Casa Bonita!!!

They compare Casa Bonita to the Mexican Chucky Cheese, but I beg to differ. There is nothing like Casa Bonita. It is unique to it's own degree.

When you tell people you are going to Casa Bonita and all they say is, hmmm, save your money on the food, but the sopapia (sp.) are good, but you go for the exprieince.

Well I managed to go with 25 other people (and let me tell you, maybe once in blue moon does Casa Bonita get 25 people over the age of 25 in their restaraunt).

Before I go on, here is their website http://www.casabonitadenver.com/

TASTE THE GREATEST SHOW IN DENVER!
- great Mexican food PLUS over 30 attractions -
cliff divers, escaping gorillas, cowboy shootouts, lost caves and caverns, amusement arcade and more

Casa Bonita has been the funnest AND tastiest place to eat in Denver for nearly thirty years. Few can resist the excitement of the live shows combined with our all you can eat dinners.
Check out our menus and our entertainment and see for yourself how great Casa Bonita is!

Ok, well, you get there and you wait in line as you are at a cafeteria, hmm, and then you finally get your food after standing in this long line (now we are not at Disneyland, but you would thing so, getting ready to go onto Indiana Jones). Then by the time we were seated, our food was cold. and well it took them til after our food was finished to bring us our Margaritas (hmmm but they forgot the tequila, but it was really great lemon lime juice).

Well we did get to see the cliff divers and go through the cave. There was even a puppet show, mariachis (sp?>?) and yes the gorilla and cowboy shootout!

I am telling you, nothing like it! But I wouldn't really ever compare it to Chuck E. Cheese.

That is all for now.

Polo Anyone

You know as I walk around some days, I think, gosh, I should blog this (whether it is read or not) then days just go by and I don't tell too many people my story, nor do I blog. Here a week has gone by and I haven't even really mentioned Polo!

So anyway, I went to my first Polo match last weekend out in Littleton, CO at the Columbine Polo grounds put on by the 20's 30's club of Denver (all male between 20 and 39), and the ladies do all the volunteer work. a 1/4 of a million dollars are raised for childrens charities! and it is a spectacular event.

Sat I just helped out with registration, and well Sunday it was TO the NINES ladies! We all wore our sun dresses and hats. How often do we get to wear hats. And how many polo events and derbies do you go to?

Anyway, I got the lucky job of pouring mismosas all day. Hard work, I know!! But it was a great time, and the guys really do appriciate all the volunteer help that the ladies give.


In anycase, here are photos from my first polo match!!!

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Just like in Pretty Woman! (Well, kinda - not really!!)

11 days and no blog

Oh my, gosh, goes to show nothing exciting is going on in my life right now. But the world is just going nuts with bombings, huricanes and all sorts of crazy stuff. When the bombing happened in London, it was crazy, no one in our Leeds office were affected, however, when we heard the news the bombers were IN Leeds, we let our coworkers know, and would you believe, it was news to them. We here in Denver found out about the bombers being in Leeds before people actually living there. Wow.

Anyway, since the 4th, nothing too excited has been going on, just working away and doing well at it. And I went camping last weekend, which I decided I could do every weekend, but it took us 6 hours to get all the tents, food and beer in the car then we drove aimlessly in the mountains looking for a place to pitch our tents and light a fire. Fortunatly we were ready by 6pm and had a GREAT LATE night!!! Up early and back on the road, this time it only took us an hour or so to get home. much better!

This has been a great week at work. I realized I can really get people excited about traveling and volunteering. I had a great time with it, not a bad time to happen with the big boss coming into town on Monday from the UK for a few days.

Well that is all for now, I am volunteering at the Polo event this weekend. Can't wait to blog that!

Catcha later.

4th of July Weekend

It will be a quiet holiday weekend here in Denver! Hoping for a few BBQ's! Fireworks!

So far today was just madness at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and lot's of shopping!!

Happy Independance Day America!!!!! Happy 4th of July!!!

Fireworks (marshmellows from every direction!).

7/08/05 - Well there were three days of fireworks! And people lighting them off everywhere! Very Fun!!! On the 3rd we drove up to Boulder just to find a pool to swim, but by the time we go there it was cold, rainy and windy, so we didn't even get to go swimming ;(

Hope everyone had a GREAT 4th!!!!