While Kurt had to spend a few days in Chicago for work, Henry & I decided to take a much needed vacation away on our own to Denver, Colorado. I hadn’t been to Denver since I was little and had been wanting to go back especially now that Kurt’s sister, Lindsey, and one of my best friends, Kelly, both live there. I was nervous for the long plane rides, layovers, and 2 hour time difference but Henry did great even after missing our flight home. The flight attendants even gave him his first set of wings. Kelly and her husband Bryan were such great hosts to us all. We visited Lindsey’s work, did some shopping, stayed home and made chicken paprikash one evening, spent a day in Boulder, got the kid a much needed 2nd haircut, went to Gymboree, saw the JonBenet Ramsey home, went out to a local brewery for dinner, walked around the Mile High Flea Market, and did a lot of drinking, relaxing and talking!
One of the coolest things about Denver happened after our dinner out at Vine Street Pub. The food delicious and very inexpensive. I wanted to treat everyone to dinner and as I was going to pay the bill, the waiter informed me that they didn’t take credit cards but that he would give me a “trust envelope” which was an addressed, stamped envelope so I could just mail them a check when I got back home. I could hardly believe it, where else would that happen?? I love the laid back vibe of Denver and am already looking forward to taking Henry on ski trips in the future. His Aunt Lindsey is already convinced he’ll be a snowboarder though.
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