Wellshire Loves Stop Motion Animation

With all of the new wedding trends out in 2010, it's hard to find something that is clever, smart and can actually be token reminders of your special day.  Stop motion animation is a fun way to capture your special day without creating a 5 hour long dvd.  No one wants to take half of your anniversary day to actually watch the entire video, that's why stop motion animation is so great.  Stop motion animation videos are no more than about 5 minutes long!  Yes, that's right...your whole wedding day captured in 5 minutes. Amazing!  Take a look at the stop motion animation video below and tell us your thoughts!  We think it's very cool.  Enjoy!

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/10/stop-motion-wedding-video.html

Some Fun Holiday Parties to check out!

Comedian Sam Adams was at the Wellshire this past weekend to entertain guests!  Please check him out as he is only in town for a few more weeks!  http://likethebeer.com/

A great Holiday morning with Presidential Brokerage, Randy Gradishar from the Denver Broncos and all of their guests.  Check this website out for more details http://www.presidentialbrokerage.com/

Studebaker's Holiday Party-Cars Decorate The Grounds

Wellshire had a great time with the Studebaker Driver's Club annual holiday party.  Vintage and new cars decorated the grounds during the event...and endless pictures were taken of the scene.  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=267701&id=237283052499
The Wellshire was the perfect setting for these sepia toned photographs...looked like something out of a Hollywood movie!   


The Conestoga Chapter of the Studebaker Driver’s Club was established in 1968 as the Colorado Chapter to provide monthly fellowship and activities for Studebaker drivers in Colorado. 


In 1972 the Pat Erickson Memorial (PEM) Chapter (now the Pikes Peak Chapter) was formed for Southern Colorado, and the Colorado Chapter was renamed Conestoga and it serves northern, central, and western parts of the state. 


In 1973 the Conestoga and PEM Chapters hosted the 9th Studebaker Drivers Club International Meet in Colorado Springs, which was the very first SDC International Meet to be held outside of South Bend, Indiana. In 1987, the Conestoga Chapter hosted the 23rd International Meet in Estes Park which turned out to be one of the most popular SDC International Meets ever held. 


They continue to be an active and growing driver’s club today. Activities include car shows, potlucks, demonstrations, luncheons and tours of local sights. Please feel free to join them with or without your Studebaker for some fellowship and fun during any of their monthly activities. Meetings are usually the fourth Sunday of the month with a few exceptions for special events (see calendar of events). http://frontrangestudebakers.wordpress.com/

'Twas the Season of Christmas

We like to have fun at the Wellshire Event Center, especially in the busy month of December!  If we can't have fun at work, then it's hard to give the great service that we pride ourselves on.   Though the hours are long during this season, we are very grateful for the business and the spirit that the guests bring along with their holiday parties.  Below is a poem, modeled after the classic poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," that was written to help bring a little chuckle during these long hours.  The poem is a parody of the timeless cliched scenario of receiving a Christmas bonus.  There are real names of real people in this poem, but the poem was written in good fun, and should not be taken literally.  Happy Holidays to all!  And to all, we thank you for an awesome year and we look forward to your celebrations in the near future!


‘Twas the season of Christmas,

at the beautiful ‘Shire Inn.

All is busy and bustling,

With warm treats from the kitchen.

The decorations are placed,

From the trees to the lights,

In hopes that the patrons will

Find cheer and delight.

The staff is setting tables,

Of Kelly Green and Christmas Red,

While visions of calm January

Dance in their head.

And chefs making potato puree,

And servers screaming May Day,

Have just settled in for a long winter’s stay,

When out on the patio there arose such a clatter.

Away to the window the staff flew like a flash.

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave the luster of mid-day to the golf course below,

When, what to their wondering eyes should appear,



But a silver Mercedes pulled by eight tiny reindeer,

With a tall blonde driver, so clumsy but quick,



They knew in a moment it must be St. Chris.



More rapid than Mau his coursers they came,



And with a South African accent he called them by name;



"Now, Dasha! Now, Danca! Now, Pranca and Vixen! 

On, Comet!

On Cupid! On, Donda and Blitzen!

  To the top of the porch!

To the top of the wall!

  Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"



As quickly as the Shire staff can run around and fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,



So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,



With a Mercedes full of money, and St. Christopher too.



And then, in a twinkling, they heard on the roof



The prancing and pawing of St. Christopher’s shoes.



As they listened quietly, and then turned around,



To the Onyx Lounge chimney where St. Chris fell down.



He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,



And his pink shirt was tarnished with ashes and soot.

A bundle of money he had flung on his back,



And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.



His eyes -- how they watered! His dimples how scary!



His cheeks were like golf balls, his nose like a cherry!



His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,



And some of his hair was turning white as the snow.

A thousand dollar bill he held tight in his teeth,



And a little green dollar sign circled his head like a wreath;



And he knew that his staff had all been underpaid

,

But he trembled at the thought of giving more money away

.

He was a good boss though, a right jolly old man,



But they still had to laugh at this big elaborate plan.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,



Handing each of them money to deem him not a jerk,

And then quite oddly, he put his finger up his nose,



And gave a good nod, and up the chimney he rose.



He sprang to his car and to his team gave a shout,



And away they all flew before he could freak out!



But they heard him exclaim, ere he drove out in a daze,



"Happy Christmas to all, and don’t ask for a raise!"