Just got back from our anniversary trip. It was a good break.

Friday
Jaeger’s mom arrived Thursday night to take care of Calvin while we were gone. Friday, we hung around in the morning so Calvin could get use to Nana again. We left around 11 and drove to Boulder to look for 2-person board games. We ended up getting Ingenious. We decided to grab lunch before heading up to the Breckenridge area. We originally intended to eat at Noodles but got sidetracked by Modmarket. It was good food and I was impressed by the calorie counts on the menu.

We headed out of Boulder and made it to the Galena Street Mountain Inn Bed & Breakfast in Frisco right around 3. We checked in and went to our room which was nice and tastefully decorated. After relaxing for a bit we headed out and walked down the main street in Frisco. Naturally, we had to pop in to the local book store and got seduced into buying a copy of Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids.

For supper, we went to the Dillon Dam Brewery. In general, I’m dubious about “American” food but Jaeger seems to like it. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I got the Naked Pasta which was really good. Since it was our anniversary trip, I also convinced Jaeger to split an ice-cream topped brownie with me. It was HUGE but very good also.

After supper, we went back to the inn and played one round of Ingenious. It’s an amusing game. Not quite as captivating as Catan or some of the other multi-player games but for a two person game I think it’s pretty good.

Saturday
I woke up too early Saturday morning. I think I’ve become too use to getting up with Calvin. Also, we had a king sized bed which always seems too big to me. It’s hard to snuggle up against Jaeger and still be able to stick my feet out of the covers at the same time with a bed this big. The good thing about waking up early is we had plenty of time to get down for breakfast. The breakfast options included granola, fruit, French Toast, and bacon. We passed on the bacon but the French Toast came with real whipped cream and was delicious. Thus fortified, we headed off to hike up to Mohawk lake.

The Mohawk Lake hike was good and just about right for my fitness level. It was a little wimpy for Jaeger but he seemed to survive anyway. I especially liked the beginning of the trail that started in forest. I’m not as fond of the rocks and bare landscapes that appear after tree line, from both an aesthetic and hiking perspective. We got up to Mohawk Lake and Jaeger wanted to explore the ridgeline. I headed back down to the lower Mohawk lake and waited for him while listening to Welcome to Temptation.

After we arrived back at the car we headed into Breckenridge to eat lunch. Lunch was good but I was especially impressed by the German Chocolate Cake Hot Chocolate. It was a little warm for hot chocolate but I had to order it anyway because it’s so rare to see something other than just boring hot chocolate on the menu. It was quite tasty and I didn’t regret my choice. We spent the remainder of the day wandering around Breckenridge. For supper, we at at Shangri-la. The food was very good but unfortunately they were short staffed that evening which resulted in very slow service. This caused some altercations with other restaurant patrons but we weren’t starving, didn’t have children, and had plenty of time so still managed to enjoy ourselves.

We went back to the hotel and played two more games of Ingenious, so far I’ve managed to lose every round, before heading to bed.

Sunday
Today, I still woke up pretty early. Jaeger was still sleeping and it was too dark to read in the room so I just listened to my audio book some more until he woke up. We ended up being too late for breakfast so grabbed donuts from Daylight Donuts in Breckenridge. After breakfast, we took the free gondola ride up to the Peak 8 base area and wandered around. During the summer area they reconfigure everything to offer activities aimed at families. Once Calvin gets a little older we’ll have to take him up there, I think there’s a lot of stuff he would have fun doing. We took the gondola back down and decided to take a tour of a mine. It was pretty interesting and we learned several interesting tidbits about mining in Breckenridge. For instance, the mine we toured used rats instead of canaries to warn of impending cave-ins or oxygen problems.

After our tour finished we ate lunch and then just relaxed for a bit. I read Caste in Chaos. It’s the 6th book in the series. I really like the series but this one isn’t inspiring me as much as the others. However, it’s still a good read. After reading for a while, we decided we were done with Breckenridge and were ready to start heading back home. However, Jaeger wanted to see Boreas Pass so we took a slight detour on the way home.

By the time we were nearing Denver, it was 5:30. If we had continued home, we would have gotten there right before Calvin should go to bed. I was worried that seeing us would make it harder for him to go to bed on time so we decided to go eat supper in Boulder. We ate at Black Pepper Pho because we thought it was time to start eating a little healthier. I really enjoyed all the eating during our trip but I’m afraid I’ll be paying for it later. We headed back home and arrived just as Calvin was going to sleep. Jaeger’s mom reported that Calvin was in a good mood all weekend which is always good to hear. Whenever I leave him, I always have this slight fear that he’ll spend the entire time crying, even though I know he won’t.

It was really nice to get away for the weekend. I was giddy with the feeling of freedom for the first day. However, now I’m ready to see Calvin again.