Grand Rapids Griffins!

Dad took Justin and I down to Grand Rapids for a Griffins Hockey game! It was at the Van Andel Arena. We had VIP seating in a suite complete with food and drinks! The way to go....

Here we are at intermission between periods.

We had our own stadium seating area up top infront of the suite!

This photo should be last....but yes the Griffins won! It was a pretty exciting game for being semi-pro hockey.

This was a glimpse of our great view! There were about 25 others sharing the suite with us.

Justin is enjoying his hot dog! I must admit...they were fabulous!! All the pop, popcorn, cookies, and sanwiches you could ask for.

The smorgasbord. Loud up on that mustard!

This was just after the Griffins had scored! Very cool. The Red Wings take players they think are "good enough" for the NHL and bring them to Detroit for "try out games". If the players are good, they keep them in Detroit...if not, theyre sent back to GR.

We had great seats, and the arena was pretty packed for a Sunday game. The crowds there are just as noisy as the Detroit games too! It was a great way to spend a Sunday! I'm sure we'll be back for more games....and hot dogs :)

Cabin Fever

It's February....the dead of winter. The need for socialization is great! We spent a Saturday night out with some of our good friends! It was good to have a night out with those close to us. Here Rachelle and I pose for a close up!

Justin and Nick are hanging out on Rachelle and Jeremy's couch. Watching the hockey game.

Three amigos! Nick, Rachelle, and I used to hang out alot when Justin was still out in Montana. It was necessary to get a picture of the old gang again! We had a great time mingling and laughing!

Old buddies! Justin and Ben Maurer....good friends since high school. It had been about that long too since they last spent time together! It was fun seeing them together again....things haven't changed that much in 7 years! Is that a good or bad thing? :)

Hanging out at Rachelle's before we made the movie downtown! Rachelle and Jeremy recently built a house together....it's now our hang-out for get togethers :) Good times had by all. It made us forget that the weather outside was still pretty frightful. On this night we had gotten about 6 inches of new snow.....not good for the little Saturn! Vrrrrooooom!

Un-Valentine

Justin and I have never truly enjoyed Valentine's Day.....we feel it's merely a superficial/commercial/obligated holiday. So we try to mix things up and do something WE want to do. Since we were apart last year (and send cards via snail mail) we got to spend the day together this year! We headed over to our friends Kim and Adam's house for a night of juicy fun!

Kim and Adam just got a power juicer....so we wanted to try it out! As you can see we ran out of room. The freshest drinks ever made!

Kim and I were on dinner duty....we made a lovely shrimp & veggie pasta! It was quite the trip- we all went grocery shopping together for the food...it was funny to see the guys with a huge cart full of fruit!

Justin was in charge of peeling the oranges and prepping the fruit for the juicer. The smells in the room were great! It made us feel (for just a second) that we were on the beach sipping tropical drinks.

So much fruit, so little time!! I believe we got our RDA of vitamins for the night :) That power juicer took the pulp right out of the fruit! Amazing!

This was the damage. We spent about $35 on fruit. Look how beautiful it is! On a snowy winter's night, it was great to have something FRESH to consume. Ahhh how I miss the warm weather.

Valentine's Day just happens to be our 6year 4month mark :) Yay!

Justin had his plum/pineapple juice, I had my lime/pineapple/apple margarita! Best homemade drinks ever! A great way to spend un-valentines day.

Kim & Adam. We had a blast guys! Maybe we should make this an annual tradition :)