3:15 am: Alarm goes off. Yung immediately gets up and starts dancing. He's pumped to be going to Colorado.
4:30 am: Arrive at the airport. Take a selfie.
6:00 am: Waiting to board the airplane.
7:15 am: Arrive in Denver. Adjust to the altitude. Eat breakfast.
11:00 am: Meet Leta. Go hiking in South Valley Park. It was unexpectedly warm, muddy, and a little slushy from left over snow.
11:30 am: All of us either got a tan or got burned. I left with a sweet ankle tan from my leggings.
11:45 am: Photo op with this guy.
12:00 pm: Head back to the car.
2:00 pm: Meet the rest of our group. Eat lunch at Ted's Montana Grill in downtown Denver.
3:00 pm: Say goodbye to Leta. Now awake for 12 hours on 3 hours of sleep. My eyes were straining to stay open.
3:30 pm: Stop in Freshcraft while the rest of the party committee ran an important errand.
5:00 pm: Grocery shop for 14 adults.
6:00 pm: Spot a frozen lake and several ice fishermen.
6:10 pm: Arrive at our house in Georgetown, CO.
6:30 pm: The great debate: Can you taste the difference in the different colored Skittles with your eyes closed?
6:45 pm: The great discussion: Hot Cheetos followed by Skittles are the bomb.
7:00 pm: Watch Jonny cook macaroni and cheese with hotdogs.
7:15 pm: And the serving assembly line starts.
9:00 pm: Start getting ready for bed. It was a long day.
2-7-15:
7:00 am: Wake up. Yung immediately starts dancing again. It is hiking day!
8:00 am: Watch the boys make breakfast tacos.
8:30 am: 14 sandwiches for the crew.
10:00 am: Another frozen lake.
10:30 am: Quick shot before our trek to Silver Dollar Lake.
11:00 am: The snow is up the Griffin's knees. Kevin is trying to swim in the snow. No big deal.
11:10 am: Peace. Love. Snow.
11:30 am: We saw several dogs on our journey to the lake.
12:00 pm: Walkie talkie-ing it up. These were a life saver. FYI: no cell reception in the mountains.
12:15 pm: "Will you please take a picture of me holding some snow?"
1:00 pm: We made it to Silver Dollar Lake. It was cold and windy, but as you can see, worth it.
1:30 pm: Sandwich break.
1:45 pm: Typical. Yung posing nicely, while I'm making a terrible duck face. Thanks for the shot, Ben.
2:00 pm: "Take another picture of me with the snow!"
3:00 pm: Letting the boots dry out.
4:00 pm: Selfie along the Mount Evans scenic drive.
6:00 pm: Burgers on the grill.
8:00 pm: The puzzle.
9:00 pm: The fire.
10:00 pm: Look at the stars. We found Orion's belt, Jupiter (the PLANET!), big/little dipper, Seven Sisters. Thanks star gazing app.
2-8-15:
3:45 am: Wake up. There was no dancing this morning.
6:00 am: Arrive at the airport, say good bye to Colorado for the time being, fly back to Texas.
10:30 am: Arrive in Texas. Say good bye to our friends.
1:00 pm: Eat our feelings away at Dallas Grilled Cheese Co. (We highly recommend it!) and wondering why Texas is so flat.
3:00 pm: Take a nap and return back to the real world.
Thankful for the opportunity to travel with new friends. Catch you on the flip side, Colorado.
