Adventures In Larsonland

Adventures In Larsonland

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Larsons visiting Larsonland

Larsonland had some very special guests last week, and we already miss them!  Matt's siblings (currently, all of the Larson siblings - Sara will no longer technically be a "Larson" come next summer...) came to visit driving straight from a U2 concert in Winnipeg to make it to Denver in time for the Jeopardy watch party.  We had an amazing time with them and were so grateful for the several days to just catch up, hang out, and enjoy the great State of Colorado. :)  

Talking the dogs on a walk around Wash Park: 


Tailgating and catching the Big Lebowski at Film on the Rocks (@ Red Rocks):

 






















Stealing some pool time at my sister's apartment complex:



Heading to Larimer Square for dinner at Osteria Marco (yum!):










And of course a trip to Yogurtland!


While Jacob and David hiked a fourteener in the wee hours of the morning (congrats to them!), we enjoyed a much less strenuous morning and a DELICIOUS breakfast at Snooze:



And Friday night was spent back at Red Rocks tailgating for the Dispatch concert:



It was an awesome time, and hopefully the Larsons got a great taste of our fabulous State (they also enjoyed some fun time hiking a flatiron in Boulder and visiting a few breweries, but I was at a mentoring session, thus I have no photographic evidence).  We really loved sharing our lives with them and look forward to having more Larson family members visit whenever they can! 

As for us, we are off to Minnesota tomorrow!  A LONG drive is awaiting, but we are excited to visit Matt's folks, catch a Twins game (thank you Campbells!!!), and attend Cody's wedding!  TTFN.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

My husband, the Jeopardy Champion

The big day(s) finally came!!  Given the amount of emails and facebook updates I shared this week, I'll spare you many of the details here, but suffice it to say that Matt had his Jeopardy debut and it was an AMAZING event on many levels.  First off, didn't he look so handsome on TV!? Second, wasn't it a nailbiter!?!?  Third, HE ACTUALLY WON and can say for the rest of his life that he is a Jeopardy Champion  (nevermind that it was only by a dollar - he schooled those other contestants!). 
We were astounded by the outpouring of support and love our family and friends showed us by joining us at the watch party in Denver (or by hosting one in another state! you guys rock!!).  It was so awesome to watch Matt live out his dream in front of some of our favorite people in the world.  THANK YOU for sharing in that moment with us!!  And thank you to the many amazingly sweet texts/calls/emails that we received from across the country! 

Here are some pics from the watch party - the video after the pics is us all waiting to find out who won after all three contestants missed Final Jeopardy. 


































From the watch party:

Matt's "Winner's Circle" Interview:
 

Second day:
Pics from our trip back in Feb:











More on the rest of our weekend/week to come... we're having a fabulous time with Matt's siblings in town!!