All of us had really been missing our parents and extended family, so this dinner was really special to share with one another. To add to the festiveness I crafted some homemade place cards/menus for everyone (even miniatures for Lili and Aspen). This was a tradition originally started by my cousin Kim for the Christmas holidays. From there, her sister Shannan continued the tradition.
This little keep sake has been so special throughout my life, and I thought it would be neat to share it with my new family. Each place card had the person's name, "Easter 2009," the menu for the night on the inside, and a list of everyone in attendance on the back. I know the whole attendance thing sounds kind of lame, but as the years go buy and we collect our place cards, we see what new members and friends joined us each year to celebrate; kind of fun, huh? (Below are just a few).
After dinner we dyed eggs. Rightly so, Kristin's was carefully thought out and done with such precision, I can't remember if Mike did one, Alisa's was fun and polka-dotted, Tommie's was Gator blue and orange, Grant's was hmm... original (having been fully dunked in nearly every color), and mine was simple and cute. I wish I had taken a picture of these, but you'll just have to trust that they turned out beautifully.
* In order to relieve some stress (from the old apt. situation), Grant surprised me with a night out on the town. We rode the light rail to downtown Denver to watch the Denver Mammoth play at the Pepsi Center. Little did I know that this PROFESSIONAL lacrosse team was so popular. Did I mention that we planned on paying the $5/person general admission, but some lady in front of us gave us her tickets for free! We spent a good three hours or more captivated by this new and thrilling sport.
We were surprised to see that the Pepsi Center (where the Denver Nuggets and Avalanche play), was completely full! I thought that maybe the lower level would fill up, but never did I believe this team (or this sport for that matter), would attract so many fans.
The game started with an indoor fire show and about ten Harley-Davidson's riding out on the field carrying some of the Mammoth dance team. If that wasn't enough, there was quite an energized commentator/entertainer who called the entire game and acted as the cheer leader throughout. Needless to say, there was never a dull moment. (Please have sympathy for our "looking straight into the sun" grimaces).
The Mammoth played the San Jose Stealth that night and went into over time.Unfortunately the other team scored first and won the game, but it didn't take away from the adrenaline-pumped game.
We hear that there's also an outdoor league called "The Outlaws," and they play at Invesco throughout the summer. So our hope is to attend some more of these fun-filled, action-packed events. Feel free to come and join us! ;-)* We moved into our new apartment! We're finishing the final details and pictures should be up soon, but I just couldn't wait til then to do my next post. (Here's a sneak peak of Grant starting to paint our accent wall).
* I hope this satisfied your "Gubser update appetite".
