Happy Birthday to O'Hara

me and Mike

The Girls at Toby Keith's

Me and Dana

Christy, Dana and I

This past weekend was Mike O'Hara's birthday, so all of us went to Toby Keith's Bar and Grill. We had such a great time seeing everyone and hanging out. Happy Birthday Mike!

Last Day in Denver...

After a fun filled weekend with Sean and Heather, it sure was hard saying goodbye. We had so much fun and made so many new memories. Our last day we hung around the house, went on an excursion to find an Asian market. Mike made his famous pork and bean sauce dish while me and Heather did some quick sewing. We made it over the river to check out a super cute neighborhood with this cute little creamery called Little Man Ice Cream. Loved the decor and the milk bottle shaped building. We just had to get some yummy ice cream (in 20 degree weather!). We hope to visit them soon hopefully in the summer! Love you guys and miss you!

Snowboarding!!!

Wait for the bus...with the boys

me and Heather

crazy snowfall

ready to roll

mike boarding it up

Jeff helping me...by the end of the day I wasn't doing half bad!

One of the main reasons we went to Colorado (during the winter!!) was to take advantage of the awesome resorts they have. Heather and Sean go snowboarding every week(before Sean shattered his wrist) and so they took us to their favorite mountain Breckinridge for a fun day of boarding. This was my second time snowboarding so I was a little rusty..Jeff was sure a good teacher. Breckinridge was such a huge mountain..it made Snowbowl look like a kiddie park. It was also my first time in snow that was falling. It was so cool. Can't wait to go back next winter!

Exploring Downtown Denver

After having a great New Years Eve night, the next day we kinda bummed around. The boys played X-Box while me and Heath slept. That afternoon we decided to go sightseeing. We went for a walk back to the 16th St. Mall. Cute little shops and a Starbucks on every corner. We also made our way over to the biggest REI ever. Holy moly 3 stories of outdoor stuff! The picture above is taken on the bridge with Denver in the background.

Happy New Years!

mike and seanie

seanie and heather...our great tour guides

best friends

waiting for the fireworks..super cold!

at the 16th Street Mall ringing in the New Year!

Everyone and Scotty our bartender

After taking a nap from our adventures to the breweries...we got ready for a fun filled night out in Downtown Denver. Keep in mind it was 20 degrees outside( I had 5 layers on!) Sean and Heather have a favorite bar they like to go to.... Lizards. That's were we started the night and that's were we ended the night! One of the bartenders there Scotty hooked us up with free drinks all night. Around 11:30 we made our way to the 16th St Mall for the firework display which was so pretty. When we returned to Lizards...they were giving out free champagne....needless to say we had a flow of champagne coming our way the rest of the night. We had tons of fun dancing to the live band and just having a good time with great friends...Happy New Year!

Denver: The Breweries

at o'dell's brewery

all of us with our samples

at new belguim tap room

with our tour guide seth

To celebrate the New Year, me and Mike went to Denver to visit Sean and Heather. It felt like forever since we had seen them (only been since October) but we were super psyched to go. They had a jam packed 4 days for us and we were super excited. First stop after picking us up from the airport...some breweries. We went to O'dell's first which is an hour ourtside of Denver in Fort Collins. It was a cool local brewery but we didn't make it in time for the tour but we enjoy some yummy samples they had. After that we traveled to New Belguim...home of the Fat Tire Beer. This brewery was so cool and our tour guide was super awesome. Who could beat getting 6 beers during the actual tour and a free one in the tap room....what a way to start off the evening of craziness!

Lakers vs. Suns Game

starting lineup

tip off

kobe at the line

me, jojo and twb

One of my birthday gifts was tickets to the Lakers vs. Suns game on the on the 28th. My husband the good sport sacrificed his birthday to take me to see my favorite team. We also invited my parents and sister to go with us since they weren't leaving til the next day. We sat in the last row of the arena but I was just happy to see my team play live. Yes the Lakers lost which sucked but we all had fun..and I got to see Kobe play!

My Birthday and Christmas

Our Tree


Well this year I turned the big 27 on the 24th. I was so happy my parents were here for my birthday and Christmas. My birthday was like any other.....went to church, had a fabulous meal of shrimp and tri tip, opened up my b-day presents...(which included a sewing machine yay!) and got to send the evening with the ones I love. Christmas morning we opened up presents...Mike got his blu-ray player...Mom loved her ASU nutcrakers and ASU sweatshirt...Dad got a new Lakers hat for the Suns vs Lakers game..and Suzie got an Ipod. Then all of Mike's family came over...Joe cooked an amazing prime rib and everyone fully enjoyed themselves (all 14 of us!) . We then made our way to Mike's grandmas house to visit with her and Mike's mom and had some yummy dessert. All in all it was a great two days!

The Voss Family

Cousins....Nick, me, Elissa and Suzie


with G'ma Honey


The Voss Clan


The last day in San Diego we spent with my mom's side of the family. We saw Grandma Honey's apartment(and watched the Chargers pull off an amazing victory!) and then went over to my Uncle Tom's house for dinner. Seeing everyone was so nice...we had alot of fun telling stories and remembering the old times. My cousins are becoming such adults now and love their personalities. Its sad that we don't see them often like when we lived by them but we visit often. Thanks again Uncle Tom and Aunt Eniko....it was a blast!

Hotel Del Coronado

The Big Tree


cute snowmen decor


the del all lit up


It has been a family tradition for years to go see the big tree at the Hotel Del Coronado every year. The theme changes year after year so it never looks the same. This year the theme was snowmen. They had stuffed snowmen, antique snowmen and all different kinds. The Del has a special place in my parents heart and me and Mike's heart. This hotel is where my parents honeymooned after they got married and this is where Mike proposed to me 3 years ago on December 23rd.

SuRpRisEEEE!!!!!

The Browns and the Szokas....Matt, Suzie, Kathy, Karen and I


with our second mom Kathy


sisters...suzie, me and karen


The weekend before Christmas, my mom, sister and I traveled to San Diego for a little R&R and to see family and friends before the holiday. One of the highlights was showing up at the Sorensen's annual holiday party the Saturday before Christmas. Everyone was so surprised to see us and it was great to see all of our great family friends. Me and Suzie were happy to see Matt before he leaves for Japan...and hadn't taken a "siblings at heart" picture since Karen and Suzie's first communion.

Mike's Holiday Party

me and dana


Mike's holiday party was at the beginning of December. It was at Dave and Buster's like last year. We had a lot of fun. I hadn't seen some of these Costco employees for a couple years so it was great to catch up and see how everyone is.