Sunday, January 15, 2012

A Perfect Day

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Sometimes I am struck by how lucky I am. How blessed. Today was one of those days.

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I so needed today. We all did. After the stress of the last few weeks months, we just needed a fun day - a whole day totally devoted to fun, not just pieces of fun smooshed in between the stressful bits of moving across the country.

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So we headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park today to enjoy the free admission, amazing views, and each other's company.

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It was beautiful. Amazing. Restorative. Fun.


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And cold. Really, really cold. And windy. So we didn't actually stay out on the mountain very long. There was this warming room - really, just a room with a little heat. Nothing amazing...

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But the kids LOVED it. You would have thought they were at a party for two.

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Really...just a kind-of warm room. Who knew?

We headed down the mountain a ways and ate lunch at Claire's in Estes Park. While Maddie was quite impressed with their apple juice and grapes ("I looooove these grapes!") she was most excited by a small, child-sized bench outside.
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Gavin was pretty smitten with it, too.

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It was a great day. A wonderfully perfect, much needed day that helped quiet any doubts in my mind that we did the right thing.

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What a great place to be, a great place to raise kids, a great place to be a family. What a great day.

PS:
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Could he be any cuter?

1 comment:

  1. Looks like a great day. Nice backyard you've got there.

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