When the Dodgers Come to Town

Published on by Casey Category: Colorado

Last weekend the Dodgers had their first series of games against Colorado at Coors Field in Denver. Being the avid Dodgers fan I am, we had tickets for Saturday’s game. To make the game a bit more interesting we invited friends of ours that are about as big into the Rockies as I am into the Dodgers. What would have made the day even better than it was with LA’s win over the Rox of 12-7 would have been if I was able to meet Juan Pierre. Juan is the Dodgers starting left fielder who happens to be friends with one of the interns at my office. Unfortunately the timing wasn’t right so the meeting didn’t take place. But the Dodgers are out here again in July…so this time we will all plan ahead and I will get to meet Juan and maybe another Dodger or two. How exciting would that be? I think it would make my year! Until then, here’s a picture of Noah, Hannah, Josh and I at the stadium before the game started.

Oh, did I mention how great our seats were? We were in right field right next to the bullpen. One home run landed about 5 rows behind us and another about 1 1/2 rows in front. Gretna saw Noah on TV as he reached for the ball that landed in front.

What not to feed a puppy

Published on by Casey Category: Family
  1. Aspirin
  2. Advil
  3. Excedrin
  4. Ginger capsules
  5. Caffeine pills
  6. Imitrex
  7. Lip balm

Last night while we were at softball practice Lava decided she was going to raid my purse for goodies.  Unfortunately what she found was my pill bottle.  Not a good idea.  Once again, we (by we, I mean Noah) had to force her to vomit, not fun.  Then, she kept us up all night by either puking or wanting to go outside to eat grass (something dogs do when they are ill).  It was not a fun night and sometime shortly after 4am, when it appeared Lava was on a caffeine buzz and really wanted to chow down on grass, I informed Noah that I was going downstairs to sleep in the guest bedroom.  It took a while to fall asleep down there as I could hear Lava bouncing off the walls in the bedroom above me.

Lava was still sick this morning, the grass came back up, but at the same time, acted like her normal happy self.  But as a precaution, she went to work with Noah where her behavior can be monitored to determine if we have to take her into the vet or not.  Needless to say, Noah and I will be the ones needing caffeine today.

Iungo Iunxi Iunctum

Published on by Casey Category: Whatever

Didn’t know I know Latin did you? Well, I don’t but Google definitely makes it look like I do! Iungo iunxi iunctum literally translates as “to join”. Today Noah and I officially became members of Calvary Bible Evangelical Free Church of Boulder, aka Calvary Bible. We attended the 2 1/2 hour membership class this afternoon. After the class everyone had to sit down for a brief interview with either an elder (there were 5 there) or the pastor. We sat down with the pastor and after asking us about our salvation he signed off on our membership covenants. Just like that, we’re in. Gone are our Ventura Baptist Church memberships and welcome are memberships to Calvary Bible Church! It’s nice to finally be official after attending the church for 20 months. 😀

This is how I know it’s going to snow…

Published on by Casey Category: Colorado, Weather

I leave my ice scraper/snow brush in the car.  Normally if the forecast calls for snow I’ll bring the scraper in the office with me.  When I do so, nothing accumulates.  Today the forecast called for snow late (maybe since my office is next to the foothills “late” really means 2:00pm?) so I left the scraper in the car.  Of course, by doing so Murphy’s Law prevailed and now there is this white stuff (snow, ice, who knows what else) on my car that I am going to have to remove before I can go home.  Oh well, at least I had the foresight to bring gloves with me to work today.

Hey batter batter batter…

Published on by Casey Category: Colorado, Whatever

Summer is just around the corner (despite the fact it might snow tomorrow), baseball season has already kicked off (despite the fact my Boys in Blue are currently out of first place) and that means it’s time for Slow-Pitch Softball! Last year Noah and I played on a team with a bunch of friends from church. This year I was recruited into managing said team…hopefully this year our church will foot the bill! Noah’s work decided they too are forming a team (in Longmont, our church team plays in Boulder), Noah and I were recruited onto that team. Now, one of my coworkers is going to shoot an email out to the staff about possibly forming a team, also in Boulder and in the same league as the church team. Not sure what I would do if my church & my office faced off. I think my allegiance would have to be with the church… However, the office team probably won’t pan out since all but about three staff members travel and rosters are due tomorrow! In any case, looks like we’ll be spending our summer evenings in the dirt, swatting mosquitoes, and hopefully not getting struck by lightning.

Just say no to puppy chow

Published on by Casey Category: Colorado

Throughout the winter Noah and I have awakened at night to hear the howls and barks of a pack of coyotes.  The awakenings would occur anywhere from 11:30 to 3:00am, typically.  A few times I would actually drag myself out of bed in an attempt to scan the open space for signs of life.   Not once did I see anything roaming around, but then again, at 3am in the morning, I’m not likely to be willing to stay up for any significant amount of time or go downstairs and flip on a light switch.  Yet, we knew they were out there…somewhere.

Yesterday, Noah spoke with a neighbor across the street who confirmed the coyotes existence with an actual sighting.  Neighbor told Noah he got up one night around 3am and went to sit outside for a bit.  When he walked to the front of his house there was a coyote with a bunny in it’s mouth.  Seeing the neighbor, the coyote got spooked, dropped the bunny and ran off.  Noah was told that they have been venturing into the neighborhood to feast on the plentiful amounts of cute little cottontail bunnies.

Needless to say, Lava will not be allowed outside late at night…especially not to wonder the yard on her own.  And if it’s after dark, the backyard lights will be on (which we always turn on when she goes out at night anyway) and one of us will be out there with her…and by one of us, I mean Noah.

Getting Ready for Spring…or, um…Summer

Published on by Casey Category: Household

Planting season here in Colorado doesn’t start until sometime in May, but that doesn’t stop us from starting the growing season indoors. Today Noah and I purchased and planted seeds for zucchini, yellow summer squash, pumpkins, carrots, corn and green beans. We also purchased four strawberry plants to cultivate inside until the weather is warm enough to plant them in the garden. Still need to purchase tomatoes and I am considering trying my hand at broccoli and/or cauliflower. Last year we didn’t plant anything outside until the end of May, so hopefully my seeds will have a good head start germinating upstairs in the office. Next weekend, weather pending, Noah and I will re-till the garden, pulling weeds and the remnants of last year’s harvest.