Let It Snow!

Hank LOVES the snow!

Just in time to feed the Christmas spirit: 6 inches of snow fell on Boise this past weekend. It was beautiful. We are expecting more snow this week, and it should all stick around for a while...high temperatures over the weekend are not forecasted to get above 12 degrees. Brrr!

Cosmo Christmas Party 2008

Dinner with Sue and Know, Robin and Jim,

Kristin and Rob, and Jenifer and Mike.

Mike and Mike share the front seat of the minivan cab.

(Sure, the Basque Center is only 4 blocks away from where we had dinner...with the snow on the ground, we took a cab across town.)

Clint, Laurie and Mike

Laurie and Mike

Samia and Laurie

The McCalls and the Donaldsons

Laurie and Jenifer

Jenifer and Mike

Knox...looking very dapper and important.

Dustin, Jason, Nate and Mike.

The annual Cosmo Christmas party was held on Saturday night at the Basque Center. Cosmos and champagne flowing freely, smoking jackets galore, and live music by Smooth Old Fashion High...a great time was had by all revelers again this year!

Wines and Cheeses Around the World

Joel, Teresa, Laurie and Mike.

Australia and Spain

On Thursday night, we hosted a wine and food fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters with Joel and Teresa Poppen at their home. The fundraiser was a huge success and a lot of fun! We had wines and food from Italy, Spain, Australia, Argentina and the United States. There were 2 or 3 wines per country, along with some cheese to complement each varietal. Then, the buffet table was set with empanadas, antipasti, paella, shrimp grilled on the barbi, and all sorts of other wonderful vittles from around the world. It was a great night, and we raised some good money to support BBBS, a very worthwhile cause.

Christmas at the Reynoldsons'

Hank and his stocking

The Nativity scene

(minus the sheep, which Hank ate last year)

I'll snap some photos of the outdoor lights once it gets dark. Merry Christmas!

Boise State Beats Fresno State!

Tailgating before the game.

Dad at the tailgate.

Heidi, Dad and Mike.

A packed house! A shot of the field during the first half.

Laurie and Mike in Section 129.

Dad and Heidi after the sun went down...chilly!

Mike, Laurie, Dad and Heidi.

Ian Johnson's record-tying touchdown run.

Boise State whomped Fresno State tonight, winning the WAC championship and capping another undefeated season. It was a beautiful day on the Blue Turf, but it got chilly very quickly after the sun went down. Ian Johnson, BSU's former Heisman trophy candidate, tied Marshall Faulk's all-time WAC touchdown record. We're hoping that he surpasses the record in a bowl game. Go Orange, Go Blue. Fight, fight, BSU.

Thanksgiving 2008

Turkey Bowl 2008 - a record turnout!

Hank smells the turkey, and wants to come inside

Laurie and Dad

Another Reynoldson Thanksgiving in the books! We had a record turnout of players for the Turkey Bowl and, for the first time ever, Mike's team beat Laurie's team. (I think it was the promise of the Bloody Mary bar that brought new players out of the woodwork.) We know it was successful: Mike's got a shiner on his left eye, and Laurie's got her hand wrapped from throwing a block and Jake Locker-ing her thumb. 'Tis the season! Dinner was delicious. We hope that all of you enjoyed your day with family and friends.

Just How Good Are the Huskies?

The Huskies are setting record after record this year...for one of the worst football seasons in school history. This from Saturday's Seattle Times' blog following the loss to ASU:

"RECORD-SETTING LOSS --- With this defeat, UW sets a school-record, with an 11th straight loss dating to last season. UW has also lost 18 of its last 20 games dating to the 2-0 start last season. And lastly, UW's 0-9 start ties the 1969 team for the worst in school history."

Will the Huskies be blanked this year, or is there some hope to pull out a season-ending win in Pullman at the Apple Cup? Stay tuned...

Mary's Birthday Bash Bowl-a-Rama

The Birthday Girl in her 1957 Pabst Blue Ribbon Bowling Classic shirt

Laurie and Mike in our bowling shirts

Travis Bone, J Nasty and Krash Ankle

(as they are known at the Lanes)

Shelby "I Love Bowling Angels" Kerns and Mike

A group of us gathered at Twentieth Century Lanes -- "where you meet the nicest people" -- to celebrate Mary Kreizenbeck's birthday. Bowling shirts were encouraged. (You'll notice that Strike Mike went in his BSU shirt -- bowling shirt, game day shirt -- it's the same thing.) After 10:00 p.m., they turned off the lights and blared Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other '80's tunes...kind of takes you back to a Saturday night in high school. "Ohh, we're half-way there, Ohh, we're living on a prayer..." Happiest birthday to you, Mary!

BSU Wins Big! We Watch the Game in Style...

Mike and Laurie in the President's Suite.

Our normal seats are just to the right of the far right window sill

in the corner of the end zone...

so clearly, this was better.

Mike, Laurie, Mike, Barbara, John, Matt, Kathy and Bob

President Kustra, Mike, Kathy Kustra and Laurie

Notice the views from the Sky Club...beautiful!

BSU beat the Utah State Aggies 49-14 today. Mike and I were invited to watch the game in the new Steuckle Sky Club...in the President's Suite. President Bob Kustra and his adorable wife, Kathy, invited us along with several others as guests in their suite...and it was a fantastic place to watch the game! Great seats, indoors, catered lunch, a whole selection of beverages, replays on the HDTV in the suite...first class all the way...because that's how we roll, baby.