Between living in two different cities, crazy work/school schedules, and essentially not having a free weekend since Labor Day Alan and I have gotten creative with how we manage our long distance relationship.
We combined our love of travel and each other to rendezvous in Colorado this past weekend. Colorado was everything I didn’t know I needed.
FRIDAY
We flew into Denver early Friday morning and decided to venture to the Coors Brewery. However, seeing as we both had been up since before the sun we decided to stop for some breakfast. It could have been that I hadn’t eaten in 6 hours but the pancakes at The Golden Diner were LIFE CHANGING.
Fun Fact: Golden, CO (where the Coors Brewery is located) is home to the School of Mines, an engineering and science college. In the distance, you can see the “M” on top of the mountain behind the diner. Such a lovely small city.
After the brewery tour, we made the drive to Boulder where we stayed for the rest of the weekend. After dinner, we ran into CU – Boulder’s homecoming parade in downtown. Seeing as I have missed UNT’s homecoming for the second year in a row it was fun to celebrate someone’s homecoming. #GoBuffs?
SATURDAY
Saturday morning we woke up early to go on a hike. Alan googled “easy hiking trails” seeing as neither of us has hiked a mountain before. Now, let me tell ya this may have been a Flatiron mountain but it was neither easy nor flat. Despite my constant complaining and frequent stops, it was SO MUCH FUN.
Coloradans are all walking advertisements for REI and everyone has calves for dayssss. For example, there was this one lady who was literally carrying her child on her back up the mountain.
After our almost 2 hour hike, burning 1,100 calories, walking 75 flights of stairs according to my FitBit we decided to grab some pizza. Cosmo’s pizza is the Antonio’s of Colorado and the slices were larger than my face. However, Alan and I had no problem finishing 2 slices each.
We finished out Saturday with watching the sun set behind the mountains at Legion Park. Incredible views. 10/10 would definitely recommend. Pictures just don’t do it justice.
SUNDAY
I have no photos from this day because it only consisted of sleeping in and flying home. Alan and I have both been so busy that it was really nice to sleep in and not have to be go-go-go right away.
Be on the lookout for some other fun videos from our trip. Other than that, stay tuned to see where we go next…
Our Adventure Book 