Day Trip to the Mountains

Our poor abandoned blog...I have neglected you for so long!

I suppose it took a while for anything to seem blog-worthy after the Bed Bath & Beyond tornado tried to destroy my Jeep. Nevertheless, we return in full force with a renewed energy and a fun post full of photos!

So, after a crazy summer filled with too much work and not enough fun or relaxation we decided to take a Sunday day-trip up to Rocky Mountain National Park. Even though we really wanted to get out and do something different we were a little hesitant to give up our Sunday, but it turned out to be one of the best Sundays we've had! The drive wasn't too long (just about 2 hours) and we just fell in love with Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park. (It was a free weekend too, so thanks for saving us $20 Secretary Salazar!) We only made it to 2 of must-see sites as directed by our co-workers, so we know we have so much more to go back and see/do. Next time we're looking forward to making up to the top of the mountain at the Alpine Visitors Center, hopefully over to Grand Lake, and I especially want to go horseback riding on the mountain trails. Its great that we have such a national treasure within a couple of hours of us, but I hope we get a chance to spend a couple of days up there soon so we don't have to worry about getting home early and going to work the next morning. Here are the highlights:  Due to the very annoying music that I selected when creating this slideshow and the fact that I don't know how to remove the sound, the slideshow has been removed. Lesson learned! If you'd like to see photos of our trip, just let me know. 

I should mention that I made homemade picnic food on Saturday for our trip (yes, I cooked it all myself!): over-fried chicken, corn bread muffins, pasta salad, and german chocolate cake (served double duty at Greg's birthday cake). It all turned out pretty well. The chicken could use a little tweaking next time, but Greg really loved the pasta salad!

Anyway, It is so beautiful up there, the trip was wonderful! Plus the nice clean crisp air is very refreshing. On the way home we saw so many cute cabins along the river, we can't wait to get the whole family down here for an adventure!