Year in Pictures: 2007

What up "Yos"?

Hope this finds you all well. This is the first of a few blogs I'll be posting to recap the year. I'll report on the second part of the year soon, but in the meantime I thought I would share my year in pictures. Check it out.

Obviously, the first picture shows my facial appearence at the beginning of the year... Slight change huh?

For those of you who missed the haircut, check out the story below in my prevous blog "I Owe you This...". But immediately below are some pictures from the festive removal.

In April, I made the decision to go from "Renter" to "Homeowner" by purchasing a condo. I do dig my 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence. Moving from "the basement" to "the Penthouse" was a good thing... let's just hope the place sells for more when the time come, making the investment that much sweeter. Thanks to all who came to May's housewarming party... And a special thanks to my parents and Mike for "moving" me (if anything, I helped them)...

Another before and after scenerio... On June 30th, Nga, the 2001 2-door Hyaundi Accent, was hit by a drunk driver that ended up being a fatal wound to "Ms. Dependable" (damage is much worse than what is shown on the left). Nga's Succesor, Haras, the 2007 4 door Honda Civic EX, was purchased a month later. She is named after my friend Sarah who moved out of state this summer (she patiently waited three hours while I did the dealing for the new autmobile). May Nga Rest in Piece.

And that's it for the crazy events. The second half of 2007 was semi boring in comparison to the first half. I'll tell you more in detail in a future post...

... But that's the end of the pictures! The above pictures show that the fam is doing well. Matthew celebrated his first birthday this year while Ben was excited to turn five. Mike and Bob as crazy as ever, and Zach, Ma, Pa, and Chowder are doing just fine.

Next are pictures of friends who are doing great and loving life. My old roommates (Chris, Craig, Marcelle, and Sarah) are all still looking as sharp as usual. The three amigos (Carly, Stacie, and myself) are always up to no good, Ryan and Laura are celebrating their marriage that strated this summer. We'll miss Kris and Sarah (dressed to see Transformers), but Greg is still around to lessen the pain. Scottie and Bryan are two cool guys who have been hanging out recently since they are seeing the two female amigos, and we're thrilled to have Neal (and Sarah) back in Colorado. Finally, Troy's still hanging in Denver to my and Lydia's delight, and the rest of the guys (Like Mike, Paul, Andy, Brett, and Josh (A.K.A. Mr. Engaged)) are still having fun and living the good life.

Okay, I know, I didn't take any crazy trips or have a crazy adventure this year, and part of that was due to my large purchases, but that's not to say I didn't have some fun. I was still able to check out some concerts, like Mat Kearney, Snow Patrol, and Jimmy Eat World, among others. I also met my goal of checking out every professional sports team in the Denver area in one year (Avs, Nuggets, Rage, 14ers, Mammoth, Rockies, Rapids, Outlawz, and ended with the Broncos And I still was able to check out lots of fun stuff, like the Renaissance Festival (as Mike demonstrates with this turkey leg and corn on the cob).

So as you can see, it's been a great year. I've had lots of fun, done some good, and had some great successes. Life's looking good for 2008... a topic for a later time. Anyway, I wish you all the best in the upcoming year. I leave you with a great "inspirational" picture from the amigos' adventure at "Film at the Rocks" watching "The Big Lebowski".

Hope you're doing great!

Check ya later!

Clint