A Wonderful Christmas 2009

Christmas was wonderful this year! On Christmas Eve, Dave and I were in Colorado Springs. We spent time with Kali and my dad in the afternoon until mom got off work. Eventually Sarah and Kezia made it over and we enjoyed yummy meatball sandwiches and shrimp cocktail!! A Ghiazza Christmas tradition!! Kali could barely contain herself with excitement of opening gifts, but she waited until it was dark to open her first one. I think I would have let her open them at like 2... I am such a sucker! Mom and Dad bought us Wii's so we opened one up and played. I think Kali and Sarah liked it the most! Michael got off work late but made it for some grub and Wii. It was a wonderful night.

The next morning Dave and I opened a few presents then headed out to Berthoud. We decided to wear our footsie pajamas up to Dave's parents house. It was great, but a little warm... I guess adults aren't made to wear fleece footie pj's. Who would have thought? We took Asher up to Berthoud with us and it took her time to relax, since I am sure she could still smell the cats even though only Babe, the dog, was there. It was a quiet Christmas morning and afternoon filled with games and relaxation. I really enjoyed staying in my pj's ALL day. Thank you for all the wonderful gifts!

Dave and I are very blessed to have such wonderful families. Thank you all for a really great Christmas! Thank you Jesus for coming to this earth and Happy Birthday:)

Dave and Bryan... they look a lot alike...

Berthoud Family!

Footsie PJ's

Asher playing with her new tent from auntie sarah!! She LOVED all the new toys she got!

Colo Springs Family!

Kez and Kal! I love this picture!

Kezia and I.

Mom and Maggie

Kali and Me!!!

Thank you for the wonderful mugs Carrie! ALso, thank you for the great bowl! They are beautiful!

O' the Joys of Christmas...

Dave and I went to Golden on Saturday for a Christmas parade. I got these adorable handmade ornaments from a local artist. I had to post a picture because they are too cute.



Also, tonight I got home from work to find Dave and his friend Tyler in footie pj's playing SEGA. It was awesome. I guess they are ready for Santa:)

Medical School Prom 2009

Yes, that's right, last night Dave and I attended Medical School Prom 2009! We had a blast dancing, singing a little karaoke and just enjoying the fact that Dave gets two weeks off!!! Before prom, we went out to eat with a group of people. We had some yummy Italian food then headed to the dance.

Downtown was beautiful!



I really liked the giant nutcracker:)


Friends: Keely and me (she was the one who ran a 1/2 marathon with me this past summer)



The beautiful ladies that went to dinner: Nicole, Keely and me.

Girl's Day in Denver!

Merry Christmas Mom! I gave mom a haircut and color for Christmas so her and Kezia came to Denver. Sarah went with us to lunch and we had a yummy Italian inspired meal. Next, Kez, Mom and I went shopping in the Pavilions off 16th Street in Denver before heading to the Aveda Salon off Market downtown. I had sooo much fun watching Kezia and Mom get their hair highlighted and cut. Kezia's hair stylist LOVED her and could not say enough about how HOT she was. Mom was looking pretty smokin' too! It was such a great afternoon and here are some pictures!

The Before picture:














At dinner with two HOT Mamas:)

A Snowy Weekend Getaway!

This weekend Dave and I went to Evergreen and stayed at the Bears Inn. It was a very cute bed and breakfast owned by a wonderful woman. She was so sweet and the Inn was decorated very well. She used a lot of antiques as well as classic Colorado mountain flair in all the rooms. We stayed in one called 'Wildflower' and it was great. Dave had two consecutive days off so we took advantage of our time together and had a wonderful snowy weekend!! Here are some pictures of the Inn and our room. Oh, there was also a cute scotty dog there that looked almost fake. He was so quiet and sweet, his name was Mr. Scotty McDougal.

Dave looking kinda goofy in our room:)


Mr. Scotty


Inside the Bed and Breakfast


Inside again, but also my cute new hat:)


At dinner...


Snow!


Picturesque Evergreen, CO.

Halloween "1985", my 25th and Snow

Dave and I dressed up as "1985" for Halloween this year. We had a ton of fun with our roller blades on. We went over to Sarah's party and saw a little cheer from her and her pups. Also, here are some snow pictures from last week. We got quite a bit of snow. Lastly, there are a few pictures from dinner for my 25th birthday. It was just going to be me and a friend named Keely, but Dave was able to meet up with us!



1985 Complete



Dave skating through the hallway.




Just rockin' the blue eye shadow....


Go Broncos!!



It looked a lot worse from our deck...




Dave falling into the snow


Just the 3 of us...



Keely and I with yummy pear martini's

Congrats Matt and Lindsey!

We had two friends run in the Denver Marathon today. We were able to bike around town and cheer them on. Lindsey ran her first half marathon and Matt finished his first full MARATHON!! Wahoo. Congrats to both! It was a perfect day for running the streets of Denver!

Also, thank you Carrie, Joe and Carlie for the birthday gift. Asher has really enjoyed the box:)




A cute pic of Dave and I waiting at the race.

Rocktober!

The Rockies had a great run this season, but it was sad to see it end with two loses at home. Dave and I were able to go to both playoff games and it was COLD for the Sunday night game. Here are some pictures of the opening on Sunday evening. The American flag was breath-taking.

Before the game




Bundled up before the game.


Our friend Matt, covering up with his Rock-Tober towel.

Go Rockies!!

Matt Holliday was back in town with the Cardinals but we saw a Rockies WIN! Dave and I went to the game last night and saw a thrilling game against the St Louis Cardinals. The Rockies won in the bottom of the ninth inning and it felt like Rocktober is just around the corner! The game also had fireworks after the game. Dave and I got onto the field and we able to lay in left field to watch the beautiful firework display. I had never been on the field so it was wonderful to see the stadium from where the players see it!!! Here are a few pictures:



Soooooo excited to be on the field after a Rockies WIN!


Yes, we are laying in left field!


Fireworks!

26.2 Miles, Booyah!!

I RAN THE BOULDER BACK ROADS MARATHON TODAY!!!!!!!!! WAHOOO, 26.2 GRUELING MILES! I have been training for 18 weeks for this day to come and wow, was I nervous. I had nerves all morning before the start at 8am. The run was HOT and very HILLY!! I am not used to running in the heat, so I was feeling pretty awful by 14ish miles. It wasn't my muscles so much as that I felt like I was overheating. But non the less I FINISHED my marathon. Dave ran with me for the last 7 miles or so and was a great encouragement to keep me going. I do not think I could have finished without him. It took just under 6 hours to complete. Not the best time but I did my best under the circumstances!! Now I think I am going to retire from my marathoning days. I plan on never doing another, but at least I was able to meet a life time goal of running the 26.2 miles that it takes to get through a marathon!!


Really Nervous for the Start :)



Mile 8: Still feeling okay.



Feeling pretty bad with only 200 yards to go. With may Afgani-Motivational Coach.


DONE!!


Thank you DAVE!!!!!!


Done :)


Thank you Beth and Kailey for coming out to support!! It was great to have you cheering for me!! Thanks for the flowers too!!