http://www.thechoisonline.com The Adventures of Peter and Jody Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:46:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I was in Jay's wedding party this past weekend and had to give a speech.  It was my... third wedding speech... wait, fourth actually if you count my sister's.  While we were meeting up with freinds, etc., everyone kept talking about the speeches given by the guys at OUR ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2010/02/17/boys-wedding-speeches-200/ January is almost done, we're finally settling in back home, and I'm just getting time to post about the past holidays!  One month is definitely a long time to be away, but it was great quality time with the family!  It's also a different experience as Lana gets older and ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2010/01/29/holidays-in-la-again-200/ Technically this is Lana's second Halloween, but I was away on a work trip last year and Lana was too young to be aware of what was going on, so this year was Lana's first "real" Halloween! We kicked things off early with lunch at Red Robin about a week before ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/11/01/happy-first-real-halloween-lana/ It's been snowing non-stop since last night and is scheduled to continue through most of tomorrow.  That's over a foot of snow and counting, supposedly another foot overnight.  I guess winter is starting early!  On the bright side, it's supposed to hit 60 on Sunday! Lana was intrigued by the snow.  ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/10/28/welcome-winter-2009/ The month started off with a chill.  There was even snow!  But the sun came back to play and we had a summer-like weekend here in CO! We started off Saturday with a hay ride at the pumpkin patch (after having lunch at KT's BBQ... mmm mmm good!) Lana got a kick ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/10/19/great-october-weekend-in-co/ Another year, another placement in CNN Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live" list, and this time our little town of Louisville, CO is... Number One! Here's a link to the article: Number 1 in 2009 Jay mentioned it to me on the phone the other day before I got a chance to read about ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/07/15/louisville-co-best-place-to-live-again/ We live a few blocks away from the golf course and every year they put on a fireworks show, so we walk on over to the nearby park and watch the show from literally a few hundred feet from where they launch.  It's definitely a neat experience, except your neck ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/07/13/happy-4th-2009/ What a great year to be a parent!  It's really a different game when you're able to talk to and chase around your little girl! What a beautiful mommy and little girl! This year after lunch at the Yard House (excellent pupus, even POKE!) we went to the Butterfly Pavilion for Mother's ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/07/13/mothers-and-fathers-day-200/ So two months after getting back, I finally have a few minutes to sit and write this.  Work has been killing me!  Of course a lot has changed since Lana turned 1, but here are some highlights from our trips to LA and Hawaii: Rented a ballroom in LA for a ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/06/12/happy-belated-1-year-lana-lanas-first-trip-to-hawaii/ Well, Lana hit 9 months on January 15th, although i missed it because I was working in beautiful Columbus, OH for 2 weeks.  Due to a freak cold front it was below zero for a few days and hardly went above freezing!  You know it's cold when your nose hairs ... http://www.thechoisonline.com/2009/01/25/happy-belated-9-months-lana/