COLORADO SPRING

     My husband and I decided to set up a get together with all his brothers and their wives. Two brothers have health issues so we decided that Colorado would be the best place for us to meet.
We found a great place in Winter Park, Colorado; it is a small town, the home for skiing resorts in winter and located at about 9,000 feet above sea-level.
     The home that we rented to stay in is immaculate and the surrounding is breath-taking with running river in the back yard.

After travelling about  miles from Delaware Ohio to Salt Lake City to Winter Park Colorado in 3 days, we finally arrived at 4:00 PM Monday afternoon. We went to the closest grocery store in town, my husband and I cooked dinner for the rest of the family.
     The next day we prepared breakfast and lunch then we went for sight-seeing; coming home from tired trip, we prepared dinner, easy spaghetti. The next day, which was Wednesday, we got some delicious pastries from closest bakery for breakfast then headed up for train ride in Georgetown,  located about 45 minutes away.
Again, the sight-seeing was amazing and the history of Georgetown (the town of silver mining) told was great, particularly if you love history like us. When we got home, my brother in law grilled us delicious  chicken wings and hamburgers before we sat around watching tv shows.

HOME OFFICE

Once upon a time off..


     I have not had time to blog for some time now. It has been crazy at work for  five months now and the only thing I wanted to do when I got home was to lay down and watch TV before heading for bed.

That's why I was thrilled when my boss approved my short notice for taking  one and half days off today and tomorrow (I had to take training tomorrow for half day at work).
My main goal was to repaint my home office, filling all papers away ( I was behind for 4 months) and clean the rest of my house.

Time flies whenever you have fun, however, so I only got to clean my office without painting it.
Luckily, I got an idea how to organize all the cards I got over the years (from my husband, friends and family, from Christmas, birthday, thank you, graduation to good bye cards); chance is, if you ever gave me a card, it will be in there (:. I am so happy with the result and love to share it .
Here's some before and after pictures........

Before

Before

Before

Cards Collections

All organized

The ribbon is long, can add more years to come

After

After, not much I could do with wall

After, finally see the desk

After

Tulip Time Festival in Holland, Michigan

     The first time I read about Tulips Festival in Holland, Michigan, was two years ago when my husband and I  attended the 'Vacation Expo' in Columbus, Ohio. Since then, I wanted to go to see what it's all about.
My curiosity triggered by three reasons, first, I love tulips, one of the most beautiful flowers on earth. Second , I read that there were so many unique things to see in the Festival, from Dutch Dance to other attractions that lasts for a week. Third, I think it's kind of cool to see 'Holland' in the US. Finally we planned the time to attended it today.
     The trip from Delaware, OH to Holland, MI took about 12 hours and some minutes both ways, with 4 stops for restroom and food, which about total to 1 hour. We left home at 4:36 AM and arrived at 9:32 AM. It was early and it was so easy to find the parking spot right in the middle of Downtown Holland. The coolest thing about it, we didn't even have to pay for the parking. 
     Then the journey began by walking around the town and looking for the Tulips Garden that located in 4 corners of the towns. There are food stands and rides and street vendors like any other festivals. However, we went for one mission and mission only, seeing the tulips and taking pictures, so we basically walked passing thru the vendors, food stands and rides and all of that.  Unfortunately, we missed the city tour that started at 8:00 AM and yet was too early for other attractions. The Dutch Dance that I really wanted to see was not on Saturday.
     Therefore, I suggest that if you want to see certain attractions, read the schedule and plan ahead of time, since certain attractions only take place on certain days and hours.  However, the overall journey is a very pleasant one. The town is set up very nice, clean, and neat. Hope College that located in the central of Holland Downtown itself is breath- taking for its building architecture; we took time to walk around it and took some pictures.
     We stop at different stops for the Tulips which are spread in every corner of the town with so many beautiful colors. Our walk takes about 2 hours and it is really worth it. 

This is one of the must visit festivals to put on your bucket. 

Beautiful Tulips

In front of Hope College

One of my favorite colors

Downtown Holland, MI