I am so excited! This Sunday, the Blest clan is hitting the road for Colorado Springs! This will only be the second time in our family history that we have gone on a trip that wasn’t either for a)a military move or b)to visit family. Though the military and family both have something to do with the trip.
My husband has to attend a week long class, and we decided we were tired of being left behind while he goes and sees all sorts of cool places. (yeah - like his last deployment. He went to Mallorca, Israel, Spain, Greece… I stayed home and changed diapers. Poor military men my tuckus! 
) But I was a little anxious about being on my own in a strange town with the boys all day for five days. Enter the flash of inspiration! My parents always go to Colorado at this time of year anyway…so I asked them to rearrange their itinerary and spend some time with us in Colorado Springs! Much to my shock, they agreed. So I will only be on my own on Thursday and Friday. I figure we’ll spend more time in the hotel room on those days. Maybe I’ll get brave and take them to Focus on the Family. After all, if I lose a kid there or someone has a fit, FOTF people ought to be a little more helpful. 
Being a rather obsessive person, I have no intention of taking the week off from my healthy living or this website. (oh yeah….I’m taking my laptop!) My plan is to only eat out for dinner - and eat the South Beach way even then. (no starches, lots of veggies, watch the fat) I have planned to allow myself one treat… like maybe one really good dessert that I can share with my family. My mom recently started South Beach too, so I will certainly have moral support. I hope to be able to use the hotel gym in the mornings to stay on track with exercise, but I figure we’ll also be doing tons of walking around. We plan to visit Pike’s Peak, the Zoo, and who knows what else?
I just wish some of you guys lived along the way! To take a trip and not meet any bloggers…what’s up with that?!
Definitely do Pikes Peak. And Garden of the Gods. And… have fun! I always love a good adventure.
Comment by Anita — September 8, 2006 @ 9:18 am
Oh man, how jealous am I!!! I would love to go to colorado again. We’ve been talking about going sometime while we’re in Kansas so we can geocache there.
You guys are going to have so much fun! I can’t wait to hear all about it. Will we really be able to “miss” you if you’re still online LOL - see, that’s the beauty of online friendships - tee hee.
Comment by Blair — September 8, 2006 @ 9:57 am
Colorado is awesome! I have been to Pike’s Peak several times, and would go again in a heartbeat.
Enjoy your trip!
Comment by lady laura — September 8, 2006 @ 10:25 am
I haven’t been to Colorado since I was 10. Have a great time!
Comment by Carrie — September 8, 2006 @ 1:26 pm
Yes, both Pike’s Peak and Garden of the Gods. Also, around the back end of Pike’s Peak (it will be a pretty good drive) is Florrisant Fossil Beds ( http://www.nps.gov/flfo/ )
We were there two years ago (had the brakes fixed before going up Pike’s Peak)
Enjoy!
Comment by Ellen — September 9, 2006 @ 6:50 am
Have fun - take a ton of pics and rellllax. It’s absolutely beautiful in that state!
Comment by Kat — September 9, 2006 @ 8:53 am
I miss the Rockies!!! When I was in 6-10th grade we lived in Calgary at the base of the Canadian Rockies and that was my favorite place EVER that we lived while I was growing up. Being able to look out the window and see the mountains almost every day was such a blessing.
And I seem to always do better eating when traveling for some reason. I usually watch my husband chow down on beef jerky and doritos the entire time in the car, and just remind myself of the stomach ache I would get after eating all that, that he seems to be immune from and it turns me away completely. 
Comment by stephanie — September 9, 2006 @ 12:01 pm
Pike’s Peak — the Air Force academy (do they let Marines in there?) — Garden of the Gods — Ft Carson (well there may not be a lot there for you but intresting for me, I was born there)….
Comment by Maria — September 10, 2006 @ 2:41 pm