Yeah, ten. I can't believe it's been that long. I swear we JUST got married! We aren't the spring chickens we used to be, but we are still madly in love, so we thought a little celebration was in order.
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Look at that cutie, all happy to be married. |
We picked Denver because we thought it would be a nice break from the hot weather here in Louisiana, and because there are direct flights from MSY. Ain't nobody got time for layovers.
The trip was short, but we had a great time. We spent the first day at Rocky Mountain National Park, which is the only part of the trip of which we took pictures. There was a brief period of rain, but it was while we were in the car anyway, so for the rest of the day we had some beautiful views of the park.
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Snow in July! |
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At 12,000+ feet - which feels pretty rough for us, since we live at 32 below sea level! |
The next day we did a tour of the state capitol (one of my favorite things to do when I travel), had brunch, explored some of the shopping areas in downtown Denver, and then had an afternoon beer flight at a brewery. Since Friday was our actual anniversary, we celebrated with a lovely dinner at Rioja, located in the cute Larimer Square. Our dinner was delicious: the entire meal was incredible (and I loved the deep magenta tempranillo we selected to go with it), but my favorite part was the dessert. We split a goat cheese and fennel panna cotta with fresh cherry compote and sorbet. It was incredibly good. The fennel was dried and sugared and added a piquant contrasting crunch to the creamy panna cotta. Just amazing.
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And a card from the waitstaff! |
I did go running while I was in Denver, and it was 15 degrees cooler with super low humidity. It felt heavenly, even at altitude (since I live BELOW sea level, going up a mile is tough). Cheeseman park is a mile from our hotel, so we ran there on Friday and Saturday. I always like running in new places, and the park had a pea gravel and dirt path that was an interesting change of surface.
And now I'm back and somehow SO far behind at work. How does that happen? I only took two days off! Crazy! But it was worth it to get away!
Congrats on 10 years of marriage, and it looks like you had a really wonderful trip! Sorry you didn't get to run up there, but at least you got a little break from the hot temps. I bet the altitude felt weird because like you, I'm at sea level (well, I'm maybe 5 ft above haha). Even a speed bump is like a hill here. Love direct flights and how easy it is to go when you don't have to worry about layovers and changing planes!
ReplyDeleteI'm constantly behind at work even when I show up every day so I understand that part.
Wow, 10 years! Congrats! You really have not changed much since you got married. You guys are aging very well!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great getaway. Colorado is so beautiful. I love RMNP. I went on a hiking trip there 2 years ago and we did some gorgeous hikes (and also saw snow, although it was May so closer to ski season).
Happy anniversary! I was in Denver/Colorado Springs a few years ago and did some running - it was rough, but I did PR in the marathon that fall, so maybe it helped, haha.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! I'm working in Denver in mid-Sept and have really enjoyed running there in the past, so you just got me re-excited about it!
ReplyDeletehappy belated anniversary!
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