A Year of Change

Here we go, 33 days until 2020. Hard t0 believe.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Ours was great. After a busy morning where Ty’s snowboard boots were stolen (we’re hoping someone took them by mistake and will return them today), me picking up our turkey and a mini Christmas tree and Lori taking the dogs on a long hike, we headed to lunch.

We had a great meal and fun times. Caviar, champagne, lobster and dover sole were the highlights. For dessert there was some flaming crème brulee that Lori accidentally blew the flame out on too early so it was still swimming in alcohol as we all took a bite. Our waiter took it away and must have poured a bunch more alcohol on it to re-lite it. Earlier the boys wanted to taste the champagne, which was really good, so when I handed Ty a glass and told him to hurry before the waiter came back, much to all of our surprise, he took the glass and slammed it like it was a shot! We all looked at him with our mouths hanging open astonished and laughed. He looked at us three and said “what”? Too funny. By the way, no way he tasted anything!

We had a really nice family 2 hour plus lunch. For some reason Lori’s headache was almost all the way gone. Maybe it was divine intervention. As we were leaving a couple families from Texas who we were sort of talking on and off to throughout our meal looked at me and I said “bye and Happy Thanksgiving” and then one lady said “same to you, we were just admiring your wife” as they were looking at us leaving. How nice, Lori said that made her day. To be fair, this is pretty normal for us as Lori is, as we all know, very beautiful in that one of a kind beautiful way. Some people just get blessed with good looks. You get the picture and of course I’m biased, but it is true. Anyhow we had a really really nice time.

The rest of the day was spent with Jag and I watching the Buffalo Dallas game as he had a couple guys in his Fantasy Football league playing (he’s in 1st place by the way), Ty playing some video game with his friends and Lori taking a champagne nap. Poor Lori always gets a little more adult pops than usual as I don’t drink so it’s up to her to finish the bottle. Of course I have a celebratory sip for the toast, give each of the boys a taste and even give the sommelier a half glass but then it’s all up to her.

Today we’ll cook our turkey after the gym. I ate so much that I won’t eat much at all today. We were thinking of going to Denver to get Jag some basketball shoes but the news just said they’re closing I-70 near Idaho Springs to clean up a rock slide from the snow storm a few days ago. Maybe tomorrow. Ty wants to go to the mountain so we need to get moving to the gym.

Hope you all enjoyed the day and made some memories of your own. I did talk with Robin yesterday and we reminisced about growing up and Thanksgiving and she remembered every single thing I wrote yesterday. Tommy too. Good times. That’s it, time to get moving. Have a great day, take care, God Bless and Happy Holidays!

What a fun day. If any of us think back over our lives I would say next to Christmas, Thanksgiving memories stand out the most. I remember them well as when I was young we’d make the annual trip to Grandma’s. It was like a Norman Rockwell painting. There was a table so long you couldn’t count the chairs, so many side dishes from oyster stuffing to regular stuffing (Grandma always made dad oyster stuffing), all kinds of salads, potato’s, gallons of homemade gravy, lots of vegetables, sweet potato’s covered with a glaze of golden brown marshmallows, 3 bean salad which was a staple, hot steaming freshly made rolls with real butter (no margarine in those days) 4 or more homemade pies, pecan and pumpkin and sometimes mincemeat or berry, baked cinnamon apples in a red glaze or sauce that was to die for and of course the biggest turkey you’d ever seen. It was always around 30 pounds and seemed to get larger every year. You’d eat and eat even though you were full as it was so good. Coffee and pie always followed the meal with homemade whipped cream. Grandma also always used her finest silver and she had the best and a lot of it. Every place setting was the finest china from some far away place that all matched and was set perfectly as Grandma and Grandpa traveled the World. As a kid you didn’t appreciate all the work that went into the meal but as I grew older I learned from dad how she’d cook the day before and get up at 4am to make the pies as she wanted them fresh. It also took hours and hours to cook that giant bird. I don’t know how Grandma did it but the turkey was always perfect!

There were always the six of us, the Millers which were 6 and then Grandma and Grandpa Miller. From time to time other relatives were there too. In the early years Great Grandma Fugate as well. In the later years she was in a home and we’d take her food on the way home to Denver. So always we had at least 14 but Grandma often had a friend or two as well.

Football was always on. Us kids would play outside and always go to the tiny grocery store right next door with our pennies and maybe a nickel or dime from Grandma or Grandpa to get some candy which mom always said would spoil our dinner. It never did as were experts at eating candy in those days. As we grew older we’d take two cars from Denver to Colorado Springs. An annual fight ensued about what clothes we’d wear. Shelly went through her no bra phase which drove dad up a wall. I’d want to wear jeans which was also a no go. No matter what arguments or trouble we had getting it together to get to Grandma’s, once we were all around the table with that giant turkey, prayers and thanks were said and then we’d have a once a year meal with the entire family that just doesn’t seem to happen these days.

I don’t know that even if you could recreate the same setting, make all those same homemade dishes (boy could Grandma cook, I still don’t know how she did it all), and get everyone together, that it would be the same. In fact, it just wouldn’t. Times were different then. There was no talking of politics, football and life reigned supreme. Everyone dressed up and it seemed the older you were, the fancier you dressed. In life as you get older, memories are your most precious possession. Nothing else really seems to matter. Those things you had to have a few years ago are long forgotten or lost and really didn’t change or influence your life. Think about it, friends, family and memories are what’s most important. So, enjoy the day!

Today Lori is going to a Thanksgiving workout class at the gym while I run over to Whole Foods to get our Thanksgiving meal. It’s all cooked (Grandma would be shocked that you could even buy a whole meal to go) and I’ll warm it up later mostly for turkey sandwiches which is the best part of the meal, leftovers. At 1 pm we’re all going to La Tour, a great French restaurant for our dinner. They’ll have turkey but also will serve their regular menu as Lori doesn’t really like turkey, thank God Grandma doesn’t know!

Yesterday Sonny and Ty slid into a tree at about 2 miles and hour! The roads are still snow covered and icy. Sonny’s car is messed up though and when a friend tried to pull them out of the ditch he put the tow strap around the axel which of course broke the axel! No one was hurt and when I asked Sonny if anyone had hit their head, he said “no but you’d better check Ty’s neck right here” as he pointed to the right side of his neck. I looked over at Ty to find a hickey the size of a silver dollar! It seems Zoe, his girlfriend decided to mark her territory with a big ol hickey on her birthday the night before. She must have liked her presents and this was her thank you! I don’t know what’s with all the girls and hickey’s these days. Jag has had a bunch too, too funny.

Jag went to the doctor around noon as he wasn’t feeling well. The doctor said antibiotics won’t help and sent him home with nothing. He had a rough night and around 8pm spilled a milkshake Lori had made him all over his bed. I stripped the bed and started the wash and sent him up upstairs until I could make his bed. Hope he’s well enough to go to lunch.

That’s about it, here’s an exert from the Pilgrims in 1620 when they were leaving for America. A friend of mine from Scottsdale (Glen) sent me this. Take note of how important religion was to them in those days. That’s it, wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and may God Bless you and your loved ones. Now go make a memory!

This morning I’m off to get our windshield fixed. I need to leave pretty quick as I have a 10 am appt. and am not sure how the roads will be. Lori is off today and is headed to the gym. Ty went to the mountain yesterday while Jag slept most of the day trying to fight off a cold. It was Zoe’s birthday last night so Ty went out with her and a bunch of friends and then spent the night at Will’s.

We’re working on our Christmas list for Tom. We’re late getting it to him as he shops early. Time to get moving so that’s it. I should be leaving when Lori does at 6:45 which is exactly 22 minutes from now and I still have to shower and get the dogs up the hill.

GB.

Well it did snow but nothing like it did on the front range. We probably have 4 or 5 inches up here at most but the wind has been blowing hard. This causes drifts so you have places that are 12 inches deep. It looks like Denver and north of town had the most. Anyhow it’s November 26th so we’re supposed to have snow, right?

Yesterday I was on the highway and a Volkswagen passed me and kicked up a rock that broke the windshield on the Range Rover. What a bummer. The crack quickly spread to about 12 inches and I’m now scheduled to get it replaced tomorrow morning in Denver. What a waste of time.

Jag went with Lexi and her parents to see the movie Ford Ferrari last night which is supposedly really good. Ty was here at home with us after hanging out with Sonny and some friends for most of the afternoon.

Jag’s hand should heal up fine according to Randy, (Dr. Viola) who saw him yesterday. He just needs to tape it to play basketball and if it’s hurting from playing, he should shut it down meaning stop playing for the day. Randy thinks over the next few weeks it will gradually get better and hurt less. Shouldn’t have messed with the old man, me!

I had a headache most of the night due to working out and having the window shut. Finally I opened it around 4am only to have to get up and shut it and clean all the snow off the inside of the window and screen an hour later. I’ve taken the dogs out once but need to take them again now that they’ve had breakfast. Can’t wait for the new house where they have their own indoor outdoor dog run.

So that’s it, time to get moving, again. Tom keeps asking for our Christmas lists, maybe we can get that done today. The news just said I-70 is closed in both directions right where we get on the highway to go to Vail due to a fatal accident. It’s surreal how quickly ones life can change in the blink of an eye. Cherish life and be careful! God Bless.

They say a big storm is supposed to hit tonight. We could get up to a foot here and the same in Denver. In fact, same with the whole Country. Then another storm is supposed to hit Wednesday with lots of airport delays and road closures. Again though, we’ll have to wait and see. This time though, with so many saying it’s so, you’d better prepare by at least getting your Thanksgiving shopping done today if you haven’t already done so.

Lori and Jag made it home by 9:45 while Ty beat them by 5 minutes. Ty took off mid-afternoon to go hang out with friends. Looks like he and Zoe are “dating” again. We like her a lot. The in Denver show was good but long. Both boys are off all week and Lori is taking Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off. We are planning on going to the design center on Wednesday but will have to wait and see how much snow Snowmageddon brings, ha.

This is the last week of December, wow. A week from today is December 2nd and then we’re off. Hold on to your hats! God Bless.

Today Lori and Jag are supposed to go down for the Colorado People’s Choice Awards but Jag texted at 5:30 am saying he couldn’t sleep and didn’t feel well. Knowing this we’ll probably not go. Anthony the designer told us it’s ok if he missed this one but Lori will need to call him.

Ty was out until 10 and Jag came home soon after. Lori went to bed early and we’re going to try to get her a massage today for her neck. We did go down to Denver to look at some more tile and I had a haircut so I don’t have to go on Tuesday.

Watching the news it looks like we might be spared from tomorrow nights snow. Seems to be a Denver and front range event. That’d be good for the builders. I think we’ll run down today and see how much snow is at the house.

It’s a short week for everyone but I have a lot of work to do as the month ends Saturday. We did receive our final version of the contract between us and a German company called RM which is short for Rotkaeppchen Mumm which is the largest sparkling wine company in the World. We’re entering a joint venture we’ve been working on for about a year that gives them an option to buy us for a minimum of $12 Million in 36 months or before. There’s lots of details but it could be a good thing. Upon signing we’ll get a large cash infusion and double or triple our size within a matter of months. We’ll see where it goes.

Time to get moving, have a good last Sunday of November, GB.

It’s nice and clear outside which is nice after a gloomy day yesterday. I think we’re getting a little snow tomorrow night or Monday night. Not sure. Jag and Lori made it home around 7 as he needed an x-ray and MRI on his wrist. We were all holding our breath that he didn’t have a fracture. Thankfully around 9 pm Dr. Viola called and said it just looks like a contusion and bad bruise and he should be ok and to just tape it up when he’s playing basketball. He’s dunking the ball a lot so maybe this has something to do with it or it could be from a week or so ago when we were goofing around and he hit me in the shoulder and hurt his hand due to my rock hard bicep, ha. I still have a bruise and we didn’t think anything of it at the time but his wrist had been bugging him on and off since then. The ATC (athletic trainer) sent him over yesterday afternoon from practice. Anyhow we’re all glad he’s ok.

Ty, Will and Sonny and Zoe, Talon and Chole went to see the movie Frozen 2. Sonny spent the night and they made it home a bit after 10. Lori is still sleeping as is everyone else. I ate so much yesterday I don’t need to eat until Monday. I thought I was getting sick like with the flu so I ate and drank a bunch to try to stave it off. False alarm as I feel fine today but I’m stuffed. Feels like yesterday was Thanksgiving.

The boys are off all week and Lori has some days off too. Not sure which days she’s off. We need to go to the ski locker and get Ty’s snowboard and get his bindings switched over to his new one. Maybe we’ll get that done today. Jag also needs some new basketball shoes from Denver so maybe after the gym we’ll make a trip down, we’ll know more in a couple hours. Time to get the dogs up the hill and Lori moving so we can go to the gym. Have a great day, it’ll be December soon, like a week from tomorrow. That’s really hard to believe as Fall this year came and went so fast. Don’t blink! God Bless.

We have snow, nothing big but snow. Maybe 2 or 3 inches as of now and I think it’ll be over by noon. Of course we have a busy weekend and I think more snow on Sunday.

Yesterday the boys had basketball until 6 pm. I picked Lori up around 5:15. Jag has nothing going on until noon so I’ll take Ty this morning. I also need to run to the appliance store today to look at a microwave. That’s it as I have a headache too so time to go, GB.

It snowed a bit but there’s nothing on the driveway. The way it was coming down for a few minutes yesterday you would have thought we’d have feet. But no, not yet at least. They say more is coming tonight but we’ll see. Weathermen have a 50/50 chance and half the time they’re wrong, ha.

I’m starting to fill up my schedule for the rest of the year. I could travel a bunch but am just going to Seattle and San Francisco on December 9th and 10th, coming home the afternoon of the 11th. Then I should be done for the year. The first week of January I’ll be back at it with Portland and Illinois and probably Italy in the mix.

Lori has had a bad headache. The boys have basketball at 6 tonight I think and then tomorrow is optional. The house is looking good. We met the cabinet maker and went through the kitchen and all the bathrooms. They finished the roof yesterday just in time before the snow. Time to get moving as it’s almost 7. I need to take the dogs up the hill and drop Lori at work. Hope everyone is well, take care and God Bless.

Today basketball practice was supposed to be after school but they changed it to another morning practice, ugh. So it’s 5:42 am and we’re trying to all get moving.

Yesterday I was in Aspen and then worked out. Ty had a haircut after school and then he and I went to the end of the year mountain bike party while Lori and Jag went to the soccer banquet. We all made it home by about 8.

Here’s some fallout from the fashion show. Anthony the designer’s phone has been ringing off the hook (his words) and apparently Jag was the hit of the show. He stood out so much amongst all the other models that Vogue Magazine and some professional photographers want to photograph him and potentially have him walk in New York Fashion Week! Anthony called us first before giving out his contact info in case Jag wasn’t interested. So obviously he is interested so stay tuned to see where this goes. We have no idea what’ll happen. Jag is walking for Anthony again this Sunday and then has some phot shoot coming up after that. Surreal huh?

Lori and I are off to the gym after the boys leave and then headed down to the house to meet the wood working guy. Not sure how much snow we’re supposed to get but we will get some. I think the roof is all on the house so that’ll keep the rain and snow mostly out.

Has anyone caught any of this sham impeachment thing on tv? The Dems case is falling apart in front of millions. Only would the Dems have hearings where the defense can’t call any witnesses, don’t get to cross examine any that the Dems call and are not given the same amount of time or access to secret witnesses that the Dems have. Karma must work as the two witnesses yesterday both denied what the Dems said they would say. After 3 years of the Russia hoax narrative they have nothing, wow. What a waste of tax payer money not to mention the lack of getting any of the peoples business done. Unbelievable. I hope they get swept out of office.

Time to run, have a good day, GB.