Thanksgiving

Lauren and I spent Thanksgiving up in Frisco, CO at her dad's condo. We skied at Copper Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There weren't too many runs open (11) and there were a lot of people there but it was still fun to get up and make some early season turns. I also spent some time in the terrain park trying to learn how to slide rails. I was unsuccessful but I'm hoping to get it before the end of the season. It's much harder then I thought it would be.

It snowed every day that we were up there and snowed hard as we were leaving on Sunday so it looks like the next time up there will be quite a few more runs open. Think Snow!

Incubus Concert

I went to an Incubus concert this last Friday night. It was in Loveland at the Budweiser Event Center. It was nice to be able to attend a concert nearby rather then having to drive to Denver. The opening act was a band called The Music. They were ok. The Incubus concert was really good. They played for about an hour and a half. This was the final show for the Incubus world tour for their A Crow Left of the Murder album.

Poker Night

I started a bi-monthly poker night for the folks at HP and their spouses at the beginning of the summer. After finishing second in the first event and two early exits I was able to put together a victory last night. At one point I was down to about double the big blind and fought my way back. I was finally victorious drawing out my flush on fourth street against top pair. It was a fun evening and I'm looking forward to another event in January.

The Melting Pot

A friend of mine from HP, Ryan Houdek, has left HP to start a Melting Pot restaurant. On Sunday, Lauren and I along with a couple friends from work attended a pre-opening friends and family night at his restaurant. It was a great opportunity to check out the restaurant.

We had their signature meal "The Big Night Out". The menu describes this great meal which consists of a cheese fondue appetizer, a salad, various meats cooked in a oil/broth based main course and a chocolate fondue dessert. All of the food was excellent, if you have a location near you I highly recommend trying it for a special meal.

I wish Ryan my best as he embarks on this new career.