Our first stop was near Kansas City to see Damon’s grandma. She had never met Ruthie before, so I thought it would be nice to stop for a short visit. She made us a huge breakfast!
Our next stop was Cabela’s in Kansas City. Ruthie hated all the dead stuffed animals, so she rode around in the cart with her head down and eyes closed.
I got this one of her before she realized just how many animals there were...
We were back on the road again for about another 10 hours. We finally got to the Corwine’s house in Fort Collins around 9:00 on Friday night. We pulled in the driveway and Ruthie shouted “We Made It!” I think we were all feeling that way.
On Saturday morning we slept in until about 8:00 and then the guys headed for a week in the woods. I went out to breakfast to meet my friend, Renee and we ended up just sitting there talking for about 5 hours. It was fun to catch up with her. I got back to the Corwine’s house around 2:00 and then headed to my grandparents’ house around 4:30. I got to my grandparents’ house around 8:30 and we spent some time just catching up.
On Sunday morning my aunt picked me up and then we picked my cousin, Kaylee up and headed toward Denver. Remember I told I was going to see Chad, Allison and baby Kane. We spent the day with them and then Kaylee and I drove back. Aunt Deanna stayed there to help Allison out for the week.
Allison and her baby boy...
Kaylee is an aunt!
My aunt's first grandchild...
Kane was so tiny when I saw him!
On Monday my grandparents had to attend a funeral, so Kaylee and I met them after it was over for lunch at Cracker Barrel and then we headed to a park to take some pictures. It was not the best time of day for pictures, but some turned out okay.
My grandparents...
Kaylee and Grampa
Grampa and me
This is my favorite!
Kaylee and Grammy
Grammy and me
Grampa and me again
Monday night I went to town with my grandma for her music practice at church. When we arrived at church we saw Barrack Obama leaving town…he was speaking in Pueblo that day. Too bad it wasn’t Sarah Palin…she was in the Denver area.
On Tuesday my grandma had her Beth Moore bible study, but I decided to just stay home with my grampa. We watched some TV together and then set out on the deck for awhile. The weather was perfect…although they had a lot of wasps that would not leave us alone. After her bible study she picked us up some lunch and came home. I do not remember what we did that night. We might have just stayed home. I was having severe sinus and chest congestion for about 3 days. I just had bronchitis about 2 to 3 weeks before, plus the altitude change is always hard on me. So, I had a few not so fun days. It did clear up though, so that was good…no antibiotic needed.
On Wednesday Kaylee and I went shopping for some DENVER BRONCOS stuff! I was able to do a bit of early Christmas shopping, so that was great. We also both got our cartilage pierced. Yay! I have wanted to do it for awhile and she said she would like to as well. We ended up agreeing on a pair of earrings, so it was cheap as we each took one earring.
On Thursday I had to head back to Fort Collins. We took a few pictures that morning.
Grampa and Uncle Don
Grammy and me wtih Uncle Don
My grandparents had another funeral. So, they left for that and I packed up all my stuff and headed to meet Kaylee. We went to eat and then did a little shopping. We also made a Starbucks run…yum! We met my grandparents for dinner when they were done at the funeral and then I headed back towards Fort Collins. However, on the way back I started having car trouble. I had several flashing lights and while traveling down the interstate my cruise control shut off on me. So…I called my dad and he thought it might be the alternator. He wanted me to stop somewhere and try to turn it off and see if it would restart. I was not a big fan of this idea because I really didn’t want to be stranded somewhere. I had also tried to call my friend, Wayne because he lives near Fort Collins and would be able to fix whatever was wrong. However, at this point I was about 100ish miles from his house. I decided that Focus on the Family was a safe place to stop. As I was pulling in there Wayne called me back. He said he really wished I knew how to check things like the oil and such and at that moment a security guard from Focus on the Family came out to see if I needed help. I am pretty sure he saw this young girl in heels, bling-bling sunglasses, talking on her cell phone with the hood of the car open and thought “wow, this girl has no idea what she is doing”. At least I knew how to open the hood. Anyhow, he was super nice and he checked everything and said it was safe to drive…just didn’t know how far I could get. I took the chance and headed to Wayne’s house. And I made it! I just stayed the night there because the guys still weren’t back from hunting.
On Friday morning I went out to coffee with Lois (Wayne’s wife) and an old friend who I am pretty sure kept me in the church nursery at church when I was a baby. It was fun catching up with Lois and Debbie. On the way to coffee Scott FINALLY called me! He had no cell phone service in the mountains and I had not talked to him since the day they left. So, they had just gotten back to Fort Collins. They came over to get me and the car. I just left all my stuff at Wayne and Lois’ house because we already had plans to meet them for dinner that night. We had a nasty afternoon though…they needed to cut up the elk and seal it in vacuum bags. It was gross. I got a bit of blood on my hand too. Anyway, that night we went back to Wayne and Lois’ house and we all went to dinner. We had a lot of fun catching up with them.
On Saturday morning it was time to pack up.
We left around 11:00 that morning and got home around 10:30 on Sunday morning. Here are Ruthie and Scott in the back while I was driving.
We actually made great time because we lost two hours in time change. It was a long trip, but fun.
13 comments:
Wow! What a fun and eventful trip! I love the last two pictures of Ruthie in the car. She is so cute!! Thanks for the update! =)
Yea...it was really busy, but fun.
I enjoyed your trip much more than Scotts!! :) LOL!! Glad you had fun! Love you!
I Love the pictures of Ruthie in Cabelas!!!! She is too funny!!
Yes, I liked mine more too. Hehe...she was so scared of those animals. It was funny.
I love the way you write. Especially getting blood on your hand. lol
Sounds like you make the most of your trips and get to see so many people. Love the pictures. (-:
What a great post to read, Beth! I had so many comments as I was reading, & then they mostly blooped right out of my head. I loved the pic of your grandparents -- so wholesome & precious they look. The baby is, of course, extremely sweet. You look so tiny & pretty, too! And I LOVE the earrings!!! Cartilage piercings take about 9 months to completely heal, but after that they are no trouble at all. I love mine! I'm considering one more . . . not sure yet.
Beautiful post, Beth!
Thanks, Danna! Yes, I love that one of my grandparents! I will be printing it for sure. I LOVE my new earring! I had it pierced once before but I had trouble with it after I changed the earring. This time it has been great...really didn't even hurt. It has been icky or pussy. Thank you for the nice comment about my looks :) you made me feel good!
Thanks, Tania! Haha...yea...I really do not like to touch raw meat. Mrs. Corwine was very nice and did the really icky part of cleaning the meat and then wrapping it in the paper for me. Yes, it was a nice trip and I did get to visit with a lot of people.
Wow...it only took about an hour to read your post. Glad you had fun though. Hope some of that early Christmas shopping had something to do with me. :)
You have to wait almost 3 months to find out.
I think I just puked in my mouth....Bronco stuff...c'mon!
What a full trip! So glad you guys had a fun successful time not to mention safe :)
Monica...we are hardcore about the Broncos! You and your icky Packers...
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