Trick or Treat!

Scooby Dooby Doo!

Heading out in "Noli" to find Scooby and some ghost!

Brennan as "Shaggy" Christa as "Velma" D as "Fred" and Me as "Daphne" on a Mission!

He wasn't in the library...

or on the streets of Denver.

Rochelle as as superhero baker, Jordan as "Quailman" from the cartoon Doug.

Larry as Brett Michaels and Carma as his biker girl

Tina as BatVelma

On an Elk Hunt...

A weekend full of fun...but no elk burgers this year =(
We got back last Monday from our trip to Platoro. The weather was great the company grand and the scenery beautiful.

Live'n the dream (the hammock I got from D this summer for my B-day)

D, Rick, Mark (D's brother-in-law), me

Diggin in the dump!

D and I spent last weekend down in the Springs at his parents. About a mile out from their place is this plot of land that is a notorious dumping ground. Most of the time the stuff out here is truly junk, dirty old mattresses, broken TVs, you get the gist. But every once and awhile you will find a little gem. After D's brother in law Mark told me of all that they found I had to go check it out for myself.

Below are some of the items I call treasures...

I had to bring this old red thing back just to check for gold!

I found all of the above pennies...grand total $2.90!

A pile of rusty nails...these have art project written all over them!

And this school bus yellow 2 man tent! All parts intact! It just needed a little TLC, now its ready for the back woods.

Claleigh and her mom Roxanne followed me out to the dump to take one last look at things, on our way back to the house, just as we were turning onto the dirt road I spotted my first rattle snake! I was well aware they were out in these parts, but I had never seen one for myself until now! Man are they creepy. We tried to kill it by driving the 4-wheeler over it but it got away. When Claleigh and I got back to the shed we set out to pull that cash register apart. Inside was springs, dust, cobwebs and a lot of rust. Claleigh spotted what she called "the shell of a black widow" I told her it just looked like a dead spider. Next thing I know as I was flipping over the register out crept a black widow spider! Yikes! I grabbed a metal pipe and ended that things life, as fast as I set eyes on it. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the 2 creepy crawlies but didn't have my camera on me! I know one person who would love an adventure like this as much as I did and that's my mama!

Rosted Red Pepper Potato Soup!

Noli and I took a little trek down to Longmont, CO to visit my friends the Fisk family. The night was crisp, the soup was on and the new fire pit in the back yard was blazing. Life doesn't get much better. Jill's soup was delicious, that's why I need to pass it on to you so you can enjoy it on one of the crisp fall nights to come.

1 lg red bell pepper

5 lg potatoes (peeled quartered)

5 garlic cloves

1 med yellow onion

2 med carrots

2 quarts (8cp) chicken stock

1 cp cream (Jill used 2% milk which tasted great)

1/4cp butter

Roast the pepper, blackened on all sides, place in paper bag to steam. Peel skin, remove seeds. Pepper, potatoes, garlic, onions and carrots go into a large pot, add chicken broth and cook over medium-high heat until every thing is tender. Add cream, butter-puree in blender add salt and pepper, reheat.....enjoy with ciabatta bread!

Climbing in Golden

The climbing rope scarf...it maybe the next big thing coming to an REI near you!

Dustin and I went out to golden with my friend Jaime and her husband Eric. The sun was hot and the routes were tough but we had a great day and enjoyed this beautiful late September weather.

Jamie muscling her way up the crack....Eric holding her tight.

D just as he is hitting the top.

A view of the crew from the top.

After sweat'n our butts off Eric took us in to town to a back yard brewery. Golden City brewery is the 2nd largest brewery in golden (only 2nd to Coors) it is tucked away in the brewers back yard...it keeps cost low and atmosphere comfy.

{Fall is in the air!}

Nothing says fall like a porch full of Mums!

These lovely bushy plants that are full of fall colors needed to find a new home on my front porch!

They sit ever so nicely next to the "somewhere" sign that my grandpa gave me after I ranted and raved about it last time I was home.

Another new addition to my front porch is this adorable lighthouse lantern. It is made out of old cookie tin scraps. The glow is lovely on a crisp fall night.

A gal named Carey that I work with hooked me up with 2 bags of Honeycrisp apples that have made their way through the drying process.

These are the best apple to dry...they are crisp, sweet and tangy all at the same time.

Carey told me to save a bag until the first snowfall...she says that's when I'll really appreciate them...I'll try =)

Meet Magic Magnolia...AKA Noli

Who knew that a girl could fall in love with a car so fast...

I went home for a wedding in WI and came back to CO with a bus...a magic bus!

I think she has my nose.

Party lights make this a bus a place to rock out all night long.

Her garbage picked revamped table.

I towed her home behind the Jeep...20hrs total ugh but now shes home and ready for some grand adventures.