Spring Break 2011

Spring Break 2011 was lots of fun and also very relaxing. It started on Monday with a flight to Denver, Colorado to see Jarrod. He moved to Denver in February and I had not been to see him yet, so I was really looking forward to seeing his apartment and checking out where he will be living for the next ? years. We flew out of Amarillo and arrived in Denver around 6:30. Jarrod called us after we arrived to inform us that he had to spend the night in Colorado Springs that night so he wouldn't get to see us. Although we were disappointed, we knew that this would be a very busy week for him since Blue Bell was just started to sell ice cream in Colorado this week. We actually got to see him for about 5 minutes that night as he was driving through Denver. He was taking the media truck to Colo Springs so we stopped and gave him a quick hug before he hit the road again.
The next morning, we headed off to Golden Colorado.
This was a neat little town with lots of history. As we were walking through the little town, we came upon this sign in the window of an ice cream store. We had to take a picture! Sure enough, we sent it to Jarrod and he said that is one of the shops he sold to. We talked to the sweet lady inside and she gave us lots of compliments on Jarrod. That always makes a momma proud!


That day, we also drove up to the top of Pikes Peak. It was a beautiful car ride and when we got to the top (14, 100 ft.) it was 18 degrees! It was at the top of Pikes Peak where the lady wrote "America the Beautiful". It was obvious when you looked out that she was inspired by the "purple mountains majesty above the fruited plains". God sure is a wonderful creator!!!




After our trip to Pikes Peak, we headed over to Colorado Springs to spend the night. We got to have dinner with Jarrod at a great steak place and then headed back to the hotel. Jarrod had to be up by 5:30 am so he wasn't too interested in staying up late to visit.

The next day, Darren and I drove over to Cripple Creek. This is a fun mining town that is now full of casinos. It is a fun place to spend a couple of hours. I won $50 in black jack, but Darren lost $50 so we had a fun morning that didn't really cost us anything. After that, we headed back over to Colorado Springs to do a little shopping ( I had to get decorations for Jarrod's apartment). After shopping, we headed back to Jarrod's apartment where I completed the decorating (I wish I would've taken pictures, but I forgot). His apartment looks much more homey with things on the wall. Later that afternoon, we met up with my brother and his family. We decided to go to a hamburger restaurant that we saw on "Man vs Food".



Jarrod was able to meet up with us for dinner so we got to see him for another couple of hours.

We had a great time in Denver and I must say how proud I am of Jarrod. He is working so hard and absolutely LOVES his job. It is great to see your kids happy in what they have chosen to do. Now I am praying for him to find a wonderful, Christian girl for him to date and a church for him to get involved. I know that God already has these things planned - I just have to be patient!

Over the weekend, we were able to fly to Abilene to see Nathan and Alyson. They have bought a new house so we had to go peek inside to see what they are getting. I'm so proud of them and although they wouldn't let me take a picture (Nathan said I might jinx the sale), I can't wait to help them move in after closing on April 18. What a difference a year makes for that sweet little couple! They have added Scout and a new house - so proud of them! Pictures to come when Nathan lets me.



Overall, this was an awesome spring break and I LOVED getting some time for rest and relaxation! It's weeks like this that I know that I have the greatest job in the world!!!