It’s the most wonderful time of the year…again!
Well, it is nearly the end of November and the Denver Broncos only have two home games left this season. With four games away from home of the final six remaining this season we need all of the fan support and enthusiasm we can get! Are any of you planning to make it to any of the road games?
This year Thanksgiving was a beautiful celebration with family and friends. I hope that all of you were able to bring in the holiday season with some of the same experiences. Last year I started a baking tradition with the women in my life. I carried it on this year and made apple pie from scratch — crust and all. The preparation portion was fun, and the end product is always one of the best parts, but I think one of the things I enjoy most about the process is taking advantage of the time with my mother and grandmother who both live here in Colorado. It is refreshing to bring in the holiday with people who have sincerely impacted your life.
Thanksgiving morning I ran the Turkey Trot in Washington Park with several friends. The course was beautiful and people got pretty into the race by dressing up. It was certainly a memorable experience. Do any of you have interesting Thanksgiving traditions?
One of the things I am continually surprised about with the coming of the holiday season is how quickly people start moving. Some individuals were up at about 4 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving to get some of their holiday shopping started. And many of my neighbors already have their houses decked out in Christmas spirit. With Christmas trees strapped to the tops of cars and holiday music on the radio, I think many start to feel the pressure of 2008 just around the corner.
Well, with the Christmas season on the rise I should make note that our team will be selling and signing our calendars at various locations around Colorado for every weekend in December. As soon as I get the list of who will be where and when, I will post; it would be great to meet all of you consistent bloggers while your doing some of your holiday shopping!
Plug: Our calendars make great stocking stuffers! (I couldn’t resist.)
Our team recently received some very exciting news. Every year our team nominates one woman to attend the Pro Bowl to represent the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders in Hawaii. This year’s representative is Jenn Kelly — a beautiful, inspirational, positive, and talented woman.
Only 15 women have ever been invited to attend the Pro Bowl to represent the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders (DBC), so not only is the invitation an irreplaceable opportunity, but I think it is always humbling to be voted into a circumstance or situation because of your character, and that is exactly why Jenn will represent the DBC; she has a beautiful spirit and a very sincere character.
One of her most recent projects has been putting together Christmas gifts for our troops overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. If any of you see her at a promotion or charity in the coming months, please be sure to share your warm congratulations with her!
Have a great week everyone!
Keela
November 26th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Hey Keela,
Great to hear about your Thanksgiving and the Turkey Trot run. I’ve never tried a Thanksgiving run like that but I probably should next year.
Looking forward to getting a chance to get my new 2008 calendar and get it signed. We were at the release party in August and got two of them signed, but they are already committed as Christmas gifts to our son and our daughter’s boyfriend. So I need one of my own now and this will be a great chance to see some of you again and get the new one signed. Then we will have all of the male “family” members taken care of - except our sixteen month old grandson - who can probaby wait a few years.
Also great to hear about Jenn getting to go to the Pro Bowl. If it were up to me I would send a bunch of you since we all know you girls are the best in the NFL.
Thanks for what Jenn (and many others of you) have been doing for the troops.
Don
November 27th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Good morning Don!
It sounds like you are just about set for Christmas–you could always get your grandson one of those cute onesies from the Broncos stadium store–that might be a good alternative! We look forward to seeing you at some of our upcoming promotions this holiday season. I will pass along your warm thoughts to Jenn–we are very proud of her! I hope your week is off to a nice start Don–thanks again for your thoughtful comments.