Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas 2007!

The Fuquays and Schulzs joined us in Denver for Christmas again this year, and we all had a great time for about five days at our new house. The dogs were spoiled with all the love from our visitors, and we were spoiled with great food, great gifts and great company.

We also had a quick trip to Breckenridge for the day to ski. Unfortunately, the cold temps and 40 mile an hour winds made for a short day on the slopes! We headed home for warm food and more rounds of Bananagrams (like speed scrabble - check it out!).

December in Denver

December was a great month in Denver with a little snow and a lot of great time with friends.

We had a fun night out with the Lewises and Cahills in Larimer Square and the 16th Street Mall walking and looking at all the great downtown decorations and holiday lights. We ended the evening out at the famous Brown Palace Hotel - so pretty!

We also hit the slopes in Vail for a fun weekend of skiing with Matt Talley and his fiancee Anne and her family. While pretty cold, it was a great time and also a great dinner Saturday night at Sapphire! Yum Yum!

thumbs up

congratulations to brad and lindsay garrison! what a wonderful wedding weekend in dallas, tx!

this weekend we had a great time catching up with so many dallas friends and hanging out with richard's family. pedicures with brooke, lunch at chip's, skeet shooting, whataburger, west end, playing pool with frannie and watermark church on sunday - all the good things in just two days!

here are just a few of the fun times!

to infinity and beyond

Last week we returned from a much needed and well deserved vacation in florida. we went sailing with both sets of parents and enjoyed the relaxation and the sun.

other highlights of the trip:

richard played his first round of golf

three spectacular sunsets - each one was different

great wind for sailing (but not too much)

many rounds of rummikub

margaritas by the pool

many thanks to the schulzs and the fuquays for a wonderful long weekend!

vegas baby, vegas!

This weekend, the girls headed west to Las Vegas for a fun weekend together! With Alison living in vegas for a while, we wanted to make a trip to enjoy all the city has to offer. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but we all had a great time!!

We started the weekend on Thursday night at the awesome Red Rock Hotel www.redrocklasvegas.com with a comped room from Alison's boss (so great!). We went hiking in Red Rock park on Friday and saw the beautiful landscape despite the strong winds and cooler temps. Then we hit the famous In & Out Burger www.in-n-out.com for a great lunch before heading to the strip for a fun night on the town.

Friday night, we had started with an incredible dinner at Mon Ami, Gabi www.monamigabi.com followed by a trip to the RIO to see a "show" and then to Cesear's Palace for a VIP trip to PURE www.purethenightclub.com . While the night was pretty out of character for all of us, the VIP life was fun for the evening and we had a great time hitting all the hottest spots in vegas!

After a little bit of gambling and a late night out, we visited the beautiful Bellagio www.bellagio.com on Saturday for the biggest brunch I've ever seen (it's no Shoney's!). We probably ate a lot of food that really shouldn't go together, but for most of us (amy excluded) it was worth it! The Bellagio was probably the coolest of all the hotels and casino's we saw, with the incredible glass art celing and fall gardens in the lobby - what a sight!

Overall, I'd say it was a fun, successful, and memorable weekend for the Atlanta girls! We're already planning out reunion for 2008 - this one will be tough to top! Viva Las Vegas!

go rockies!

what a fun couple of days for rockies fans in denver, colorado!

after 12 years, the rockies are finally headed back to the playoffs!

richard and i had a great time on sunday at the final regular season game at coors field - the suspense was incredible as we watched our rockies beat the diamondbacks and waited to hear if the padres would lose another game to force a playoff....

and they did!!

as everyone knows now, the rockies beat the padres last night in 13 long innings with a fantastic finish!

we are so pumped for the next series against the phillies...GO ROCKIES!!!!!!

i like texas

while it might seem that the fuquays have fallen off the face of the earth . . . we haven't! but september did prove to be busier than either of us had expected. the labor day telethon, the "wooden open," Wyldlife leadership weekend, a week of working nights for richard, and the highlight, a trip to dallas!!

2 weeks ago we spent a weekend in dallas for the Highland Park 10 year reunion and Cullum Brown's 1st birthday party! we had a great time visiting friends and family, and the best part is that i probably knew more people at the HP reunion than at my own in July!