Old Friends and Good Football

It’s funny how quickly time passes.  It’s been 2+ years since Mike and I moved to Colorado and at least three years since I’ve seen my good friend Boomer.  We recently reconnected  on Facebook, maybe  six months or so ago, and caught up on what was going on and where we were at.  We exchanged a few emails back and forth, letting each other know about where we were working and what we had been up to as well as reminiscing about some stories from the “old” days.

In September sometime, he sent me a note letting me know that he’d be in town for the Michigan v. Michigan State game and wondered if I wanted to get together to watch the game.  Michigan State as you know had a rough start this year after losing games to Central, Notre Dame and Wisconsin, but it’s always fun to watch the game with fellow MSU Alumni, so I quickly responded and said that I would love to spend the day hanging out with him in Denver.

So, I picked the Blake Street Tavern, which is co-owned by a MSU grad and we met downtown at 9am.  We drank Coors Light and chatted throughout the game catching up on  what our family and friends had been up to.  The game was fantastic and while we should have never had to go into overtime, the mighty Spartans prevailed in the end.  Here’s a picture of the two of us at the game.

After the game, we headed down to the 16th Street Mall to grab a bite to eat at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery.  We enjoyed some good food and some Red Rock Red beer and watched a little more football.  Afterward, we walked over to the Pepsi Center to pick up my Race for the Cure t-shirt for the following day.  On the way back we stopped in and had a beer at Illegal Pete’s and then headed to Falling Rock Tap House to wrap up the night with a few more beers and some dinner.  Here’s a shot of us at Falling Rock as we watch more football.

It was great to spend time with an old friend that I haven’t seen in years.  It reminds me how important good friends are in our lives and that we need to continue to make an effort to see them…even if it is only once or twice a year.

By the way, for those of you who don’t know Boomer…his real name is Steve, but he’ll always be Boomer to me!