The Stanley Hotel - Estes Park

Last weekend, we drove to about 2 hours outside of Denver to Estes Park to enjoy the autumn mountain air!

There were elk everywhere, including the golf course!

 We ate at one of the mom and pop shops for lunch then walked around the main-street shops.  There were the usual touristy things to buy, but we invested in better things like fresh salt-water taffy and homemade fudge. :)  After overindulging, we made our way to the famous Stanley Hotel for our ghost tour!

This hotel is where Stephen King stayed in  room 217 (which is said to be haunted by Ms. Wilson, the chamber-maid) and was inspired to write the "Shining".

Jim Carey spent an entire 3 hours in this room while filming Dumb and Dumber, then he checked out of the hotel and refuses to discuss what happened...dun...dun...dun!

                                "Race you to the top Harry!"

If you ever have the chance to go to Estes Park, go! It's amazing! And you might even hear the ghost of Mrs. Stanley playing her piano at the Stanley hotel!

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We're Alive!!

I know, I know. It's been a long time since I updated the blog. I would love to say it's because we have been extremely busy doing fun and amazing things like traveling to exotic places, freeing Tibet and saving the whales. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
Almost five months have passed and rather than rack my brain trying to remember anything post worthy, I'll just make a better effort in the future about posting in a timely fashion! :)

SURPRISE!

That's right, last Monday I became part of the thirty and flirty club! Nathan (with a little help from a good friend) threw me a surprise party at Maggiano's! So much fun, food and good company!

 SURPRISE! (thanks Steve for being the best surprise party light turner-on-er!)

 Left to Right standing: Quin holding baby Emerson, Jordan, Melissa, Nicole, Jason, Lisa, Tony, Alli, Jon, Steve, Brigitte, Maegen
Left to Right sitting: Lowry, Britt, me, Nathan, Will

 Ginormous cupcakes which we all concluded should be renamed mini-cakes.

 Delicious! I didn't/couldn't finish all that chocolaty goodness. By this point I was slipping into a food coma. I think the look on Nathan's face makes the picture!

30 and mature...right...

Thanks Nathan for making my 30th a great one!

The E-Lemon-ator

3-0 That's right. He's undefeated.