Elk Bugling

We took Judy to Estes Park while she was here helping us move to see/hear the Elk bugle.  We hadn't heard them before either, so it was fun.  Pretty busy, but saw and heard plenty of bull's do their thing.  Pics too.

All things New

So the last 45 days have revolved around Karla and I buying a new home.  We started the process in July, and were expecting to not find a place for a few months.  After looking at 10 houses or so, we came across one that fit all of our needs & wants.  Its in Lakewood, an area that we weren't overly familiar with, but we weren't too familiar with the neighborhood when we bought in Chicago, and now its (biasly) my favorite neighborhood.

The whole process from offer to closing was a blur, to be honest.  Financing was pretty easy, inspection overall went fine, and we were able to break our lease for no cost at our downtown apartment.  Unfortunately the only time we could close coincided with Grandpap's 95th birthday party, so we weren't able to go to Pennsylvania the weekend we moved.

Its been a week and a half or so since we've moved in, and more or less we are unpacked.  Still have decorating and pictures to do, but really not too many boxes lying around.  Karla has her own nice office to work in, complete with a new ball/chair thing that helps her core instead of a chair, and she's surrounded by books that smell like rich mahogony(ok not quite).

We ended up doing a little appliance udating in the kitchen.  We swapped out the old black non-gas range for a new stainless steel range, and if you're going to do that, why not just get the fridge, dishwasher & microwave too?  So we have a swanky new kitchen, and its fun to cook in!

Also new is Riggs, our brand new Ford Escape.  Riggs is the partner in crime to Murtagh, our older Ford Focus, who is "getting too old for this shit".  Watch Lethal Weapon if you're unsure of the reference.

New sofa & furniture are on the way, but for the most part its feeling like home.  We have some open space to our back, and we've seen deer back there a few times, which hammers home that we're not downtown anymore!  Its also much quieter, and we can see stars at night, a new pheonomenon we haven't been used to.  We've enjoyed the area, gone on a bike ride, and we have a lake/pond nearby that we can jog around that has a great sunset view of the mountains/foothills.

Plenty of more 'new' things coming as well, but that's good for now.

Weekend in Breckenridge with Ken & Nancy

We headed off to Breckenridge Friday after work to meet Matt's parents there, as they rented a condo for the weekend.  Apparently it had rained for 3 days straight, but we brought the sunshine!

Karla had a really long week at work so decided to sleep in Saturday while Matt & Ken went to hike Mt. Democrat (and possibly others).  They made it up Democrat no problem, but ran out of time and legs a little fatigued to climb Cameron & Lincoln, but still probably did 3000 feet of climb overall!  It was a gorgeous day, and it wasn't complete without a quick stop for a beer at the bar on the way back.

Karla & Nancy had a relaxing morning, walking through Breckenridge.  By the time the guys got back it was chill/naptime for a bit.  After a refreshing shower we all headed into town to shop and meet our friends for drinks.  Some tacos and margaritas concluded dinner, and we headed back to the condo to play multiple games of carbles.

Sunday we decided to go to Montgomery Reservoir nearby to do some fishing.  Overall a huge success..  Karla caught her first ever fish!!  and then her second!!  we will not discuss the lost lures/caught fish ratio, as it was higher than it should be...we headed back into traffic and enjoyed the worlds largest pizza for dinner in Denver at Fat Sully's...seriously large.  A nice weekend for sure!




Oh and we got a contract on a new house!
 More on that later.

His & Her Weekends

For the first time that I can remember, both Karla and I had weekends out of town but not together.  Karla went to Iowa with all her sisters to play in a charity golf tournament.  Seeing as how I can't swing a golf club quite yet, I didn't go.  Instead I went to Chicago to see some friends and catch a Liverpool Soccer game.




had alot of fun with all her golfing family members, and even though she hadn't played in a bit hit them very well!  She also got to experience her hometown fair, including the ever popular RV race.  Lowell is going to try to enter next year (j/k).



I got to Chicago late Friday and got a nice run in Saturday morning before heading to the farmers market for some fresh cheese curds!  Then I met up with Patrick & Gil and started the day of bowtie festivities.  We were going to go to the Cubs game, but tickets were very expensive to watch a really bad baseball team.  So instead we picked up lunch at Xoco(of course) and went up to our friend Jason's new house in lakeview.  Holy hell that's a nice house.  We chilled on his rooftop day drinking until dinner.  We donned the bowties and headed to Chicago Firehouse for a nice steak dinner.  The rest of the night was a blur, but I remember not being served at the Trump, usually a sign its time to go home.

Sunday we were moving pretty slow, but the goal was to go see Liverpool vs Olympiakos at Soldier field.  As I'm a Liverpool fan, it was a real treat, and I had to get suited up appropriately.  Liverpool won 1-0 so it was a good day!

Headed back monday afternoon and concluded a nice weekend for both of us!

World Cup watchings June 13-July 13

Please don't think that we weren't busy these last 30 days, but there really were more important things going on.  Specifically that magical event that happens every 4 years and causes Matt to lose most any productivity at work.  That's right sports fans, its the WORLD CUP!  (soccer, not quiddich, that's what happens when I type this while watching Harry Potter).

The buildup to the cup this year has been incredible, with the US getting stuck in the "Group of Death" - Germany(who eventually win the whole thing), Portugal(with the best player in the world), and Ghana(the team that knocked out the US the last 2 world cups).  Needless to say it was not expected that the US would do well.

We watched many games, and some great goals happened, but we really enjoyed rooting for the USA as they played some great games.  I think it captured the attention of many more people than expected, as it was great to see the national pride come out.  A great victory over Ghana that we watched at a bar(I had a very important "meeting" that made me have to leave work early), a gut wrenching tie to Portugal that I was able to watch at a bar in Estes Park while Karla stayed with Kathy & family at RMNP, and a loss to Germany that still allowed the US to advance to the knockout stage.

I have to say the buildup to the Belgium game was great, as it was a team we actually had a chance of beating(that said hindsight playing Brazil might have been the easy win).  While the US didn't win and truthfully didn't play well, the play of Tim Howard(Karla's favorite player) helped them stay in it until the end.

Today was the finals, and having watched Germany pull off the victory in extra time was a great way to cap off an exciting month of watching "football".  

And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...

Camping at Guanella Pass

This weekend we were rather outdoorsy.  After trying out as new restaurant on Friday night, we got up early and ran the stairs at Red Rocks, something we've been doing a lot lately.  After a great workout we met Jamie & Doug and the kids at Lair o the Bear park outside of Morrison.  It was fun to walk with the kids along the river and have them play and throw rocks in the creek.  After a lunch stop in Morrison at Willy's Wings, Karla and I headed up to camp at Guanella Pass, our go to spot.

We were able to set up the tent without a problem, but it wasn't too long before some rain came in.  We were able to grill some burgers but it wasn't to be for the campfire.  Due to rain we called it an early night.  But between a stomach ache for Karla and a headache for Matt it was a rough night.  The best sleep was between 5-7am, and then the morning was great with the sound of the birds and the creek in the background.

We packed up our very wet tent and headed down the hill.  Fortunately we were able to air out the gear at Naomi & Ryan's while we watched the world cup final.  All in all it was a nice weekend, but the lack of a campfire might mean we go back out next weekend and try again!

4th of July in Iowa

Karla's cousin Dane was getting married on the 5th of July in Iowa, so our plan was to spend the 4th of July there. The airlines had other ideas. Our flight on the 3rd was cancelled and the earliest we could get into Omaha was at 4:45pm on the 4th (via Minneapolis). We ended up missing a color run the morning of the 4th and riding in the Mapleton parade behind Kristin's John Deere 3020. We were so bummed! We did make it in time to see fireworks in Mapleton though - yay!

Dane's wedding was beautiful and the reception was quite fun! Matt made friends by being able to stream the World Cup on his phone during the start of the reception. Karla was kept busy because she and her sisters were in charge of cakes and punch. They surprised Dane by making and wearing St. Louis Rams aprons - the only time any of them will wear Rams gear!

On Sunday, we had a late lunch at Kathy's since she was having people over for a grad school graduation party (which included some delicious lemon raspberry cake). Then we headed back to Denver. A shorter weekend since our flight was cancelled, but it was fun to see everyone at the wedding!

Kathy, Jordan, Liv & Henry Visit

Kathy, Jordan, Liv, and Henry came to visit in late June. We spent the first two nights camping at Rocky Mountain National Park. When they arrived on Sunday, we set up our tents and went to the rangers station to get some Junior Ranger books for Liv and Henry. They immediately wanted to start searching for stuff in their books so it turned into a 30 minute hike around the ranger station!

On Monday, Matt and I took the Liv and Henry on a morning hike to Dream and Nymph lakes. We weren't sure how they'd do hiking at 10,000+ feet, but it didn't seem to phase them! What started as an hour hike turned into a two and a half hour hike because they were having so much fun. They were amazed to see snow in June, so we had to stop and play in it for a while.

After the hike, we had lunch at the campground and then took off for a drive on Trail Ridge Road (which goes above treeline). We drove above treeline, got out to look at the view, and stopped to see some waterfalls. On our way down, we saw a bunch of cars pulled off (which always means there's wildlife around somewhere). To our surprise, it wasn't deer or elk, but two bull moose! After parking, we all sprinted out of the car and hoped the moose didn't wander away. Instead, they moved closer to where we were so we were able to spend 10 minutes observing them.

Our campsite was near a meadow, so we had some "friends" visit a lot. Here's a pic of Henry being really quiet while looking at our "friend".

On Tuesday, we broke camp, Henry and Liv got their Junior Ranger badges (yay!) and we headed to Denver. We were all ready to shower by then since RMNP has bathrooms, but no showers.

Tuesday night we went to the Rockies game. Liv made it to the 6th inning and Henry made it the whole game!

On Wednesday, Matt had to work, so the rest of us headed out to Heritage Square in Golden to play. Matt and I had been there a few times to ride the alpine sled, but didn't really know what else was there. Apparently, it's a really great spot for kids because we spent all day there! It had kid-sized rides - Scrambler, roller coaster, bumper boats, paddle boats, etc. We could barely get Henry off of the go carts and Liv had fun riding in the go-kart with Kathy (she was too short to drive her own - maybe next time!). Henry, Kathy, and I also did a zip line. Henry was a little hesitant and had to be practically pulled off of the stand to start, but loved it once he got going!

We ended the night with a movie night - Frozen. Olivia kept telling Kathy to stop singing along, but then ended up singing along herself. It was a cute movie!

We had a lot of fun with them and can't wait for them to come back!

Matt's Long Road to Recovery

This summer has been a trying one for me.  Having had shoulder surgery in April to repair a torn labrum has sidelined me for 6 months.  I'm getting better, but its a slow road, and as a result our crazy adventures have been a little muted the last 90 days or so.  I got the ok to start biking again, and I've been able to run for 30 days or so.  No golfing or volleyball have made it a tougher summer than usual, plus PT 2 days a week have reminded me how active I was prior to surgery.  Hoping for a good recovery, and so far on track.

Karla's Birthday & Kristin's Visit

For Karla's birthday weekend her sister Kristin flew into town to help celebrate.  Friday night(her birthday was officially on Saturday) we had a very nice dinner at Solera Restaraunt.  Since Matt knew the owner, he let us bring our own dessert - a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake!  Karla was unaware until the waitress brought out our "special dessert".  Admittedly probably not as good as the creme brulee would have been, but Karla got her favorite for her birthday!

Saturday morning we took a nice hike to Red Rocks, since Kristin had never been there.  But before we left for the hike we made the decision to buy Zac Brown tickets for their Wrigley Field show in September, a nice way to start the morning!  On the way back to town from Red Rocks we stopped by the Colorado Cider Co, and enjoyed some delicious Colorado ciders.  Since we hadn't had enough to drink, we then met a lot of friends at the Lowery Beer Garden and enjoyed more drinks, and of course, a ton of pretzels, which were life altering.  Pretty sure we ruined every ballpark pretzel for Kristin. We finished the night with beers at Great Divide and some slices of pizza at a new place nearby.

It was great to have Kristin in town for the weekend -- it made for a memorable weekend!

Memorial Day & Final Angelfire thoughts

This Memorial Day, like many before, Karla and I were going down to the house in Angel Fire.  This trip, however, was bittersweet.  After 13+ years it was decided that it was time to sell the house.  It sold much faster than expected, and as a result the house was sold a week or so before Memorial Day.  We were fortunate that the new owners didn't mind us using it one last time.  Ken, Nancy, us & even Karla's parents came for the weekend.  Lowell & Judy flew in to Denver and drove down with us, and we met my parents there.

Since I couldn't golf, and there was still snow on wheeler, it was a rather relaxing weekend.  Also the fact that we had a nice snowstorm in the afternoon didn't make the hiking any easier.  Some good food, some good wine, and a watching of the Indy 500 did make it a nice trip.  It was very sad to leave the house for the last time, but it created some wonderful memories(bears on the porch, "teaching" Karla to ski, carbles games, sledding down the driveway, and mountain lion sightings just to name a few) and its time to move on to the next adventure!

First Real Hike of the Season

This past weekend was our first real hike of the season - yay! On Saturday we headed to Golden to hike North Table Mountain. We did the North Loop trail, which ended up being a little over 7 miles. The first half mile was the toughest part since it was straight up. Once we got to the top of the plateau it was a great hike with some rolling hills.

On Saturday night we went to our friends' house for a birthday grill out, which included an ice cream cake. Yum. Sunday was a run/walk at Red Rocks, watching a lot of sports (the Blackhawks, Cubs, and Rockies all won), and catching up on stuff to do around the apartment. We're excited to head to Angel Fire this coming weekend with both sets of parents!

Mother's Day

On Friday night we went to Karla's work party. Since she never goes into the office, it was fun to meet a few new people. Saturday was spending some time in the foothills. There's a trail at Red Rocks we like to run, so with Matt's shoulder, he walks it while Karla runs it. It was a good day because Karla ran it faster than she's ever run it before!

On Mother's Day, we went to Snooze with the newest mother we know. There's always a long line but since it's right downstairs, we put our name in, go back home, and tell Naomi and Ryan when to show up. It was fun and delicious.

Happy Mother's Day to our amazing Moms!!

Matt's Surgery to Early May

Matt's shoulder had been bothering him for a good year, so he finally had surgery on it in early April. The surgery went well although his shoulder was more damaged than the doctor originally thought. His labrum was completely torn off, so the doctor reattached it, and there was some cartilage damage that hadn't shown up in the MRI so the doctor cleaned that up too.

Since surgery, Matt's been in a sling and our activities have been limited. Matt has learned to do a lot more things right-handed since surgery was on his left, dominant hand. Right after surgery I had to help him with every part of getting ready for work, but now it's just tying his shoes. Progress!

We've spent the weekends seeing friends, going for walks (the one activity Matt can do), and watching baseball. Recently it's been nice enough to do some trail running at Red Rocks. Well, I trail run and Matt walks. He's been a real trooper about walking while I run!

We're both ready for his sling to come off (hopefully this week) and to get the okay to do some light hiking. The weather is warming up and we want to be outside!

Last Ski Trip of the Season

Knowing that surgery was around the corner for Matt, we made one more trip to the mountains for skiing. Ken, never one to pass up an opportunity to ski, flew up to join us. We headed out early and, after the routine stop at Blue Moon Bakery for breakfast, made our way to Breckenridge. We're not sure if it was because spring break was over for most people or because there wasn't fresh powder or because it was Rockies home opener weekend, but there were no lines for any of the lifts. We skied as many runs by 11:30am than we usually do by 1:30pm. It was really fun! We skied all of Breck - starting at blacks on peak 10 to a blueish black on peak 6 and all the peaks in between. Great last day of skiing for the season!!

Arizona - Grand Canyon & Spring Training

Our big trip this spring was to Arizona.  We took a day and a half and visited and hiked the Grand Canyon, and spent a few days in Phoenix with Lowell & Judy enjoying Cubs spring training & some golf.

We booked a flight that, at the time, made alot of sense - it left at 5:50 AM.  Our 3am alarm was a ton of fun.  Lowell and Judy were nice enough to get up early, drive to the airport, and loan us their van for the trip -- thanks! The upside is that by the time we landed in Phoenix & drove to the Grand Canyon it wasn't even noon - so we took advantage of a full day.  We did hike a little on the South Kaibab trail to get out and enjoy the day, but it was clear we were pretty tired by about 4pm.  We checked in to the Bright Angel Lodge, and enjoyed some NCAA Tourney games before grabbing some dinner.  Before we crashed we did make it to one of the points along the rim to see the sunset, which while there were some clouds was still a very pretty sight.  We then got a well deserved good nights sleep.

The next morning we were up early and hit the Bright Angel Trail - our destination was Plateau Point, a 6 mile hike out to a point where we could look down to the bottom of the canyon and the Colorado River.  Hiking the canyon is like the reverse 14er - hiking 4000 feet down and then back up.  It was a very pretty hike, although the view didn't change much until we got to the Point - which seeing the river at the bottom was pretty cool.  A nice hike up 4000 feet and we were ready to hit the car back to Phoenix to spend the rest of the trip with Lowell and Judy.

On Saturday we got up, had breakfast, and then headed to the new Cubs spring training park. We did a little tailgating before the game, and spent a little time walking around the facility. It's a great place to see a game...unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, we saw a Cubs loss. After the game, we went home for a little rest and then out to dinner. Matt had never experienced Organ Stop Pizza, so we remedied that situation. He was a little skeptical, but ended up really enjoying it! The three story organ is quite the sight to see.

On Sunday, after church and a trip to Village Inn for breakfast, it was golfing time! Lowell's friend Steve played with us. It was a short course, mostly par 3s, so we got a lot of practice with our short irons...especially teeing off with 9-irons. Sunday night was filled with basketball and grilling.

Monday morning was early with a 7:50am tee time. Lyla joined us for this round. It was a gorgeous course! Both of us played better than Sunday and Matt shot one of his best rounds ever, an 85! Karla learned to not golf with Lowell after Kathy visits. She was going to layup on a whole when she heard "Kathy cut the corner". So she had to try! And made it...on her second try...by about five feet. After an afternoon nap for everyone, it was baseball time again! Steve and Sharon jojned us for a night game. The Cubs lost, again, but the fireworks after the game were great!

We headed home on Tuesday after a really fun trip!

Breckenridge weekend at Tiger Run RV Resort

This weekend we went to Breckenridge and stayed with a friend who has an RV.  There is an RV park called Tiger Run, and its actually really nice.  We made it up in record time, and enjoyed dinner Friday at the RV.  We were able to actually sleep in on a saturday and still get to the slopes in plenty of time.

A good day of skiing for Karla and I.  It was chilly on the slopes, and our friends took a longer lunch while we got in a few extra runs.  After we left the slopes we got back to the RV and enjoyed the hot tub at the resort.  For dinner we had spaghetti at the RV, but Matt had Baylor Basketball on the brain, as it was the Big 12 tournament final  - Baylor VS Iowa State.  The game went down to the wire but the Bears did not prevail that day.

After drowning his sorrows in Guinness - it was St Patricks day after all - a good nights sleep and a return the next day capped off a very nice weekend.

Ken & Nancy in town Skiing & Snowshoeing

Matt's parent's came in town on Friday evening, driving all day from Ft. Worth.  Nancy had been fighting a sinus infection, so she elected to stay in Denver on saturday while the other 3 went up skiing in Breckenridge.  A stop at blue moon bakery on the way and we were off to the slopes.  The base was pretty nice, and the weather wasn't too bad - a little chilly and overcast, but decent conditions.  We skied straight across the resort, from peak 10 to peak 6 and back.  Around 1:30 we were exhausted, and after a few beers at the bar we headed back, avoiding traffic on the way home.

Sunday all 4 of us along with Greg and Barb Taylor, friends from Texas who recently moved to the Denver area, drove up to RMNP to go snowshoeing.  Greg was pretty skeptical when we drove in to Estes Park and there was only an inch of snow on the ground.  Karla and I assured him that where we were going there would be plenty of snow.  We had no idea how much we were right.  There was probably a foot and a half of fresh snow, and the weather was great.  We first snowshoed around Bear Lake to get everyone used to walking with large shoes on your shoes.  After that we made it up to Emerald Lake, the second of 3 lakes up to Emerald Lake.  Everyone had a blast, and after stopping at a pub for lunch and ice cream in town, we headed back to Denver.   A few games of carbles back home finished off the nice weekend.

Friends Jeanne & Patrick in town

This weekend we had some friends visit us from Chicago.  It was Jeanne & Patrick's first time in Colorado, so we were going to show them a good time.  Jeanne is pregnant, so the guys took advantage of most of the beer.  Trips to Idaho Springs for Colorado style pizza, Golden to the Coors brewery and dinner at Ignite was on tap for Friday.  Saturday was a day of breweries.  We started at the Lowry Beer Garden for beer and pretzels, and then made our way to Diebolt Brewing for beer and board games.  From there we went to Prost for a quick beer and finished at Denver Brewing Company.

It was good to see them and hopefully we will make it to Chicago to see their newborn this summer!

Super Bowl Weekend

This weekend involved some beer, some hiking, and a very un-inspiring football game.

Friday night we met Naomi and Ryan out for dinner and drinks. We are enjoying being able to spontaneously go out since having a newborn baby in a few weeks will put temporary halt on that activity.

We thought about going skiing on Saturday, but the roads made us decide to stay in the city. However, we still were able to have some fun in the snow! We headed to the foothills and hiked a 4 mile trail in Matthew/Winters and Red Rocks Parks. It was really fun! Not too snowy, but still a great workout trudging through the snow.

On Sunday, we headed over to Naomi and Ryan's for the Super Bowl. Hopes were high as the Broncos had an amazing regular season. Well, as most people know, those hopes were pretty much crushed after the first play. Really...who gets a safety on the FIRST play of the game?? The highlights of the night were our Super Bowl Bingo game, the halftime show, and the spread of food (wings and homemade onion rings...yum)...the game definitely was not a highlight.

Hiking in Golden and a DYAO Concert

The mountains hadn't gotten any fresh snow, so this past weekend we decided to stay around Denver and enjoy the warmer-than-normal weather. We decided to hike up to the top of Lookout Mountain in Golden. It was a great 3 hour hike in weather that allowed us to just wear hiking pants and short sleeves! Most of the time anyway - we did put on a fleece when we were in the shade for longer than 5 minutes.

On Sunday we went to a Denver Youth Artists Orchestra concert. They were playing side-by-side with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. It was a great concert! One of the pieces featured an amazing 12-year-old pianist.

A pretty chill weekend, but we got outside on Saturday and were cultured on Sunday!

MLK Weekend

On Saturday, we headed to Keystone with our friend Leah and her friends Gretchen and Chad. The weather was gorgeous! Highs in the low 30's and not a cloud in the sky. They hadn't gotten snow recently, so the groomed runs were fast. Matt and Chad were in heaven when we found a run with no one on it and they could go down as fast as they possibly could. We took a break around lunch to have a beer and were able to sit outside and not be cold. It was a great day!

After skiing, we went home, relaxed, and then met our friends Brandon and Ashley at Fire on the Mountain for wings. Wings were probably the only thing that could have gotten Karla off the couch after a day of skiing.

Sunday was the Bronco's game at Matt's friend Brad's house. They live in the suburbs so there was plenty of space for us to throw the football around before the game and during halftime. The game was great -- especially since the Broncos won! It's not hard to jump on the Broncos bandwagon and it's the one football team we can cheer for together.

Since Matt had MLK off, Karla decided to take it off too. Since we went skiing on Saturday, we decided to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park to do some snowshoeing. The weather was amazing again - sunny and not too cold. We hiked from Nymph Lake to Dream Lake to Emerald Lake. Between Dream and Emerald the wind really picked up, but it was still a really fun hike. That's definitely one of our favorite hikes at RMNP - winter or summer!

Fiesta Bowl!

It's the last bowl games of the BCS era, Baylor was Big 12 Championship...we HAD to go to the Fiesta Bowl!

We flew to Phoenix on NYE and spent the night celebrating the new year with Karla's parents, who were nice enough to provide us a place to crash! In the morning, we started our day of football with the Iowa game. Since we wanted to experience all the pre-game festivities at the Fiesta Bowl, we left during at halftime. Luckily we were able to find the game on the radio. The Hawkeyes put up a good fight, but weren't able to pull it out in the end.

Lowell, Matt, and Karla arrived to the Fiesta Bowl and found it filled with Baylor fans! Okay, there were a few UCF fans there too, but we won't mention them. After walking around and soaking in the atmosphere, we headed to a bar to watch the first half of the Rose Bowl. We were able to snag some seats at the bar and made friends with the Baylor fans and had some good-nature trash talking with the UCF fans.

The stadium was a great atmosphere - we were excited to see all of the Baylor fans! We ended up having great seats (after moving since our first seats had a railing in our way) and enjoyed our free chips and salsa (thanks bowl sponsors!). The game was really fun...for the first three quarters. Then the other team started pulling away. Boo. Overall, Baylor had a great season and Matt was a very happy Baylor Bear!!