We were able to go to Colorado again this year to visit Jackie’s family. The girls, Jordyn and Karlee, were gearing up for school since they only had a couple of weeks left of their summer vacation. It was time to buy school supplies and clothes and get out of that habit of sleeping till [...]
Jackie and I spent last week in Littleton, CO which is right outside Denver. Jackie’s Aunt Adele and two cousins, Karlee and Jordyn live there. I’d never spent any time in Colorado so I got to see a lot of new things – namely snow and the Rocky Mountains. Adele and her fiance, Dale, showed us around the city where we got to do a lot of shopping, eating at good restaurants and hanging out. They took us to Winter Park where we spent part of the afternoon tubing down hills, and I spent my time generally trying not to freak out (those of you who know me know that I can’t take heights). After the first couple of times I settled down and convinced myself I wasn’t going to die. Then I was good to go.
Jackie and I spent the weekend on the Spring River camping, fishing, and rafting. We showed up at Riverside Resort located right below Mammoth Springs, AR on Friday afternoon before the flood of people and managed to get our tent setup and car unpacked without any issues. A couple staying with us showed up right [...]