Halloween '07

Hey everyone,

So D and T celebrated their first halloween as a married couple. It was the first time I'd ever handed out candy before since I've always lived in an apartment until now. The little kids were so adorable. Especially some of those really little ones who looked like they had no idea what was going on. I mean, if you really think about...you walk up to strangers' houses, ring the doorbell, say "trick or treat" and you get some candy. I mean, a pretty strange custom if you think about it...yet fun all the same. Of course D dressed up for the little kids at school. He pulled out his old hippie costume with a huge black afro wig. It was too funny. I think he probably scared quite of few of them (see the picture below). A few weeks ago, in anticipation for halloween, I went out and bought an entire paper bag full of candy. Since this was my first time handin' it out, I wasn't sure how much we would need...and I certainly didn't want to run out. D didn't mind b/c he figured whatever was leftover he'd just help himself too. I made sure to hand out at least 4-5 pieces of candy per kid. We actually managed to get rid of most of it...yes! Hope you all had a wonderful halloween! Take care...DTC

USAFA game, pumpkin carving, and more...

Hey folks,

D and I have been busy these last couple weeks. We finally made it to a USAFA game despite the fact that I am convinced they lose everytime I watch a game (not that I'm superstitious or anything). But, it was cool for D to see the antics of a service academy game. It was a gorgeous 70 degrees and sunny (we actually got quite sunburnt...on just the left side of our faces of course). When D went back to school on Monday everyone was giving him a hard time that he took his "sick" days before the weekend and took off skiin'. Amazingly, I have yet to catch the cold that his little elementary school kids likely gave to him. Here are some of the pics from the game. It was my first USAFA game out of uniform. For some reason, it's so much more enjoyable that way!

March On! All 4000 cadets...old news for me...in fact one of the dreaded cadet activities. But D enjoyed it...definitely different than the OSU games...

Cadet mayhem...I remember those days...and I'm so glad to be past them!

Now they have just a weak little "push-up flight" of freshman when they score. Dare I say the words that every grad eventually utters..."Man, it was so much harder when I went through..." DTC enjoyin' the game

The 70 degree and sunny weather on Saturday was of course followed by below-freezing temps and snow (our first of the winter!) That's CO! This weekend we had some friends over for the very first time in our new home. Of course it took numerous hours of cleaning, organizing, and food prep, but it was all worth it. We got some pumpkins, pulled out our pumpkin carving kits and enjoyed a relaxing evening of pumpkin carving, socializing, and eatin some seasonal goodies (pumpkin bread, pumpkin seeds, caramel apples, and some mulled apple cider...yum!) We also had some seven-layer dip and spinach-artichoke dip - two of my newest recipe experiments that have become new favorites. We had a lot of fun...and also have a new motivation to enjoy our time together now before kids come along (yes, our friends brought their 18 month old and 6 month old along...sweet kids...but, it's tough to carve a pumpkin when your kid tries to eat everything that comes out of it). Here are some pics from our night with friends...and some more of our house. A little bare still, but we're taking small steps... Can you guess who made which one? Yeah, let's just say I kinda broke her broom...not bad for two relatively non-artistic people...we did have a kit however :)
Some pics of our clean house!! A little under-decorated...but we're takin baby steps... Today we went outside for awhile to enjoy some of the simplest of activites...throwin a baseball around. Man, I haven't done that since I was probably about 10 years old. Then we tried out our limberness with a few gymnastics moves (don't we look like pros!). It sure is nice just being able to do those simple activities together. No big planning...just a nice relaxing afternoon spent together.We've really been having such a great time in first few months of marriage. We are so excited for the holidays. We miss everyone so much! It's been tough to meet folks out here. We're still trying to find the right church for us. We're definitely becoming experts on all the different churches available in C-Springs. But, we are definitely anxious to find a church home...get into some small groups...and hopefully make some lasting friends during our time here. We hope everyone is doing well. Call us...write to us...let us know how you are doing. We miss you all! With love...DTC