Shoutouts to Shrek for the original quote for my title, and Sam Staal for his incessant repeating of said quote. On Thursday, we went to Red Rocks (I had to see such an epic concert venue!) on our way to Boulder, CO for the day. First of all, I've added seeing a concert at Red Rocks to my bucket list. It is a breathtaking place. We then made our way to Boulder for some delicious lunch, fun shopping, and INTERESTING people watching. In these parts smoking marijuana is legal as long as you have a prescription for it. I'm going out on a limb and guessing that most everyone here has a friend with a prescription. There was some janky stuff going on with these people, but hey, at least they were happy, right? Tomorrow (Saturday) we head back for the south suburbs of Chicago. While I am excited to not be paying money to be on a vacation, the blissful knowledge that I have no work or school obligations will be severely missed. Being on a road trip and exploring a new place with some of my best friends has been an awesome experience. I'm also excited to get back to the other members of the Trinity crew and hear about their breaks. It's been a fabulous way to spend my last spring break in college. I'll recap in a few days with some of my favorite quotes, roadtrip songs, and memories from the trip!
Hey layyydiesss
The official Boulder, CO boulder
Best chicken tortilla soup of my life
Shirtless men, moose statues, and rainbow legwarmers. Why not?
There were tons of adorable shops. I could've bought everything in here.
Wednesday, March 14th was an awesome day, although at times it was seeming to turn out like just the opposite. The whole spring break crew headed 90 minutes into the mountains for a day of skiing on Copper Mountain. My sister-in-law lent me her FLY North Face snow pants and I felt like I looked pretty cool. Now. I am not the most graceful person in the world. In fact, I'm really clumsy and tend to trip and fall without 6 foot boards strapped to my feet while going downhill slippery white surfaces. Before Wednesday I had been skiing once in my life, in eighth grade, in the UP (that's Upper Peninsula for all you non-midwesterners) 11 hours north of my hometown in Wisconsin. My method that time was to go directly straight down at blistering speeds until I fell or ran into something. That method can work on bunny hills in Northern Michigan when you are 13, but is not so hot up in the Rockies as an adult. Karley was kind enough to teach me how to snowplow and make my "S" shapes to make my way down.
Let's just say those first fifteen minutes were PRETTY DANG FRUSTRATING. I fell all awkwardly and got my knee twisted in weird angles until Karley shuffled over and unclipped my boot from the ski. After gulping back a few tears (and letting some others slip out) I got myself together and kept going. Karley, Mel, and Susan hung with me all day and were the most patient friends a girl could ask for. Each time down I got a little bit better and by the time lunch rolled around I could make it down without falling (okay maybe only once or twice) the whole time down. Let me tell you, I felt so accomplished! Nevermind the fact that four-year-olds were passing me left and right like it was their job. Nevermind the fact that I fell while getting off not one, but two ski lifts. Ha. That must've looked HILARIOUS. But I digress. The sky was perfectly blue, the snow was blindingly white, the trees were dark green, and the air was cold and fresh. Leisurely making my way down the hill while staring at the breathtaking mountains in front of me is a memory I won't forget. It was SUCH a good time. The video footage below, taken at the top of our favorite little hill, is evidence of these good times. Get yourself out here and spend a day in the mountains!
I like saying "Denver" in a low, gravelly "DEN-VAH!" for emphasis. While we got our wilderness fix yesterday, today we ventured into the city for lots of walking, wandering, exploring, and soaking up the sunshine. We left the house before noon and ate lunch at the ORIGINAL Chipotle (this is a big deal to us; an unnatural percentage of our meals out at Trinity take place at Chipotle), and headed downtown afterwards. After all afternoon out, we finished the night at the Pepsi Center for a Nuggets-Hawks game. Our seats were awesome. And by awesome I mean they were the third from the very top and cost us $5.00 each.
We make the boys take lots of pictures of us.
These pictures were just from today's afternoon activities. We are currently all laying around, as tired as ever from walking all day. Tonight will have to be a good night of sleep, because tomorrow we are skiing all day long. While I am seriously excited for this adventure, I AM TERRIFIED. I don't happen to be the most coordinated, graceful person on earth and I've only ever gone once in eighth grade. I'll let you know how it goes. Who knows, maybe I'll be the next Picabo Street?! Or maybe not and I'll be content with conquering the bunny hill. That too.
Medicinal Marijuana. Hmmmm. I saw a lot of people with prescriptions.
Wanna sip? I have so much love for Jamba Juice.
It's just not vacation without a Forever 21 purchase.
