Our Anniversary Trip

Well, we ended up having to postpone of trip until the next weekend because of a chemical spill that they had in a town near-by. Joshua and I were able to get away the weekend after that. We were both very excited to be able to spend some time together without interruptions. Joshua had to work until Thursday because he was going to be taking Thursday, Friday, and Saturday off. I was very excited as I packed for our trip. I was busy until we left on Thursday packing and getting everything ready. My mom came home early from the shop to watch the kids so that we could leave at a good time. Joshua and I had a couple of errands to run before heading out of town to Monument. Its about 10 to 15 mins away from home, but it was still nice to be able to get away for awhile. Joshua and I drove around a couple of lakes around there and stopped at an ice cream shop before eating lunch and heading to Castlerock. We have lived here for about 3 year (in July), but we have never been able to go exploring. So part of this trip was for us to look for some fun places to take the kids. We went to the outlet malls at Castlerock and looked around for awhile before heading back to Monument and checking into our hotel. Joshua and I were able to stay at Sundance Mountain Lodge. It was a nice hotel and was not crowded at all. We ate dinner at the lodge and then just relaxed in our room before heading for bed.
The second day found us heading out for Pueblo right after breakfast. We did get to sleep in this morning (very uncommon) and had a late start getting out, but it was so nice not being on a schedule. The drive to Pueblo reminded us so much of California and the deserts out there that we were so glad that we did not move there. It was hot too. Our first stop was the Pueblo air museum. This place is worth the drive there and Joshua had a great time. At first we were looking by ourselves as they were getting ready for a special event taking place the next night. Then we asked how to get into the next hanger and this older guy offered to show us. He was tired from the navy and Joshua had a great time talking to him. We spent most of our time there, which was fine with me. He also told us of a restaurant right next door that was built right by the runway. Of course we had to go there. We enjoyed ourselves and it made us miss the times in California when we went to the place there that was right by the airport. After eating, we drove by the Pueblo zoo and park. That is also a great place to take kids. We will definitely be back to Pueblo. We decided to head back to Monument and headed to our room where we rested and waited for the traffic to calm down by the springs before heading to the springs for dinner. For a special treat, I took Joshua to Olive Garden for our anniversary dinner. He had never been there before. We had a great time, although we were both stuffed from our filling breakfast and lunch. Then we headed back to the hotel.

The next day we were up early as Joshua had to get ready for a school event to advertise for the violin shop. When we got home and ate breakfast, Joshua had to rush to the shop to pack up his violins and other supplies in our car and headed out with my parents to the place the concert was held. I was able to meet up later with Joshua to watch the concert and later to go out to eat. My sister and her friend watched the kids for us. We did not make that many sales, but we passed out alot of cards. The main reason was that we are still "new" in town and not alot of people knew about us. Joshua and I ate at 3 Margaritas. The food was really good. We had a blessed anniversary and it was great to be able to spend time together- just the two of us.