Charlotte Bobcats

During the Christmas holiday, Suzanne and I drove up to Charlotte to attend a Bobcats game with Shawn and Eileen. They have access to awesome seats right behind the Bobcats team. Here Suzanne and I got a picture with the mascot, Rufus.

Venice

A great way to pass the time when it's negative 10 outside - build a 1580 piece 3D puzzle! I had seen this on Amazon months ago and thought I might try it. Then when I tried to buy it, I saw that the company Wrebbit had been bought out by Hasbro 2 yrs ago, and they were discontinuing all of their 3D puzzles. You can't find them in stores anymore, so I got this one on eBay. You actually build it in two parts and then push the two together.

Cross-Country Skiing and Wii

Joan, Ellen, Eileen, Shawn and I went up to Frisco to cross-country ski. We had a guest join us near the beginning of the trip. It was a dog named Barley. He followed us the entire time and as we went along the trail from those we passed we heard his owner was looking for him. He was a very friendly dog that made our trip fun although perhaps could use a little training so he doesn't wander away from his owner.

Ellen was festive with her reindeer ears. After the skiing we went to the Frisco favorite, the Butterhorn Bakery. This time I had the grilled cheese and pasta salad which were excellent.

We spent the afternoon at Ellen's place trying out her Nintendo Wii. We tried guitar hero and then various sports. Here Eileen and Joan are playing tennis. It was entertaining and the boxing could be a good arm workout.

Eileen and Shawn Visit

Eileen and Shawn visited this weekend. We went to Red Rocks and then toured the Coors Brewery. The Coors tour is self-guided so we were able to go right in when we arrived. Eileen's making this face in the picture below because she didn't like the smell of the hops.

We planned to go to Eileen's favorite, Cru, for a pre-dinner drink but it was closed for a private party so we went across Larimer street to a champaign bar Corridor 44. The cheese plate was good and Ellen's champaign flight was good too. Megan, Stephen and Joan then joined us for dinner at Baur's Restaurant.