Anyway, my point is they were dressed very nicely and I was in my scrub pants and a t-shrit, my hair pulled up in a very untidy, not-cute, messy bun and not a touch of makeup on my face. I didn't really care though, even after we got down there and I was THE only one in my pajamas. Oh well.
After breakfast, Matt and Lynda left, and I, determined not to waste my time (although going back to bed did sound quite lovely), I headed to the workout room and logged 7.5 miles on a stationary bike while watching Paula Deen put too much butter (yet again) into something that looked decadent enough for me to gain weight while watching her eat it! I really love Paula, and I love cooking with butter, but not as much as Paula does.
I returned to my room to begin getting ready for the day. It was so nice to be able to take a shower without little hands knocking on my door. I flat-ironed my hair without once have to shout "That's hot, don't touch that!" I put on my make-up without having my daughters ask for lip gloss or eyeshadow. I was dressed and ready for the day without being overly frazzled. What a nice feeling, yet it seemed quite lonely. I really missed my beautiful children.
I texted my mother-in-law Becky, who had asked the night before if I'd like to go to lunch with her and Nana. Yes, please. As they were on their way to pick me up, I watched Food Network some more ( I love that channel) and finished a drawing of my daughter that I'd been working on.
My Baby
Becky texted me and let me know that they were at the hotel, and I went down to meet them. We'd decided to go to Schlotzky's for lunch. I hadn't been there since I was in high school, and it sounded good. I worried needlessly that they wouldn't have salads, but they did. Hooray for my side. I got a turkey avocado cobb salad. It didn't have bleu cheese on it, but some kind of a white crumbly mexican kind- smooth and creamy with not much tang. It was really good.
We talked for quite a bit at our table after we finished our meal before deciding to drive around Highlands Ranch for a bit to see what it was like. It was a really nice area that I wouldn't mind in the least living in. Matt and Lynda got finished with their meetings and met us at the temple.
Denver Colorado Temple
The temple was smaller than I had imagined, but it was peaceful there and I loved it. We walked around, took some pictures and I imagined what it must be like to shoot a wedding at that location. Saying goodbye to Nana and Becky, we left to get ready for the lacrosse games that we'd be attuning that night at the Sport Authority Field where the Denver Broncos play football.
That arena is HUGE! I'd never seen lacrosse, so it was strange at first but easy to understand as they're aren't many rules. There were two games that night, and the first was at 5:30 against Penn State and Virginia Tech (I think).
Lynda, who is in charge of marketing for VLCM, had arranged a catered dinner for this event. They had salad, baked beans, BBQ chicken, beef brisket, peach and blueberry cobblers. I enjoyed some chicken, brisket and salad while I watched the game. By the time the second game began at 8:00, I was freezing. I was thankful that I was wearing socks and canvas shoes instead of my flip flops, and glad that I'd at least thought to bring a jacket, but I was cold. Half way through the game, I checked my phone for the temperature. It was a balmy 32 degrees. Good grief.
Duke running on to the field
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Getting Physical
The second game was more entertaining than the first because the teams were more physical and a local team- Denver University was playing, and the crowd loved them. There were an estimated 11,000 people there, but they didn't seem to fill much of the stadium. But when they made noise, they made some serious noise. I could only imagine the energy in the stadium when the Broncos were playing a sold-out football game. That would be fun to see.
Matt took this picture of me trying to stay warm. What a sweetheart.
Once we got to half time in the 2nd game, I started counting down the minutes, and jumping up and down in an attempt to stay warm. My entire body was cold, and I felt really bad for Matt who was wearing a short sleeve shirt. Lynda had gone to a booth to try to find a hoodie but they were $80! She settled for a long-sleeved Dukes shirt instead.
Towards the end of the games, we still had a lot of food at our banquet table. Some passing men walked past and commented on how good the cobbler looked and smelled. Matt offered them some quite persistently saying we had plenty. But the men respectfully declined.
Denver won the 2nd game 15 to 9. It had gotten really close a few times, and Denver would come back with a lead of a few points, then Duke would come back. There was a lot of back and forth before Denver backed a punch and kicked butt.
A shot of the field as we were leaving the game. Our seats were on the field in the very last section.
Run Matt!
I was so glad when the game was over and we could go get in the car and turn the heat on full blast. The game was fun, but I really don't tolerate cold very well. In the elevator heading up to our room there were some high school coaches who'd been at the game giving Lynda a hard time for her Dukes shirt. One man recognized Matt and said "Hey, you offered me some cobbler! Do you know who else you offered cobbler to? The CEO of Russell Stover." We had a good laugh over that one. Too bad Matt hadn't given him a business card. How cool would it be that he sold computers to one of the largest chocolate manufactures in the world? After we'd returned to the hotel and gotten our pajamas on and gotten into bed, I was still cold, but incredibly tired. It wasn't long before I was once again out like a light.
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