The Broadmoor:

We recently went back to Colorado (as seen in last post) to pick some things up. One of our really close friends/one of my very best friends (one of my bridesmaids!) is in Colorado right now because her husband (one of C's groomsmen) is stationed in Korea. We decided to meet up with her and do something a little special because I have been missing her something fierce.
We decided to go to the Golden Bee, which C and I have both been to, just not together.

We showed up and the place was packed, which we expected, and we had C get out and put our names on the list while D and I found a parking spot. As luck would have it, as soon as we let him out we spotted a spot, literally right across the street, perfect!

It was about an hour wait, which we had planned on, so we walked down to the main part of the property, and looked around. They had a GIANT gingerbread house (it smelled amazing).

We still had some time to kill, so we went outside to see the lake and saw a bunch of sleeping ducks and geese and such.

We went into the bar and grabbed some mojitos to drink while we wandered around and waited for our phone call, but as soon as we sat down to drink them, we got the call, our table was ready a lot earlier than we had expected, no complaints here though. Before we had grabbed our drinks we had taken a second to peak into the library and ballroom, so we certainly didn't miss out on anything.


Can we just take a minute to pause... and really appreciate this next picture? This a a border line Beauty and Beast style library y'all, A LADDER.



If you have ever been to the Golden Bee, you know they serve yards of beer, and have a piano sing along. We did NOT get a yard of beer (as we had to be up early the next day) but we DID get half yards! We both went with a half Guinness half Strongbow. Seriously good.

Wouldn't you know, I looked over to the mirror right next to our table and spotted this, I guess I find little pieces of the fighter community everywhere we go.






C and I both finished the night with 6 bees a piece.
We ordered Beer Cheese soup and Pretzels and had a blast singing a long that evening (which if you follow my snapchat, I am sure you saw the videos of.)

We had so much fun, and it was really good to see D, catching up with her is always good for the soul.

Colorado, again:

We had to go back to CO again, to pick some things up since C is not going to Korea like we thought. I can't say I mind, I love visiting home, and seeing my family. 

Of course we used it as an excuse to go get wings again! 

...Obviously from the best wing place on earth! 

Even better though...remember the duck zap we came across while we were there? You know... this one:

Well we took a Tophat sticker with us, just in case we went back....

DTK!

Of course I am going to shove a picture of wings down your throat... they also sell wing sauce to go..if anyone wants to mail me some (just saying).
I have had the same hair dresser since I was in high school (junior year) minus one brief stint in Enid when a very sweet girl did my hair. Jessica has been a great hair dresser, and even better family friend... she even did my hair for prom! There is no one I trust more with my hair, especially with big changes. I decided to chop it off..about eight inches of it.

Just after that we met a good friend to get lunch at the Bristol Brewing Company Pub.


Winter Warlock is THE BEST.

This is a Laughing Lab Chili, it was INCREDIBLE.
Now, if you don't know, the pub is in Ivywild, an old elementary school, that has been re-purposed as a gathering of restaurants and such.The gym is used to host events, and there is even a (fantastic) coffee shop called The Principals Office.








And that is the first part of our trip. We went to the Broadmoor with one of my best friends (and bridesmaids) the night before we went to Ivywild, but we have so many pictures... that gets a post of it's own!

As an added bonus, since C got snapchat, here are some snaps he took on the way to and from CO.

Colorado Part 2:

Alright! Here is part two of our Colorado trip! I may have gotten a little picture happy, but if you know me, that is no surprise. (this is not even close to all of them) 

Saturday C and I wanted to do the Incline in Manitou Springs. Several inches of snow was NOT going to stop us! This was my first time doing the Incline, but not C's. We did about half of it, which I am really happy with. If I end up back in the Springs for the next year and a half, I will be making a habit of doing the whole thing. 

Now, C started of with something that should have been indicative of how the descent would go... Falling. Falling like the ground was a slide. 

This is the very bottom. You can see we where not the first to go up this morning, and I am seriously inspired by all of the people we came across..including a super nice guy from California, who was also out doing it for the first time, we had a nice chat with him. (I later came across him in the incline hashtag on instagram and am happy to report that he made it to the top!)

That is honestly one of my favorite things about hiking in CO, we always meet someone, and every one is always so nice.




We aren't quite used to this white fluffy stuff anymore.



Worth the view!




This is where things get hairy. We forgot the pair of yak traks in my parents garage... and while my shoes (trail running shoes, thanks MIL) did super well, my husband's did not... he might as well have sat on his butt and slid the whole way down, at least it would have been on purpose that time.



We celebrated a job half done by going to my favorite bar in Palmer Lake. They have THE best wings, and you can even grill your own steak there. I have been going there since shortly after High School.


The wings. Yum!

This is a sticker from the 309th Fighter Squadron, the squadron right across the street from C's squadron at Luke. We got a kick out of seeing it at a place I have spent so much time at for so many years!
Next time we will take a Top Hats sticker (DTK!)