Mile High!

Finally after living in Denver for almost 16 months now Crystal and I have become "official" members of the Denver Mile High Club. That's right, last night we attended a Rockies game and sat in the purple row. The row of seats that measures exactly one mile above sea level, thus inducting us into that prestigious club. The Rockies lost but we had a great time. After spending some time near the top of the stadium we ventured down to some better seats and enjoyed the game. It is truly a different experience seeing a game here than at Yankee Stadium or fenway Park where most of the games are well attended. Here the stadium only reaches about 1/8 capacity. But it does make it easier to walk around the stadium and find alternate seating.

Garden Of The Gods

Crystal and I had the day off together so we decided to venture south to Colorado Springs and check out the Garden of the Gods. GOTG is a state park that is composed of numerous natural rock formations. Although we are unsure of origins of the parks name I know that if I were a "god" I would be sure to populate my garden with loads of exotic fruits, vegetables and herbs, not rocks, but hey that's just me. Regardless, the park itself was beautiful, and after a brief visit to the welcome center Crystal and I went on a 5 mile hike though the park and took a number of pictures, some are featured here.

GOTG con't

Family Reunion

this past weekend we gathered in Sevierville, TN for a family reunion for my mothers side of the family. We could not have done it at a better site, a 14 bedroom cabin along side a swift flowing river. The kitchen was beautiful, allowing a meal for 26 to be prepared seamlessly. The first photo is of much of the clan on our final morning, although a few members had already left to catch early flights, and the second is of me with my cousins Katie and Patrick. During our stay we went white water rafting, lit off many fireworks (where I was thanked by the adults instead of being grounded), spent late nights on the porch catching up with family, and enjoyed a few apple fritters with breakfast.

another New Yorker!

Our third New York visitor in as many weeks, Ms. Debbie came out for the weekend. On her first night we ate an obsence amount of food at Maggiano's, one of the best italian restaurants in town( although it cannot compare to Trattoria Vivolo!) Debbie played a vital role in our final kickball game of the season. Although, the true reason for her visit I believe , was to check out the Dew Action Sports tour that was in Denver, where she met her true love, Dave Mirra( world famous professional BMX'er). Quite an action packed weekend. It is always great to re-connect with old friends. Pictured are the three of us enjoying a few after the kickball game, and the other is crystal, debbie and dave

When squirrels attack!

Our final game of the kickball season was this past Saturday, and unfortunately we lost in the opening round. To add insult to injury this little bastard pictured to the right stole my cinnamon bun. So be on the lookout, he is a wanted felon with a sizeable reward for whomever captures him and brings him to me...dead or alive. you can check the wasa link for game day photos.

alanis

at my wifes request we went to see the Alanis Morissette acoustic tour. just a wee bit different from the concerts I take her to, where the music is loud and the mosh pit is fierce. This was a bit more mellow and one of the first concerts where we actually sat in a seat for the duration. We had a great time and since we were not frisked nor patted down I was able to get my camera in and take a few pics.

Happy 4th

For the second year in a row Crystal and I spent our 4th of July out at Red Rocks for the Blues Traveler concert. Thanks to Mr. Jeff King we not only received complimentary tickets but also VIP/All Access passes. Quite cool. Overall it was a great concert and the passes came in handy allowing us to use clean hippie-free bathrooms as well as dine backstage from the elaborate buffet set up for the band and crew. We enjoyed part of thier set sitting on the stage to the left of the band. We also got to view all of the fireworks from the surrounding counties from the top of Red Rocks which was an amazing sight.

New York Visitor #2

Well aren't we lucky! After traveling to Carbondale,Co to move a friend, Lara (dean's sister) decided to stop by for a day, and although i will not go to the gym with her again it was great seeing her and hanging out. this pic is the three of us at dinner.

New York Visitor!

my roommate, jack from culinary school came out for a few days to visit Crystal and I. This is the two of us out at Coors field watching the Rockies get crushed 5-12. not too bad for a self-photo. It was his first time out west so we checked out a couple of the local sites: downtown Denver, the Coors brewery in nearby Golden and Red Rocks amphitheater ( the best place to see a concert at.)