Handsome Husband at the bottom of the Salt River Canyon
The Motel Cafe in Amarillo, TX
Steven and I with the most fun kids we've ever met
Day 4
Cameron was preaching in "big church" Sunday morning, so we enjoyed that. After church, we changed and went out for some "Mexican" food. Never get Mexican food in the midwest. The salsa may as well have been Heinz 57, and my "burrito" was the saddest looking thing in the world. I wish I had taken a picture. After lunching, we went to explore Smithville Lake north of Kansas City. After some yummy ice cream and a quick wardrobe change, back to church we went. Bryan was preaching in the high school service! After big church, we headed over to Bryan and Lori's for some legendary shepherd's pie, the best margarita I have ever tasted, and a game of Settlers of Catan (which I had never played before....). After Settlers, we discovered the fun of camera timers for getting group pictures. Below is one of the cuter ones.
Steven, Me, Lori, Bryan, Sharla, and Cameron hanging out at the Lopez home
Day 5
We leave Kansas City! Before we get out of town we discover a crazy good sidewalk sale at Walmart where I score a shirt and some capris for $6 total! After what seems like eternity, we make it across Kansas and into Colorado. We stopped for lunch in Hays, KS, which was a "cultural" experience. We make a stop in Aurora (east of Denver) for Famous Dave's for dinner, and I get to see Amanda - one of my good friends from back in junior high! She may be stalking my blog right now.... I discover the joy that is ribs (never had them before this night), then we go down to Colorado Springs and check in to our hotel for the night. By the way, never stay at a Crowne Plaza! They are clean, but the staff we encountered there were so rude and there was no convenient way to get to our room from the exterior of the hotel. Plus there wasn't a free hot breakfast included, like at the Holiday Inn Express (so yummy). Just thought I would throw that in there. Steven wakes me up at midnight to tell me his sugar is low and we have nothing for him in the room to bring it up, plus no cash for the soda machine. After a 10 minute walk back out to the car, we get him some sugar and all is well.
Matt, Amanda, Me, and Steven outside Famous Dave's
Did you know that Matt lived next to the first Famous Dave's Ever? I feel like I met a celebrity. =)
Day 6
We explore Colorado Springs, so I get to enjoy the Olympic Training Complex there! I embrace the chariot of fire within, that is for sure. After some exploring, we get back on the road, I take some serious Sudafed, and then I sleep off and on the rest of the way back to AZ. We had lunch in Las Vegas, NM (seriously!) and dinner in Holbrook, AZ. After midnight, we finally roll home and get into bed. What a crazy six days!
And you thought the Mesa Main Street Statues were fun! Look at all the possibilities with this single statue...
5 comments:
Well, you guys had quite a busy, fun week! A few points: Jeff Gordon is way better than Jimmy Johnson. Yes, Mexican food up this way in no way resembles or tastes like Mexican food cooked by Mexicans. Settlers is the best thing ever invented. Ribs are the best meat ever invented.
I'm glad I finally found your blog!! You told us you made one, but your blogger profile is private, so we couldn't figure out where you were!
WOMAN! I didn't know you had a blog! Good thing you're one of my "followers" so I could find you. :D
Um, I just need to tell you I love you. A whole bunch of junior high memories frolicked merrily through my mind right now and my smile is this big.
Gosh. Sometimes I hate blogger. :)
THIS______________________________________________________________________BIG!!
Ummmm, matt's head might explode when I show him this blog tonight. hahaha, go figure i married a dork as big as myself.
seriously, the first famous dave's ever. . .and you met him. wow. just wow.
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