same as a REAL Husker HOME game, but there were more Husker fans than Baylor fans, so that was pretty cool. We were pretty much surrounded by fellow Huskers, even though we were on the Baylor side. We met my brother Justin and his wife, Katherine, at the game, and then met up with our old friend from high school, Catherine for dinner afterwards. It was fun to see Catherine again, we met up last year in Houston and haven't been able to get together since. She's an awesome gal and it is always fun to be around her bubbly spirit! She actually stayed in Austin after the game and was able to drop by today to see our house and meet our dogs--which was a lot of fun. Mozart "talked" to her almost the whole time...I think he had a crush =)--haha! Anyhow, fun times with the family and the Huskers! Wish they played in Texas more often (and at places where the tickets are CHEAP!!!).

Hopefully we'll be able to snag tickets to next year's NE vs CO game for the day after Thanksgiving--Justin has yet to experience a true Husker game--and it's about time!

Here are some pics from the game and from Cold Stone after dinner (Kat and I LOVE Cold Stone and there are none close to us, but we seem to make it to the one in Waco whenever we meet there...and it rocks!).


The Sea of Red at the Baylor Game (this was looking across to the visitors side...there was also a good sized, though smaller, sea of red on our side!


Justin and I waiting for the game to start


Justin and Katherine, mid game


The Tough Justins...in their matching shirts =)