The little moments... like when I can look up in the dark night sky... where no city lights are, and see the stars... marvel at the wonder of God, and try to wrap my brain around the fact that each star was placed there specifically by God, just for me to see at that moment.... or when a star "falls"... it was all meant to be.... or sharing a laugh with my mother... over the silliest of things, but it was still a good laugh!
Recently, I went to Colorado and was able to visit my friend, Stephanie, and bring (drive) my mom back home from staying with my uncle for two months. She found a condo up there that she loves, so is in the process of possibly purchasing it...
But while I was up there, I stayed with Stephanie and Tom in their home in Morrison, in the mountains, out of the city atmosphere, yet close enough to go into Denver if we wanted... It was like a retreat... (with dogs ;) and everything)... but to stand out on the balcony and hear the crickets and the wind blowing the aspen leaves was very calming to me, and I loved being able to do nothing. Shocking, right? But it was a welcomed state that I was in, though I don't know if I could actually live like that. I would have to wind down a bit... and I'm not sure I'm ready to do that. But it was a nice visit.... the best thing about it...besides getting to see a great friend of mine that I haven't seen in a while... was the weather. I could go on and on about the weather... it was a little warm during the day... but at night... Heaven... especially when we sat in the hot tub up a few stairs from the house, surrounded by tall trees, Denver lights in the distance, and stars when I looked up... Thanks Stephanie for a much needed relaxing few days!
Mom and I drove up Trail Ridge Drive to the Visitor Center and back down... and at the top it was 46 degrees... a little rainy, so we didn't really stay, just drove up there and back. We were going to eat at Smokin' Daves BBQ in Estes Park, but it was packed, so we ended up driving back to Longmont and heading over to Chili's (Mom's choice)... But it was a good drive/visit with my mom. She is super-excited about getting back up there...loves it there, so I am happy for her.
And of course, Stephanie and I went shopping... just a little... and I went to CostCo... LOVED IT!! (so any of you that have costco cards here in Houston, need to hook me up... or at least invite me to go with you! ha ha)...
Here are some pix from that trip:
it was rainy... and overcast, but still cool looking... :) (from the Trail Ridge Drive)
The buck elk was chillin' watching the rest of the herd...(from the Trail Ridge Drive)
this little one was trying to get away from me... but I caught him when he paused.... they are SO FAST!!(from the Trail Ridge Drive)
Nothing like driving through a cloud... (from the Trail Ridge Drive)
View from breakfast with Stephanie and Tom...(and LC and KC - in the jeep)
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