2012 Road Trip

At Last ...

we got away for some much needed time together.

Both of us filled with excitement about the trip.

Nothing big planned,

just getting away seems to be enough.

Wilson

We are not totally alone on this trip,

Wilson our......well,

 I suppose we could call him our youngest,

 always goes on road trips with us.  

Just too long to leave him alone....

I may explain on a future blog :-)

(Don't be worried)

smile......

Our first stop Mesquite Nevada.

First act of order was to upgrade to a suite. 

We decided to stay two nights and actually

have an entire day to enjoy the pool.

We went to the nearby WalMart and bought to floating mats that

made the 104 temps tolerable. Met a lovely couple from Canada

amazed by all we had in common.

Still kicking myself for not trading e-mail addresses.. :-(

Day three we checked out of the hotel and headed toward to our next overnight

in Glenwood Springs Colorado.

The skies were something like I've never seen for nearly the entire 9 hour drive.

I must share!

 Maybe overkill for some....I took close to 56 photos of that cloud filled trip.

My tired but happy driver, glad to be in Glenwood Springs.

Driver Bob

Wilson...loved the room.

The next morning we drove into town after breakfast to do a little shopping.

This is an "establishment" we visited two years ago so I had to catch a photo to send

to my youngest sister Dona.  Her last name is Holiday and her late husband's nick name 

was

Doc Holiday :-)

Odds of wearing shorts that match the .....street corner?

Before leaving Glenwood Springs we had previously made appointments 

at

the spa :-)

 Happy Us!!

We may have had facials, total body massage and mineral bath...........

Feeling like new people we headed toward our destination.

One planned stop was in Friso which is just below Aspen and

very near Breckenridge. 

 Awesome little town we also stumbled

upon two years ago.

Had a fabulous early dinner....

what  Bob called possibly the best pizza he has ever had!

Evidence of the pizza I failed to photograph....

My fabulous dessert, a homemade  brownie with nuts topped with awesome light whippy stuff..

with chili sauce on the side.

 

Bob's lemon shortcake with peaches and whipped creme fresh....

Happy us!

Shopped around town for sometime, bought us some good fresh coffee and

headed toward destination, 

Thornton Colorado...

home of Tami and Scott 

our besties!

Up until 12:30 A.M. laughing and enjoying being together again.

We've had a lazy first day here.

 Had to go purchase ANOTHER 

 (3rd)

magnifying make up mirror. 

 I have a bad habit of

leaving them suctioned to hotel mirrors ...Urrgh!!!!

It's early Friday morning as we prepare to leave with Tammy and Scott for

what I am sure will be a something to write about trip.

Heading first to Steamboat Springs for one night,

then on to Breckenridge the next night !

Yippie!!

Now, all caught up on where we've been.

~

So far so good.....echo's from my heart today.

A Writer's Cramp ~

Trying to find my way back to the blogging world....thanks so much to each of you who shared your kind words with me and who continued to let me know you where thinking of me. It really meant so much. It has been a struggle for me to blog, I just never felt "it", each time I attempted to sit down and do so.  At any rate,  I'm thankful for you my blogging friends :-)

The loss of my sweet Mom, well, it is an entirely different experience from losing  my Dad.  She, was my Mom. She carried me, she and I literally connected to each other, she birthed me, taught me, loved me........she Mothered me.  Never, so aware of this start to finish thought of us, until now.

We had a very nice celebration of her life.  Family came from out of state, which gave way for opportunity of stronger, closer family relationships to be formed.  A pulling together of those that remain.  We are family.

Weeks turned to now, months of a "limbo" state...daily thoughts of, "she was just here?"....to " I can't believe she didn't come home."  Trying to focus on the fact that I had her with me the last six weeks prior to her going into the hospital.  So very thankful for her and I to have that important time. Thankful she was able to experience " Khloe joy"...she was so alive with joy when her eyes met Khloe's every morning and Khloe would get so excited to see her Nanny!  Many have noticed how much of my Mom we can see in Khloe.....so, she is near to me still.

Life does go on and joy does return...  I am so happy to think of her with my Dad again.

~

In the meantime our little Khloe turned one!  Can you believe it? 

 I am posting birthday photos for your viewing pleasure.

  I'm confident you will love them :-)

The morning of her birthday, Grandpa teaches her how to play angry birds?

Time to hit the beach!

Don't be jealous.....

Looking very Hollywood

With her Daddy

She had NO fear of the water!

Happy with her cupCAKE.....

Maybe just a bite :-)

Yep, she liked it.

Not sure who was happiest on this day!

Plenty of frosting,

 still no hair.....

Ruby and Khloe

~

Bob and

 I are on the 2012 road trip to Colorado

hope to be blogging on that!

God bless each of you,

He has me.

No more writers cramp.....

Happy to be back is what echos from my heart today.

Sweet Momma ~

My sweet Mom went to heaven to join my sweet Dad on Mother's Day.

Thanks to all that were holding her and my family in prayer.

So thankful for each of you !

My Mom will echo in my heart forevermore....