Cheesin' it up for the camera!
Seriously, how adorable are our parents?
Yep, still in love! He's so cute!
Close up of the family!!!
A little more scenery in this one!
True, this post is a little late, but better late than never! My parents and sister came to visit us about a month ago, and we had so much fun showing them around our new home. They came in on a Saturday, and we just hung out and had a yummy salmon dinner. I got introduce them to making risotto, which is SO GOOD and super versatile! Only problem: it makes a ridiculous amount of food, which is good when you're feeding a lot of people but can lead to overeating if there's just two of you....not that I know from experience or anything!
Sunday we went and hiked the First Flatiron at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. It was a great hike, probably one of my favorite easier ones. Then we went back home, hung out and napped a little, and then went to church. Afterwards, we ate at CB&Potts, a brewery that's close to where we live, and had a good burger dinner!
Monday, my family and I got to go visit our new house! They got to check out the inside and see where we'll be living for the next couple of years (that is so weird to say! Who knew we would ever be grown-ups with a mortgage?) We went down to Cherry Creek in Denver, a fun little area with some great shopping and cool restaurants. That afternoon, Salah and I took the bikes out and rode to Standley Lake, about 2 minutes from where we'll soon be living, and rode back....something like 25 miles or so! We were pretty hungry after that, so we all ate a great dinner and relaxed the rest of the night.
Tuesday (their last day...sad!) we drove out to Estes Park, which is where all of these pictures are from. We went all the way up to Bear Lake, which apparently is just a beautiful, easy hike in the Spring/Summer/Fall, but it was REALLY cold and windy. We really didn't dress for that weather, but Mom and Dad had their jogging clothes in the trunk of the car, so we all threw the clothes on and just went with it. We walked around on the frozen lake, took pictures, and just enjoyed eachother. Then we drove back down to the town and ate lunch, walked up and down the main street. That night we had an AWESOME dinner because it was Daddy's birthday, with strawberry shortcake parfait things...so good!
Wednesday they had to leave, I'll admit I definitely cried a lot when they drove off. I am so so glad that they all had the chance to come up and visit, I miss them so much it made me so happy to see them! To my family, I love you guys!
Sunday we went and hiked the First Flatiron at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. It was a great hike, probably one of my favorite easier ones. Then we went back home, hung out and napped a little, and then went to church. Afterwards, we ate at CB&Potts, a brewery that's close to where we live, and had a good burger dinner!
Monday, my family and I got to go visit our new house! They got to check out the inside and see where we'll be living for the next couple of years (that is so weird to say! Who knew we would ever be grown-ups with a mortgage?) We went down to Cherry Creek in Denver, a fun little area with some great shopping and cool restaurants. That afternoon, Salah and I took the bikes out and rode to Standley Lake, about 2 minutes from where we'll soon be living, and rode back....something like 25 miles or so! We were pretty hungry after that, so we all ate a great dinner and relaxed the rest of the night.
Tuesday (their last day...sad!) we drove out to Estes Park, which is where all of these pictures are from. We went all the way up to Bear Lake, which apparently is just a beautiful, easy hike in the Spring/Summer/Fall, but it was REALLY cold and windy. We really didn't dress for that weather, but Mom and Dad had their jogging clothes in the trunk of the car, so we all threw the clothes on and just went with it. We walked around on the frozen lake, took pictures, and just enjoyed eachother. Then we drove back down to the town and ate lunch, walked up and down the main street. That night we had an AWESOME dinner because it was Daddy's birthday, with strawberry shortcake parfait things...so good!
Wednesday they had to leave, I'll admit I definitely cried a lot when they drove off. I am so so glad that they all had the chance to come up and visit, I miss them so much it made me so happy to see them! To my family, I love you guys!
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