Broncos Baby Quilt

Four hands, two sewing machines, one weekend = one awesome quilt. Baby Jacob will enter this world a Broncos fan whether he likes it or not. We hope he likes it!

Beginning stages: No project is complete without rick-rack.

Adrienne vs. quilt.

10 minutes before the baby shower, we finished!

It's a quilt, it's a pillow, it's a quillo!

Mom-to-be, Stephanie, and her new baby quilt. Every mom wanted one!

2nd Annual Holiday Sweater Party

Success! Although we missed Beth and her margarita pie, this year's turnout was great. We saw a lot of really great sweaters, some nice vests, and one really festive holiday sweatshirt. No better way to celebrate the end of the semester and the beginning of the Holiday season!

So much Holiday cheer.

Susan, Fin and ice sculpture.

A certain course reader is used as kindling for the fire.

Taylor and his quilted vest/Santa suit t-shirt ensemble win by a landslide. Congrats, Taylor!

No party is not complete without a craft. David agrees.

Leah and Sandra bring their A-game with homemade sweaters.

Jennifer enjoys a margarita by the fire.

Joy, Jeromy and Meghan play dreidel.

Best Halloween Costumes Ever.

A long awaited "stuff I make" post. I hope the caliber of this creation makes up for lost time. Special thanks to Susan for constructing the "helmet" and for her guidance and help in the construction of the body. And a well-done to David for whipping up one fine 18th century get-up at the last minute. We are crafty!

Left to right (duh): Flamingo, C.P.E. Bach, Bumble Bee

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Susan's birthday field trip. How did I not know this was only 45 minutes from Albuquerque?

Sandias in the distance.

Tent Rocks

Slot Canyon

Susan and Fin. He's a surprisingly athletic dog.

2008 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta- Special Shapes Rodeo

Here it is, folks. Adrienne's pick for best special shape of the year:

Reminds me of the Tiki Room! Where the birds all sing and the flowers bloom!

Susan's pick: Noah's Ark or the Gremlin/Gargoyle

BOYZ II MEN!!

I have been to a lot of concerts. I have seen a lot of live music. This was -HANDS DOWN- the most amazing show I've ever been to. They performed a perfect balance of songs from Cooleyhighharmony, II, and Evolution, as well as some Motown favorites. I learned some very intersting information about the history of my favorite Boyz II Men song of all time, "Please Don't Go": Nate wrote it when he was only 15 years old!! And, just as I would have expected, I got very teary-eyed during "On Bended Knee". So beautiful.

I was very happy to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with Meghan. If in middle school we had known that 14 years later we'd see Boyz II Men at Isleta Casino for $15 dollars... well, we wouldn't have believed it.

The remaining three Boyz II Men.

Meghan and I treasure our souvineers.

Three very satisfied concert goers.

Perfect Saturday

Heidi's Raspberry Farm, Corrales

Corrales is adorable, and I love raspberries. $20 got us 3 pints of berries, two jars of honey, and a morning of fun.

One for the basket, one for me...

David gets after it.

Turkeys love raspberries too!

Abiquiu Lake

After the berry pickin', we enjoyed lunch and patio at Village Pizza (how had I never been the before? yum!) then headed out to the lake.

A clothed rehearsal for the New York Naked Yoga Troupe retreat in Jemez.

Susan catches some rays.

Even though we're all a bit more paranoid these days about accidentally drinking the water, that didn't stop us from jumping in! You couldn't wipe the grins off of our faces.

Ben's Big Mexican Wedding, July 2008

Guanajuato

En el funicular

Amigos

Paletas in the rain. Qué romántico.

Momias

Callejón del beso

Our daytrip to León proves fruitful.
Look at those fancy botas and snakeskin belt!

How can someone love something so much when it causes so much pain?:
Susan's love for tortas finally takes its toll.

Tequila

It's okay. We got the table by the bathroom.

Awwww!

San Miguel de Allende

Anything to get the shot.



Piñata gigante!

They are famous for the ice cream.
The shrimp ice cream actually had whole shrimps in it.

Orilla Verde National Recreation Area

Q: If Susan falls off her bike, but Adrienne doesn't hear or see it, did it really happen?

The Rio Grande Gorge, New Mexico's very own Grand Canyon.

What a view!

9 miles to the bridge. Now we just have to make it back.

"It's hard being this awesome."

Really, really hard.

A broken tent pole, bruised bottoms, and a banged-up shin are a small price to pay in exchange for a good bike ride, campfire pizzas, and being the most popular folks at the camp-site.

Q: "What's for you in Alamo?"

A: "The Space Museum."

Selected photos from our trip to Alamogordo, White Sands, and Las Cruces

Susan and I pay our respects at the resting place of HAM, the world's first astrochimp.


Sand got everywhere.

Sand angles!


The sledding idea was a bust.

"Billy the Kid sat in this chair. (We think)"

New Mexico has so much to offer!