Road Trip Colorado ( aka ~ Elopement!)

ROAD TRIP!! **COLORADO

(I copied and pasted my blog from my MySpace blog)

11/21/08
Jason and I leave for Colorado tomorrow afternoon around 3:30!! Yippee! I have been waiting for this trip for weeks. I have never been to Colorado in the Winter time... and what a way to spend Thanksgiving! My boys will be with their dad, so its just the 2 of us! woohoo. Our main destination is Telluride. U never know whats you'll get into on a "Road Trip"! LOL !! I never imagined loving and being loved on this level!! I can truly say it is a blessing. I cant wait to get some great Photographs of the mountain scenery as well. Well, I'll try to keep ya'll posted!

11/23/08 Sunday
We stayed in Amarillo last nite! Drove to Durango, Co tonight. Got here in time to go down to the Historic District and roam around. Most of the little shops were closed because it is Sunday. We ate at the best Mexican restaurant. Their Top Shelf Margarita was great - whew - I drank two - only needed one! Lookin forward to gettin up early and headin for Telluride! Cant wait for the Mountain Lodge and the fireplace in our room! (among other things!)
11/24/08 Today is my baby Konnors birthday, he's 10 yrs old today, Happy Birthday Konnor! We drove to Mountain Village and Telluride today. The most beautiful drive ever today. All the way up the mountain beside the river (Delores River). We took some pics along the way. I'll get em posted! We went into town today (Telluride) and rode the public transport system Gondola (only one in the USA). That was the MOST amazing ride ever! The scenery was awesome. I cannot explain how exhilerating that ride was! So much so, we rode it twice tonight after dark! WOW! Everyone needs to do that at least once in their lifetime! Riding the Gondola up to 10,500 feet in the dark! Yea, it WAS Cool! We went in an authentic Mexican Restaurant and had a Margarita! Very Good! oh, and went to Down to Earth! Really Cool store! Cant wait till tomorrow! The best is YET TO COME!!!

11/25/08
Well, today marks the beginning of a new life! My best friend became my partner for life! I never imagined a relationship like this! This has been THE most perfect vacation ever in my life! We rode backroads up into the mountains today and took some great pics! The scenery could only have been improved if we where on horseback! Maybe next trip! We have decided this will be a routine trip for us! This place is magical to me!

11/26/08
Since there is NOT ENUFF SNOW to learn to Snowboard, well..... we loaded up and hit the road today! We looked on Myspace for a talented tattoo artist in the area. We found Liberty 2 Tattoo in Montrose, Colorado. Really liked Phils work. They didn't open until 12pm, so we stopped in Ridgeway at a quaint little home cookin restaurant called "Galloping Goose" and had a huge breakfast of Homemade Omelets and Breakfast Burrito! We got to Montrose about 12:15pm. Walked in the Tattoo Parlor, and Phil was the one to greet us. Luckily he didn't have an appointment for this afternnoon! Haha ... No Excuses on backin out now JASON!! So....... my Honey got his 1st Tattoo today! Check out the pics! Tomorrows THANKSGIVING - Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone! I know I have plenty to be thankful for..... two healthy children and a wonderful new husband to begin a new life with!

11/27/08
Thanksgiving Day! Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday! I know I have sooo much to be Thankful for today! Toast to "New Beginnings"! We checked out of the lodge this mornin and hit the road! We Went to Baked in Telluride for a great fresh breakfast, then off the go thru some snowy mountain passes! We saw some of the most amazing scenery today, that pictures do not even do it justice! Had to take most of the pics thru the windshield due to narrow roads and heavy snow! Check them out! Everyone needs to experience it at least once in their lives! WE on the other hand have made a promise to come back! After all, we DID get married in this beautiful state! Drove all the way to Santa Fe for the night......... to be continued

11/28/08 Well, we hit the road early this mornin! We miss the Mountains already!!! We are headed to Oklahoma City to spend the evening and night with Jasons brother John Mark and his wife Tammy and their two children! Our first mishap!! Well, we turned around a Highway Patrol just outside of Amarillo! APPARENTLY the interstate speed limit in Texas is back down to 70! It was 75 a few minutes ago in New Mexico! Yea, had to come back to our Home State to get a visit from the Police!

11/29/08 Well, We made it to OKC yesterday! Met part of my new family! It was great to meet some of Jasons "people" finally! Cant wait to meet everyone else! Family AND Friends alike! It was nice to visit and see Jason with his brother! Thanks for making it easy John Mark and Tammy!
Well, our SECOND mishap! We left the house and headed out to come back to Texas for a day to rest up! What? We top a small hill in a 50 mile an hr zone on a two lane road and WHAM! A TEENAGER now knows WHY you dont stop on the other side of a hill to let DOGS pass by! You get a big ole ford emblem up the Ass of ur Car! Hit the dog or get hit urself! Pissed me off, cuz now my bumber is really screwed up! Oh well, otherwise! The trip was PERFECT. We stopped by to see Jasons mom and stepdad and still made it home by 6pm! Whew! I'm tired!
Best vacation of my life......................................................