Our Blog Should Really Be Called "Hey! Look at All These Cute Pictures of Our Dog!"

It took Gizmo a few days to realize that break was over and we were all back to work.

However, she knows exactly how to handle it.

It was almost 60 degrees on Saturday, which made it a perfect day for a little Forest Park trip.

Gizmo was acting like a freak in the leaves.

 After all of our fun at the park, she was ready for a nap.

Sometimes, Gizmo just looks regal as can be.

She definitely doesn't get that quality from me.

Having an extra day off meant we had extra time to cook extra awesome meals. I learned how to cook legit hash browns this morning.

Then I cooked up some chili and cornbread for dinner.

Look Upon These Things

Gizmo likes to sniff just about everything in detail (we are growing suspicious that she might be a dog).

We came home one day to find Gizmo conducting a secret meeting with the stuffed animals of the apartment. We now each sleep with one eye open.

For some totally logical and non-arbitrary reason, I decided last year that during the Broncos season, I would only shave when they lost. Well, here's what 10 weeks of my facial hair looks like.

I shaved the monstrosity into a mustache the Friday before the Browns game for my dad's surprise 60th birthday party, which was a "Mustache Bash." We had trouble deciding which was worse: the 'stache or me bearing a slight resemblance to the Unabomber with my gnarly beard.


For New Years Eve, we went with some friends to Prost Brewery in Denver. We stopped to hang out with them before going.

Michael Jackson would have been jealous that I was given the opportunity to try some of John's wonderful libation creations (Note: Michael Jackson not Michael Jackson).

Megan had a lovely conversation with Genevieve about how every beer is "special and unique."

At Prost we played this sweet card game called Golf. (Note: Golf not Golf)

 Prost has an excellent pilsner. Megan said it would taste better.....in space.

Here's to 2013! (For those that missed 2012) Fun Fact: 2013 is the first year since 1987 that two numbers haven't been repeated in the year (e.g. 1989 had two "9s").

After NYE it was time to pack up our bags and head back to St. Louis.

Potty break.

Between our "Hot Sauce of the Month" club, Christmas, and our own shopping, we have grown quite a collection. But one can never have too much hot sauce.

It's Been Awhile

For Halloween, Megan and I decided to be dinosaurs...again. What's not to like about the costumes? Neon colors, tails, and they're homemade. 

Megan looks much cuter in the pink one than I do.

I was invited to go camping a few weeks ago. It was nice to get away from the city for a night. While out in the sticks, I was given the opportunity to shoot a shotgun for the second time in my life.

Black Friday provided me the opportunity to buy some new toys for my computer. I bought a Novation Launchpad and an audio box which both plug into my computer and work with some producing/DJ software that I have. It's a ton of fun!

Thanksgiving always provides a good opportunity for a family photo-op. You can't tell in this picture, but Megan is quite disgruntled with my facial hair. The deal is that I have to shave when the Broncos lose. This six-game win streak we're on has been awesome. 

We were felling pretty motived for breakfast this morning. The result was homemade banana chocolate-chip pancakes.

Even with out a T.V. we still find ways to be lazy. Plus, since today was a game day I had the perfect excuse to post up on the couch and stream some Bronco's football.

Bowling

 

My mom is in town this weekend. We went bowling.

I'll let you guess who won, because the important part is how much fun we had and that I won.

Working Hard, Playing Harder.

Gizmo was recently shamed on Facebook for tearing up paper. Apparently that was not a deterrent and she found a nice snack in the recycling bin.

 We thought we could at least put her to work helping us recycle. She offered to clean out a peanut butter jar for us so we didn't have to.

Megan is part of the Environmental Law Society and Animal Defense League. Yesterday, the group went on a hike, so Megan and I tagged along.  

Not bad, Missouri, not bad.

We were the only people in the group who brought sandwiches on the hike. 

I won a handful of sunflower seeds by betting that I could skip this giant rock. It skipped twice.

The place we went hiking also has a lot of mountain biking. Most of it was single-track (for our Colorado readers).

The fall weather has been quite nice. Megan and Gizmo spent some time reading outside this morning.

I got a sweet new flannel shirt to wear on Bronco game days. Gizmo is less than thrilled about it.

Oh....and we're working and stuff too.

New Things

Our friend Ian visited us last week with the band he is managing. The bad came over and ate dinner with us before the show.

The show was at Foam, a cool place serving products with foam, like coffee and beer, in Benton Park.

http://www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer

The first band; Rusty Pilgrim. 

Second band; Spectator.

The final act, The Whicker and Pine. 

http://www.thewhickerandpine.com/

Red Rocket, Rams, and Red Birds

My car, the Red Rocket, finally died.

I had a short memorial service as the tow truck drove away. Here's to dirt roads you could hardly handle, multiple break-downs, road trips, broken A/C, a broken stereo, keyless entry without power door-locks, manual windows, that one time when the passenger side dashboard had water flowing out of it like Niagara Falls, and that gross bra that you used to have. You were the best. 

Megan is knee deep in her 2L year. Word on the street is that it just keeps getting better.

Gizmo has been finding plenty of time to nap.....at least when we aren't putting her onto tricycles.

Some friends of mine from high school, Katie, Miles, and Ziggy (well Ziggy didn't go to our school....something about not having thumbs) live in the same apartment building as us. We watched the Rocky Mountain Showdown with them on Saturday. This was about all the joy they could muster after CSU's 22-17 win!

Gizmo decided to join us for coffee this morning.

Through work I was able to get some sweet suite seats to the Cardinals game today!

Unfortunately it's hard to find good beer at Busch Stadium for obvious reasons. My friend, Liz, found my misfortune amusing.

We received a visit from a special guest during the game!

Not a bad way to end the three-day weekend.