8/4/2018
6:00am a text chimed in from Ashley saying she was on her way. She and Megan had flown into Denver last night around 9:30pm. Megan was staying in Denver with a friend for a couple of days to visit. Instead of Ashley doing the drive by herself late at night, in the rent car, she found a hostel for $50/night. Kevin said it sounded like she was staying at a “brothel” – lol! I always think of hostels in Europe, not here in the U.S. She said it was great! You should check out the pictures of this 9000 sqft mansion with private walk-in rain showers and a 20 person hot tub by the outdoor fire pit – who knew? http://www.emberhostels.com
She made it to the cabin with no issues around 8:30am. We had coffee on the deck, soaking in the views, chipmunks, humming birds and the 41 degree temperature. Chewy loves to hang out on the deck where the chipmunks tease him by staying just out of reach. Most mornings the clouds settle below us in the valley and cover up the trees, so it almost looks like a lake. Many times we’ll see hot air balloons coming up out of those clouds – absolutely breathtaking and never gets old. Pictures just don’t do this justice.
We headed over to Pete and Nancy’s new vacation home they just bought in Winter Park. It’s beautiful and has 5 levels that can sleep 26 people and gorgeous mountain views in all directions plus a hot tub! The kids had fun playing Hide and Seek. Although when we were leaving, poor Nolan was still hiding and no one was looking for him. I guess they ended the game with out telling him.
Shannon and her family arrived late morning, so we met at Subway to grab sandwiches for a picnic at Poppy’s Pavilion. Columbine Point (our wedding venue) overlooks this spot. The Taylors and Gran (Nancy Carruth) donated the pavilion for visitors and guests to have a shady picnic area by the lake and trail heads. They dedicated it to my dad after he passed away. There’s a rock there with a plaque on it in remembrance of him. Such a special place to me! Then we explored the gold miner’s cave at the Y where all of them made it to the very back.
Cameron, Ashley and I organized an assembly line to put together the gift bags for our out of town guests. They also got in some good puzzle time.
Alan, Nancy, Duke and Roxy arrived late afternoon and got a fabulous RV sight with gorgeous mountain views right off the back of the their drop down deck on their fifth wheel toy hauler. Unfortunately the Y doesn’t allow riding the ATV he brought on the grounds, so he’s renting a trailer to ride it off site. They joined us for a taco salad dinner at the cabin with the Sellecks and Donna too.
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