Exploring

Between unpacking the boxes and finding "homes" for everything in our home, we have taken some time to go exploring. Our travels have taken us quite a ways away, which is what this post is all about.

On our way out to Colorado, I made Brant stop (for a second, literally) in the town of York, Nebraska. There's a balloon! I'm fairly sure that it is the watertower, but I've never stopped there on my way through and decided that this was the time.

While my parents were still out here, we went to the Celestial Tea Factory in Boulder. Highly recommended, and it did not disappoint! My favorite room was the Mint Room - with peppermint, spearmint, and cap nip (who would have thought that this was a mint!). Scott & I were pretty sure that Mom bought out the entire gift shop or at least could set a record... then we saw a sign that said "If you buy more than 15 boxes of tea, one cloth bag is free". Oh were we wrong about Barb setting a record at the gift shop...

In the last week, Brant and I have done some exploring on our own. We went up to Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado and have walked around the neighborhood finding about a dozen parks, including a reading park. Pictures of the reading park are coming. We also went on a candy tour at Hammonds Candy Factory where we were the odd ducks. We were surrounded by small kids with adults or older adults remembering "how candy used to be made". It was really a cute, quirky place - lots of candy all over the show room. I had a lot of fun there!

More pictures and stories of exploring coming soon!