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.