Our Trip to Colorado...

So the trip to Colorado was close to perfect, with a missed flight and an overnight stay in a Texas hotel (with holes in the sheets, yes I climbed into bed and my toe slid into a hole. ew) I was in need of a total care free trip. I finally arrived in CO on Friday morning, and Dom picked me up from the airport. Before we did anything we both NEEDED breakfast.  Once our bellies were full we stopped at the hotel so I could brush my teeth and shower- My luggage arrived in Denver before I did, and my night in the Texas hotel was not very accommodating because all of my carry on baggage had to be checked in Philadelphia at the gate. Once I felt clean and peppy we headed to Boulder, Co for shopping on Pearle Street and hiking on The Rockies. Check out the pics!

 

After we explored all that Boulder had to offer, we headed back to the hotel for dinner and an early night. We both only got a few hours of sleep the night before and we needed to rest because we had a fun filled Saturday ahead of us. We were up super early the next morning and went out for a delicious breakfast at a tiny cafe, then headed out for the city.

Once in Denver we explored 16th street shopping and just enjoyed the city life. We found a restaurant with bison burgers, beer and Penn state football! We had a great time here with the familiar lions playing on the big screen.

After a few hours in Denver, with snow, ice and wind, we decided to take a ride out to Red Rock. We wanted to explore the natural beauty and the amazing amphitheatre. What a place this was!! we were impressed by the size of the venue (it seated a lot less then we expected), but the backdrop of the seating was breathtaking. The red rocks are backed by beautiful green foliage and mountains. I think we both added something to our bucket list- see a live show at Red Rock.  This place is a "must see" in Colorado.

 

 

So this is it. The trip to Colorado was fantastic. With the minor (when i say minor I really mean major headache at the time) hiccups from my airline the trip was a INCREDIBLE. Dom and I couldn't have had a better time together in "colorful Colorado". I cannot wait until the next time we go out west to visit!  xoxo

Apples Apples Everywhere

Ok this is for all of my fall lovers out there. One thing that I can't get enough of is apples. Love'em...apple: sauce, cider, donuts, crisp, pie butter...the list is endless!anyway Dom and I went to Solebury farms Saturday to do our own skillfully picking! (if you need to find an orchard near you check this out http://www.pickyourown.org/PAeast.htm)

Here we are doing some work..haha

And Dom...

After much success we were off to the market for apple cider donuts!

Once we got home we had apples that were massive and overwhelming. Well to put our apples to great use we decided to make our own apple sauce! Genius. All we used was a crock pot, 3 large apples and cinnamon (not measured..we just added it as we went on. Feel free to add the amount you want)

So we peeled the apples, sliced them up and threw them in a hot crock pot. Add cinnamon and put the lid on. Wait anxiously for about an hour and don't you dare lift the lid! The heat is needed to make the apples soft. To speed things up add a little water to your crock pot and the steam will help your apples turn a bit faster.

Once about an hour passes, open up the lid, take a deep breath in to enjoy the sweet aroma and stir. You will know if your apples made sauce by the consistency of it. Our apples were very soft, but we did let a few chunks stay whole in our sauce.

We enjoyed our apple sauce right away with dinner, but Dom surely recommends that you wait for your apple sauce to chill in the fridge. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This sweet treat is sure to please! Enjoy!

pack my bags...

Off to Colorado tomorrow and I cannot wait! Dom will be there for business so I am going for a much need mini vacation! We hope to hike, ride bikes, eat yummy food, drink some beer and explore the beauty in Co. Even though we will be on this sweet retreat I am mostly looking forward to spending time with him and only him. Since he has began traveling more often for work, and I am super busy too it has been tough for just US time.  Yayy for US time :)  well off to packing and bed time..i hope i can fall asleep EEeeEEEeeeee  I can't wait to post pictures!!