Hello Friends,
This past weekend was a glorious introduction into
relaxation and everything Colorado has to offer. I suffered some minor
depression this past weekend because it was the Greek Festival back home and
all I wanted to do was eat a chicken souvlaki pita with some tiropita. So…
Petey made big plans.
On Friday afternoon, we began by visiting the DENVER CAT
COMPANY! See website below:
This amazing gem of a café has eight cats available to play
with for an unlimited amount of time. They provide a basket full of cat toys to
lure the little kitties over and they are ADORABLE! I bought this baller shirt
there and I really feel like opening a cat café is my true calling. What else
is there?
After that special visit, we went to a Greek restaurant
called Yanni’s so I could participate in the Greek Festivial even across the
country. The tiropita was ON POINT… hot out of the oven. The chicken souvlaki
was delightful as well with true, homemade tzatziki sauce and a Greek salad with
homemade dressing. Mmmmmmm. We ended Friday evening by going to a
hole-in-the-wall bar called Grandma’s Kitchen. They have about a billion board
games available and they served Petey’s brew in a cartoon glass. Cool.
Saturday morning, we arose at the crack of dawn so we could
drive out to the plains and see the Hot Air Balloon Festival! It was awesome!
The balloons came so close to the hill we sat on, that we could have talked to
the Aeronaut. Pictures are below.
We then drove to a little diner in Bennett, famous for
massive breakfast burritos and homemade sausage gravy. After a delicious
breakfast, we returned home to clean up some. Later in the afternoon, we set
out for Georgetown, a little mountain town. The town had a small main street
with awesome views of the Rockies. There were two bakeries, A TEA ROOM, a
homemade chocolate shop, several little bars, and lots of local artwork. There
is also a huge lake to go fishing at. This is a great town, worth the stop.
On Sunday morning, we tried out a church. Most of the
churches out here are HUGE- congregations of over 1,000 members! I loved the
music. We will continue church shopping so we can make the best decision for
us. Then, we decided to drive the Peak to Peak National Scenic Byway. This
drive is glorious – we passed the hotel that prompted Steven King to write The Shining. The hotel is actually named the Stanley Hotel
and it is located in Estes Park. We drove the whole Byway Sunday afternoon in
the sunshine. We ended the weekend by grilling kabobs and fresh corn on the cob
at the grill by our pool.
This next weekend, we have plans to see Vail- the leaves are supposed to be changing and it is Oktoberfest. I will keep you posted. :)
Love,
Katie and Peter
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