Brad:
He has been at Fisher Honda now for 8 years!! He deals with all of their Internet needs including design and Ebay. He really likes the challenge with the Internet and has been excelling with the sales and fluidity of online parts. It is nice that we both work in Boulder as we car poll each day and get to spend more time with one another. One of his highlights of this year was in January when he won a boat at Bass Pro. I have never seen him so excited. He had a great fishing season beating his own personal record for bass and catching his first Tiger Musky and Wiper. Most of the pictures I have of him this year are with fish. I am glad he has a hobby he enjoys and it is fun to see the excitement he gets from it.
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| Brad in a "secret" location with his biggest Bass |
I have had a very busy year with work. I have been a Four Star Realty now for almost 5 years and as busy as ever. I got my real estate license 2 years ago and have been very busy with both property management and sales. I am thankful to have the clients I have and the great work environment. I really enjoyed traveling this year and getting to see some new destinations.
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| Enjoying a hike in Breckenridge |
Dogs (Belle, Frankie and Lucy):
Our "kids" are doing well and enjoyed the great weather we have had this year. Belle is now 11 and completely deaf and blind. She still loves life and is getting around just fine. Frankie is 9 and as honoree as ever. As long as he has a tennis ball he is all set in life. Lucy is 6 and still acts like a puppy. Her and Frankie are best friends and it is nice that all the dogs get along so well. They will always be my "babies".
We are still in Erie and absolutely love our little (growing) town. We live in a great community and have a beautiful house on the golf coarse with great views of the mountains. We really like our neighbors and the pools, bike paths, etc that we have access to. We are a very close commute to Boulder, Denver, Longmont, and DIA which is nice to be so central. We are so blessed to be in our house, we do have a great guest bedroom and would love some visitors!!! Here is our year broken down in months...
January
We brought in 2010 in San Antonio. They had an amazing New Years celebration on the River walk, by far my most memorable New Years to date. Upon returning to Colorado The weather was absolutely horrible so our month consisted of many trips to Bass Pro. On a high note we did get to enjoy a great Nuggets game with some of our best friends. It was fun to enjoy a sport in doors!!
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| At Amistad in Del Rio, TX |
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| New Years Eve on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX |
More cold weather came our way. Our weekends consisted of Bingo and friends, just a relaxing month.
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| Brad won |
My absolute favorite month of the year!!! This is my birthday month but also it is the time when winter is dying down and Spring is here. I had a great birthday celebration with family and friends participating in a Murder Mystery at the Hotel Boulderado. It was a fun night even though we didn't win and couldn't solve the mystery, I highly recommend participating in one.
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| Birthday tapas with some great girls |
April
Brad finally was able to start fishing. He goes into the winter blues but April is his time to shine. We made lots of trips to the Rocky Mountain arsenal where there are big Pike. The arsenal is a catch and release fishery and in order to catch the big fish you have to have waders. It gives me the creeps going into the water but I have no choice I do it for love!!! We did catch a lot of great fish and have lots of good memories. Another highlight for April was that the Bronco's drafted Tim Tebow. Both of us were screaming and high-fiving everyone in the restaurant while watching the draft, we have high hopes for his future with the Bronco's.
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| Decent sized Bass |
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| Musky at RMA |
May
A special month to both of us as we celebrated our 7 year anniversary on May 24th. We always take a vacation for our anniversary so this year we decided on South Dakota. I had never been to Mt. Rushmore so we decided to make a week out of it and do a road trip. We had a great time and saw all of the attractions. It was cold the whole time we were there, which actually had many advantages. We didn't have to pay for some of the activities and had unlimited passes to all the attractions since it was before the busy season. We saw lots of animals and did some geocaching along the way as well. It was a very relaxing, beautiful trip.
We spent most of June at the Rockies game with Brad's best friend John and Maggie. We had a blast seeing the games and watching the Rockies win. Nothing is better then enjoying the beautiful weather on a Summer day/night at the baseball diamond. It brings back memories of my Grandpa who loved the Rockies and was their biggest fan, the memories put a smile on my face. Most games we would pick a fun breakfast place and then go from there to the game. Lots of fun times, can't wait to have more next year.
July
We booked a last minute trip to Dallas. We stayed in a great town we read about in a magazine, Rockwell, TX. There was a nice lake that we were able to sail on and enjoy the great summer Texas weather. We have now almost been to all the major cities in Texas with only Huston left. We love Texas and love the people there and always can't wait to return. One of our highlights of the trip was visiting the new Dallas stadium. It was amazing we got to see all aspects of the stadium including the locker rooms, 50 yard line, and the Miller Light club. It was amazing how large every thing was, it really is true "everything is bigger in Texas".
August
For the last two years we have purchased season tickets for football at CU. I love football and since I graduated from CU it is so fun going as an alum. We have a great group of people that we tailgate with before and after the games. The majority of the games we had absolutely fabulous fall weather. CU even pulled it together and beat Georgia. It was a huge game with many Georgia fans that went home sad, we loved it!!! Overall CU had a decent record and finally after two years of bad coaching fired Dan Hawkins. One of my favorite parts is when Ralphy the buffalo runs around the field before the game and a half time, she is so fast and really gets the crowd into the game.We are looking forward to the new coach next year and our new conference we joined that will include Oregon here next year. I just love football season!!
September
We went on a long weekend trip to the Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. We enjoyed a "Cowboy dinner" at the Flying W Ranch, A trip up the cog rail road to the top of Pikes Peak, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and a bike ride through Garden of the gods. We stayed a a charming Bed and Breakfast in the middle of Manitou Springs so we could walk around and shop in town. It is my favorite get-a-way town in Colorado, I always love spending time there.
October
Brad and I enjoyed a wonderful trip to Puerto Villarta Mexico. We stayed at a great all inclusive resort and went on lots of great excursions. We were happy to see a different part of Mexico and had so much fun. It was great to relax in the infinity pool and enjoy the beautiful beaches. We also were lucky enough to be there during sea turtle season and we took a special excursion where we were able to release over 150 baby turtles into the ocean. It was absolutely amazing.
November
This is Brad's favorite month as it is his birthday. He celebrated his big day for a whole week and we did lots of fun actives including a tour at Invesco field, Casa Bonita, tour of Coors, dinner with family and a great weekend trip to Black Hawk. Also since the beginning of the football season we have meet with our good friends at Bakers Street Pub to enjoy the games, good food and great drink specials. We have many great memories even though the Bronco's have had a bad season.
December
We had a very busy month filled with lots of fun, different Christmas activities. It was fun to hang out with family and friends.
We wish all of you a very happy, healthy, successful 2011!!
Brad and Alisha
