Bronco's Season Opener and Estes Park

This weekend was jammed packed with good summer fun.  It started on Saturday with Season opener tickets to watch our beloved Denver Bronco's take on the Buffalo Bills.  Brad and I try to make it to as many Bronco's games a year as we can as they are so much fun.  We were able to find a great deal on Ebay for United Club level seats.  Brad and I are serious football (especially Bronco's) fans!! This is our time of year when our weekends are jammed packed with tail-gating and football. The weather was perfect for our so said "season opener".

In front of the house before leaving for the game

We decided to spice up our game time ritual this year and go to a new BBQ restaurant that was highly recommended instead of our usual Mexican feast.  M and D BBQ lived up to the fabulous reviews that I had heard. The BBQ was very southern served with corn bread and all the other fixins'.  They even had my favorite appetizer, Fried Okra!! Life couldn't get much better then great southern BBQ before a Bronco Game..Bliss. 

Me excited in the car showing off my tatto

After walking through all the tail-gating Bronco's maniac's (my kind of fans) we entered the Mile High Stadium aka Bronco Country.  Lets put it this way... once you go club you don't go back! We entered the glass entrance special gate, showed our tickets no fewer then 10 times and then we officially arrived.  Brad and I were in awe of the greatness of CLUB LEVEL.  After our 2 year old excitement we were able to see multiple bars, free face painting, free merchandise and Autographs from former players.  It was AMAZING.  We partook in all of the activities and lived it up to the fullest.

Us in our wonderful seats

Go Bronco's

The Bronco's played well for it not only being their season home opener but Couch Fox's and the rookies first game in the new Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It was great to see all the new Draft players as well as the ongoing battle of who will be QB 1,2 and 3.  It was a great game full of good hits, touch downs, and fights.  The Bronco's held their lead through out the game and won 24-10.  After the game Brad and I stood and got autograph's from many of the players. We even got to see Von Miller, our number one draft pick (An Autograph post to come soon).  It was a great night and good kick off to all the football to come this year.

Sunday we decided it would be nice to go up to Estes Park for a hike and some shopping.  My mom and I like to make at lease two trips per year.

Lilly Lake

Lilly Lake is my mom's favorite.  It is a short hike around the lake but you can do other harder hikes from the same trailhead.  We walked around the lake one and took pictures and then decided to go off on another trailhead that takes you to the top of the mountain where there are great views of the lake and Long's Peak.  The view from the top was breathtaking.  We say so much wildlife as well including... Black squirrels, chipmunks, baby ducks, rainbow trout, and a muskrat.  The weather started to turn when we were at the top so we tried to hurry down the trail before it got bad but we didn't quite make it before the sky's open and it down poured.  It was crazy it was coming down so fast that all we could really do was run to different dry tree spots rest and then run to the next.  It was defiantly an adventure to say the least.  By the time we go back to the car we were all soaked and laughing from the great adventure.  It was a hike not to forget!

 

At the top of Mountain

View of the Lake

After drying off in the car we heading into Estes Park to walk around and enjoy the shops and festivel that was going on.  It got very warm and the town of Estes was very Charming like it always is.  We were able to get some small gifts and I even scored an ornament. If you know me you know I pick one up where ever I go, it is the one thing that I love to collect and love Christmas when I see all the ornaments from all the different places we have been!! They even had a petting zoo, my favorite!!  There were lots of baby animals including a baby cow and 11 day old goats.  We got some goodies from our favorite candy shop and had a good dinner before heading back into town. It was a great day and a great way to finish the weekend.  I can't wait to go up for the Elk calls next month.