Man, running on a treadmill in the exercise room just isn't the same, staring at the same shit the whole run. No bunnies running alongside me, no puddles to avoid, no passersby to say hi to or give nicknames to... meh.
After the run, we all went swimming for awhile in the pool. The indoor pool itself wasn't the warmest, so after about a half-hour, daddy got out and wrapped a towel around himself. The boys, however, raised it another notch by venturing outside to the patio where the hot tub was. Thing is, outside was about 36 degrees. So their schtick was to run out there, watch the steam rising off their half-naked wet frames until they couldn't handle the cold anymore, then run and jump back into the pool, which I'm sure felt considerably warmer than it had prior to their schtick.After a bit of that, we went up to the room to get cleaned up, then headed out to meet Mandy (my cousin) and Jamie (her hubby) at Rosie's Diner in Aurora for brunch. It'd been awhile, so it was nice catching up a little, and the food was swell. Cory got his fill, and Cole got his stack o' cakes with berries and whipped cream.
During our convo with Mandy and Jamie we talked about our disappointment that Winter Park's Alpine Slide was closed for the season, we found out there was another alpine slide on the west side of town that they'd been to. So, some quick googling and I found out it was at a place called Heritage Park, so we went out there (a half hour away) to try our luck.
After a wrong turn or two, I found it. As we got out of the car, I made sure the kids were bundled up in the sweatshirts we brought because it was some 44 degrees by then, and I imagined it'd be cooler up the mountain and the wind in our faces would be chilly. We found that the park was open (albeit a ghost town), but the slide was closed.
Curses!
Anyway, during our walk, we found our sweatshirts weren't even enough for the non-mountain, alpine slidey goodness. So, I found us a Wal-Mart, and we bought some cheap coats, hats and gloves, since I knew we'd be headed up the mountains tomorrow, and the forecast wasn't much better than 42's and 45's for highs, ALL WEEK.
So, $100 later, and we're now equipped for the cool spell we'll be dealing with on this trip.
The afternoon was spent foolin' around at a couple cool toy stores (The Wizard's Chest and Kazoo & Company) and then a cool bookstore (Tattered Cover) and the more-cooler record store next door, before our dinner experience. I gave the boys each $20 to spend at Wizard's Chest, so we spent well over an hour just there! Oh, and we tried on some wigs.When we were through with everything, we headed to Casa Bonita for supper.
The food was less-than-desirable, but we got to see high divers, a gun fight, a routine with a guy in a gorilla suit, and their roaming mariachi band. After eating, we spent some time in their arcade, feeding tokens to ticket games, and such classics as Ms. Pacman, Frogger, and Centipede (where daddy spent his time). Afterwards, we were tired, and headed home for an early bedtime (9:00 or so!).
Tomorrow, we head out for the Northeast. I'll update from the road!
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