Happy Anniversary to Us

12 years--Wow.

We escaped this weekend--
--for an entire 24 hours.
It was lovely,
but not near long enough.
Thanks to his mom for wrestling with 4 of our 5 for 24 hours.
(Baby came with the food supply. . . me.)

We drove.
Through the canyon
listening to the pelting rain
thunder
and 3 awesome CDs of The Love Soundtrack
created by me--:)
Seriously great tunes.
Landed in Midway
ate a scrumptious dinner
alone
in an empty restaurant
by candlelight
and a warm fire.
Again, lovely.
Stayed at the Homestead.
Nothing too fancy
but it was quiet
and we were alone (for the most part).
The storms of the night made the colors all the more vibrant the next morning.

Ate breakfast at a small Brazilian cafe
that makes the world's greatest hot chocolate.
Yummmmm
Did some shopping.
and lots of talking.
We actually laughed with one another again
because sometimes we forget how to.
Drove Guardsman's Pass.
Snow at the top
but wandering through God's Great Art Museum with my favorite fellow?
Now that was perhaps the loveliest part of all.