Hail to the Victors!

This afternoon, Ted and I went to Crisler Arena to watch the Michigan Wolverines take on the 15th ranked Connecticut Huskies. Thousands gathered, decked out in maize and blue to cheer on our beloved men's basketball team. They played their tails off! Connecticut was nothing but tall, tall and taller, but our boys did an outstanding job of rebounding, shooting, passing, and just playing together...oh, and we took care of the ball (Ted always tells me that's THE most important aspect-you gotta take care of the ball!!) It was exciting from beginning from to end. 68-63 was the final score...here are some pictures from the game. Great win for Michigan today...GO BLUE!!!!

Christmas/New Years Blog #2

So the first week of our "Christmas Vacation" was in OKC with my crew...the second week we spent in Palm Springs with Ted's crew. How lovely and WARM it was :) We had a great time golfing ( I rode in the cart/pulled the flag/helped look for golf balls that weren't in the fairway). The combo of mountains and desert is breathtaking! Everything is just beautiful there. We ate many delicious meals, watched some great college football Bowl Games, and perhaps our favorite part was learning a new game called BANANAGRAMS! (Thanks Grant and Lindee for introducing us to this!) Here are a few pics from the trip, ENJOY! Thanks Al and Dixie for such a wonderful trip, love you all.

Christmas/New Year Blog #1

Well, we hope this finds all of our readers well and settling into the New Year- 2010 (I've only written 2009 a few times, ha!) We've been a little out of pocket since our last blog, but hopefully these next few posts will get us back on track! Well, those of you who don't live in Oklahoma, we have to tell you we had the snow storm of the century! Christmas Eve was an absolute white out...here are some pictures to prove it! We sure had fun with the Family...we did everything from eating, playing Rock Band, eating, watching sports, oh, and did we mention we were well fed? :)(There was even a Girlfriend's Night at Ted's-yum!) Thanks everyone for a GREAT week...we love you!

Fine Dining!

Sunday night, Dec 13th we attended the First Annual Fancy Christmas Dinner Party, hosted by our dear friends, Bryan & Emily Jobe. Robert and Bria Parker also joined us and the 6 of us ate and laughed all evening long. We had appetizers, drinks, steak and a variety of delicious sides including Emily's homemade bread. For dessert, Bria created the most amazing calorie filled dessert you have ever laid your eyes on...Sticky Toffee Pudding I believe it was called-oh my word, it was drizzed with caramel like goodness and topped off with ice cream. None of us could move nor ate anything the next day :)

Here are pictures from our evening. Thanks again dear friends, we can't for the next one!

Skating in the Big "D"!

Sorry Blog Readers...I've been slacking a bit! I can hardly believe we're half way through December. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and has now switched into "Christmas Mode" :) Last weekend, Ted and I went ice skating with the Youth Group in downtown Detroit-it was a BLAST!!! There was live music, a huge Christmas tree and the weather conditions were just right(it was cold but not much wind-which we amateurs skaters gratefully appreciated, ha!) We then went across the street to eat at Hard Rock Cafe-yum! Here are some pictures from our evening. (Ted thinks we should train for 2016 Winter Olympics as pair figure skaters...yeah right!!) :)

The Grand Finale!

Last weekend was our last Michigan Football game and our last group of visitors for 2009...Ted's parents, brother Grant and our Sister-in-law Lindee came up for a few days. What a GREAT time we had with them...as you can see, I start every visit off by taking our guests to the Cider Mill for apple cider and doughnuts :) Friday we spent the day walking around campus and touring AA. Saturday was Game Day and we tailgated hard, cheered hard, and slept hard that evening, ha! (You'll notice the picture I took of Al, Ted and Grant in the big chair-clearly exhausted from football Saturday) :) Thanks Ledbetters for coming to see us and for spoiling us while you were here...we love you guys!

Ted's Trip to Wisconsin

Early Saturday morning, Ted flew to Wisconsin along with 20 other Michigan donors to cheer on the Wolverines. Well...Michigan didn't get the win, but Ted still had a great time and really enjoyed his day in Madison. Here are some pictures from the game.

Applesauce Pie

Courtesy of our friend Paula Dalrymple...enjoy, this recipe is delicious!!!

APPLESAUCE PIE

Pie crust 9" pan (fresh or frozen)
2 eggs
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 Tbs flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup smooth applesauce (jar)
1 tsp vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk all ingredients in the order listed. Pour into the (thawed) pie crust and bake for 45 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling is a bit puffy (it will deflate upon cooling). Served with whipped cream if desired...ENJOY!!!

More Visitors!

Yes, just call us the Holiday Inn, ha! :) Our next guests to come visit & stay with us in Ann Arbor were our dear friends Brennon and Tam Barnes from Oklahoma City...we had the most wonderful time with them and were SO thankful to have them here(and thrilled that the weather was on good behavior, ha!)We crammed in quite a bit of fun...Cider Mill for donuts and hot cider, a Basketball game,a Football game(don't they look good in their maize and blue??!!), some shopping, and of course, food! Here are some pictures from the weekend. Love you B & T, you guys are awesome!!!

Halloween Fun

Saturday night, we went to a Halloween Party... I was Little Red Riding Hood and Ted was a blind referee. (I was hoping I could get him to be the wolf, but didn't have much luck). Maybe next year??? :) I guess since I was taking him away from the television where the OSU vs. Texas game was...it's only fair that he got to choose his costume, ha!

Pistons vs Thunder Game!

Last Friday night, Ted and I went to the Detroit Pistons game...to cheer on the Oklahoma City Thunder! (We seriously were the only 2 Thunder fans there, ha!) A UM donor that Ted has gotten to know graciously gave us his tickets. We had such a great time...and we were SUPER excited that the Thunder won the game! Here are some pictures.