HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!!  I am so excited to welcome in 2011!!!  

A new year brings new endeavors...opportunities...goals...celebrations...a chance to look back at our life and learn...and a chance to take a step forward and grow!!!   

We wish you all the very best in this new year!!! Happy 2011!!!

ESPN Game Day

 I have been waiting to post this forever!  Let's just say my computer and Blogger weren't getting along very well!  (I couldn't add pictures...and I have to have pictures!) :)

ESPN Game Day visited Boise recently and filmed on the blue turf!  We attended a Game Day tailgate party at Home Depot on Friday to try and win backstage passes for ESPN Game Day.  They had free hot dogs, soda, sign painting, and games.  One of our signs got us into the top 5 to win the backstage passes, but a little kid dressed like Napoleon Dynamite ended up winning (his sign cussed...I think that's why he won!) Ha-ha!  We got a nifty orange Game Day construction hat (see pictures) for being in the top 5. 

Then we got up early Saturday morning and headed down to the stadium to be part of the ESPN Game Day show fun.  They announced that people wouldn't be allowed on campus until 5am...we got there at about 4:55am...and there was a huge line already!  We didn't make it down onto the turf, but we were in the stands and did get a few seconds on TV!  Lee Corso was not a very loved man until he finally put the Bronco mascot head on (those of you who watch Game Day,  know that he always picks a team and puts their mascot head on to announce the team he picks)!  Erin Andrews, on the other hand, was very loved! 

We had a blast, but were sooooo tired...and soooo hungry!!!  Game Day filming ended at about 10am and we headed on down to Shari's for breakfast.  Then we headed home to try to get a nap in before the big game.  Curtis and I headed back to the game after a little rest and watched Boise State lay it down on the Oregon State Beavers!  It was such a fun game to be at!  The stadium was packed!  And the tri-color seating looked amazing!  (We were in an orange section.)  Curtis was hoarse at the end of the night...I can never seem to lose my voice anymore!

The Broncos led us to yet another victory!  And held strong on to their #3 ranking!

And, Boise state made the Sports Illustrated cover for the 2nd time in less than 2 months this week!!!  Woop-woop!  I love football season!!!

The Countdown Is On!

That's right!  Exactly 7 days and counting until the "Big Blues'" opener against Virginia Tech!!! With such a strong defense, a quarterback w/ a coach's mind (and an amazing arm), and the best coach in college...not to mention almost a whole team of return players...who couldn't stand behind these guys!!! 
Sport Illustrated even recognizes the talent BSU has to offer!  We made the Northwest region cover for SI!!!  (And it sold out in the state of Idaho the day it was released!)  And, they ranked us 3rd in their poll...and placed V. Tech at 10th!!!  (Not to mention BSU is ranked 3rd in the AP poll above both Florida & Texas!  And USA Today has us ranked at #5, w/ V. Tech falling into spot #6.) 
Blue has never looked so good!  Look out Hokies!!!  Not only do I smell a victory!...I think I smell a National Championship game on the way!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!
(Oh, and have you seen Chris Petersen's commercial on ESPN! I'm thinking about getting a blue turf loveseat myself!) :)

New Front Entry

It's been a busy summer for us!  Camping, sports, and...yardwork!  We put a sprinkler system in our back yard!  (Yea! No more hand watering the lawn! Thanks for the help Rick, Kyle, and Cade.)  And, we put in a paver path in our front entry! 

We discovered that we were the only house in our whole neighborhood that did not have a path (separate from the driveway) going to our front door.  Our original house plan has a sidewalk...wonder what happened to that?! :) So, over the years, everyone's just had to walk through our front flower bed. 

But, mud and bark no more!  We have a very beautiful front entry way (thanks to alot of help from my Dad and Uncle Scotty)!!! We've received so many compliments and have really enjoyed it!  It's added a whole new dimension of class to our house!  We love it!

Our First Nephew!

Baby Edward Lawrence Cornelison is finally here!  Our first little nephew was born Wednesday, June 2nd at 12:58 pm.  He is 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long.  He's a cutie! 

My New Toy

I work w/ alot of dirt-bike and atv junkies...and they talk about riding all of the time. And I have friends that ride (or have ridden) motocross. So, I figured it's my turn!

I've actually wanted a motorcycle or 4-wheeler for a long time, but haven't been able to afford it. But, an opportunity came up to get a bike for a really good deal...so, I took it! So, I am the proud owner of a 125cc, 4 stroke dirt-bike!

I took it out for my first run on the dirt a couple weekends ago at Balanced Rock. My dad is a motorcycle guy, so I asked him to take me so he could help me out. I put on all my cool gear and hit the dirt for some fun!

I'm far from being great...but had a really good time riding! I even braved a hill!

Look out motocross...here I come!!! :)

Soccer...softball...summer...well, almost...

Curtis and I have dived into the world of city league sports (again). We signed up for indoor soccer and continue to keep playing when new sessions start. This is our 3rd session so far. Who would have ever thought that we'd ever be indoor soccer people?!
Curtis plays goalie a majority of the time and is amazing at it!!! But then again, what isn't he good at!?! (He's great on the field too!) My favorite place to play is defense. I like trying to steal the ball (or at least stop plays) from the hot shot guys that have been playing forever. (It's fun to steal the ball from someone w/ alot more experience.) :) I don't mind being a forward, but would like to be a little better to take that position on full-time. I did score my first indoor soccer goal ever, three weeks ago though! Woop-woop! :)
As for softball, the season's almost half over, but Curtis's parents team needed players...so, we signed up! Curtis has subbed a few times this season and the teams he's played for have loved him because he's so good! He's hit a few beautiful home runs that just make peoples jaws drop! (Once again...what isn't he good at?!) We're excited to be playing! And the team we're playing for is pretty laid back and out to have fun. They've already talked to us about playing the fall season w/ them as well! Softball is always fun!
Summer keeps peeking around the corner here. So, we'll probably be hitting the golf course quite a bit too.
And w/ fall comes a whole new slew of city league sports for us! Look out sports world...here we come!!!

Fiesta Bowl

Our BSU Broncos made it to another bowl game, so we couldn't pass up the opportunity this time to go and watch them play. We hit the road to Glendale, Arizona, picking up (or moreso switching cars and adding people) my dad and oldest brother in Twin Falls. Then we stopped in Las Vegas and stayed and played a little. And we picked up my other older brother (he's the one w/ the 10" blue mohawk - that's what vegas mixed w/ bronco football does to you!). I got a chance to see my good friends, Steph & Rhett, while I was in Vegas too (thanks so much for driving in to see me guys!).
Then it was on to Prescott, Arizona, where we stayed w/ my aunt & uncle. We headed to the game in the early afternoon on the 4th, so we could play at "The Biggest Tailgate Party" put on by tostitos. We ate, ran an obstacle course (my dad made it on national tv on that one - Jimmy Johnson even commented on dad's athletics), threw touchdown passes from recliners (Jeremy & Curtis were on tv for that one), kicked field goals, threw the fastest football passes (I put my brothers and Curtis to shame on this one - I was the second best throw out of all the women too!), and mingled w/ all the other fans! About 75% of the crowd was blue & orange! It was soooo cool! I yelled and screamed more than I ever have at a football game...and still surprisingly had a voice the next day! And, in the end, the Broncos were victorious!!! (We had no doubts!!) What an amazing experience!!! Talk about college football at it's finest!!! Even the TCU fans were nice!



On the way back to Vegas, we stopped and checked out the Hoover Dam - pretty amazing! Then we dropped Curtis off at the airport in Vegas to get him home early for work, while the rest of us roadtripped it the rest of the way home. The weather was great! The game was amazing! The experience...nothing could beat it!!!! (Well, except for a national championship...but, we know that probably won't happen!) We can't wait for next season!!!! Go Broncos!!!