Merry Christmas to all!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed the day with all the special people in your life.

Here's to an exciting 2011!

A Great Weekend

What a fun weekend. Bryce and I celebrated our one year anniversary Friday then went to Bryce's cousin's wedding on Saturday night. Although I feel I could use another day in the weekend, it was worth it!

We went to Morton's on Friday for dinner, which is a wonderful steakhouse in LoDo Denver. I had a request for this post to be "The Top 10 Reasons Bryce is So Cool". Any ideas who might have requested that? ;-) But Bryce is so cool and I hope we have many more anniversaries to celebrate. We're still excited to see each other, can compromise on a variety of things, have a great line of communication and enjoy doing a variety of things together.

Happy Monday to all my blog girls and guys!

Where's the snow?

For a Colorado winter, it's been a little light on snow! While some people might be excited about this, I'm ready for a big snow right around the holidays.

Updates:

- Christmas cards go out this week! Keep an eye out in your mailbox. :-)

- Bryce and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary this weekend!

- The nasty cold I had two weeks ago feels like it is finally gone. If I owe some of you phone calls, promise I'll call soon now that I'm done coughing!

- Holiday shopping is in the works. I'm hoping to finish up by the 20th since I leave for Arizona the 20th.

- Christmas cookie baking! Lots of baking going on in the apartment. Meghan B. came over last week and we baked two types of Christmas cookies.

Have a wonderful Monday!

Henry, Henry, Henry

Oh Henry. Maybe it's a good thing his name works well with the saying on that old candy bar. Sometimes, "Oh Henry" is all you can say. But then, sometimes, "WTF Henry?" seems to be more appropriate.

Apparently Henry is a chocoholic. After eating 10 Butterfinger and Snickers bars Saturday night, he followed it up with an entire bag of chocolate chips the following evening. The candy bars were on the counter and the chocolate chips were in the front seat of my car...the little thief.

With that much chocolate in his system, he had to go to the emergency vet (emergency= expensive, as many of you dog owners know) to induce vomiting. The vet tech did mention his throw up looked like chocolate sauce and smelled great...

Henry is a very good dog. He listens well, doesn't jump, lick, bark or bite and is gentle around kids. He loves other dogs and has never gotten into a fight. He rarely eats things and even more rarely eats things from the counter. But enough is enough. He's in big trouble. He needs to know that his posh, comfortable and fun life gets really uncomfortable when he does bad things. As Bryce the Dog Whisperer likes to say, "He shouldn't get to be part of the pack." So from now on, when Henry eats something, he has to spend the night in the hall instead of on his bed. And, he'll be in big trouble. Ya hear that Henry?

Happy Friday!

Good Morning and Happy Friday to Everyone!

Whew it's cold outside! It seems like Colorado might have skipped fall and headed straight into winter! A few ski areas are already open and with the snow the rest of the mountains had this week...it won't be long for the rest!

This is just a short Friday post to wish everyone a Happy, Fun and Safe Halloween! Eat lots of candy, drink lots of apply cider and keep your dog away from the pumpkin (who know pumpkin was a natural laxative for dogs?)!

Any fun costumes? Any fun plans? For our Halloween, I'm having long-time friend Meghan Burrow and her boyfriend over for dinner. We all plan to watch the crazy people on 16th street from the balcony. Should be top notch entertainment from the perfect distance...

Have a great day!

Em

A Tribute to Siblings

Last weekend I headed up to Boulder for to visit Graham, pick up my mail and let Henry go for a swim in the lake. Graham and I had a great visit and, while this won't be a long post, it's an important one because siblings are very special people.

Granted, Graham is totally too cool to read my blog so I could say he is "gay" (to use one of his favorite multi-purpose adjectives) and he'd never know. But the truth is, it's fun to visit him and now that we are older, he's more of a buddy than a little brother.

Graham will be 20 in about six weeks. When I realized he was not a teenager for much longer, I could barely believe it. Siblings surprise you because too often we think of them as a pest or as someone who can "push our buttons" but a good sibling relationship is like having an enduring friend.

Think of it this way: your brother and/or sister was there long before your spouse and will be there after your parents are gone. Your sibling could very well be the single person you know for the longest period in your life. If you don't have siblings, special friendships often fall into the very same category.

So that's why this post is dedicated to the unconditional friend, the brother or the sister in your life.

Fall is here!

This is such a wonderful time of year. Crisp, cool weather but it is still light until 7 each evening. Henry loves the hiking and long walks and living downtown is a blast!

Here are a few updates:

1. I'm golfing! Golf is actually incredibly fun and I've had a blast each time I've headed out for 9 holes. We had our company golf tournament last Friday and my team won the tournament. :-)

2. Garbanzos is my new favorite lunch place. It's like Chipotle with Greek food!

3. Dog Whisperer is an addicting show. Even though Bryce fancies himself the ultimate dog trainer, you can learn a lot from Caesar Milan!

4. I love the light rail in Denver and I've been taking the train to work at least 4 mornings a week. It's fantastic to sit back and relax with a book for 30 minutes in the mornings while someone else drives.

5. Downtown living is still great. I find myself dreading a 10 minute car trip because it seems soooo far!

6. Kristi's wedding in Kansas City was beautiful. It was wonderful to celebrate with Kristi and TK and see lots of Kansas friends!

That's all for now!

Hope all is well with each and every one of you.