Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Downtown Bound

This post is, once again, long overdue! A couple of weekends ago we were incredibly blessed with a gift of a night downtown Denver. I kept it a secret from Robin and surprised him on a Friday afternoon (he thought we were just going on a dinner date, until I told him he wouldn't see his kids until the next day ;-). Robin's parents took the kids overnight (my first night away from Jersey!) and we headed downtown on our adventure. It was the most fabulously refreshing 24 hours away!!!

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Robin standing outside The Curtis hotel where we stayed.


Dinner date and a night out on the town!



The next day we explored the city, walking around 16th Street Mall and everything in between. It was so gorgeous and sunny and we had SUCH a wonderful time wandering around and not worrying about which kid needed to nap, and who to feed next before another diaper change, lol.


Our hotel was an adventure all by itself. Every floor had a different "theme" (movies, music, TV, etc) and the details were hilarious - right down to the Disney voices talking to you in the elevators and the awesome signage in the bathrooms... I couldn't resist taking some pics with my phone camera in the bathroom!



Enjoying our time in the sunshine.



The "Horror" 13th floor :)


The awesome gym, which we took full advantage of on Saturday morning! We haven't been able to work out TOGETHER for so long - it was a blast!


Hotel lobby...where you can borrow all kinds of books and games from their "library" to take up to your room!


Denver Arts...so beautiful. Can't wait to see a show there some day!


Walking around downtown there are pianos every couple of blocks called "Keys to the City." They were donated and then painted by various local artists. So cool! Anyone from the homeless to the wealthy tourist can just sit down and play them anytime. Robin even took a stab at it ;-)


Out to lunch at an old brewery downtown (the most quiet and enjoyable lunch I've had in quite some time! I didn't have to serve anyone, and MY lunch was delivered to me ;-).




Finishing up our time downtown!


We had so much fun together, but of course missed the kids and were excited to see them the next afternoon. Speaking of kids, they did great for Grandmommy and Pappy! Jersey's first slumber party was a success, and mom and dad came back refreshed and reconnected :) So thankful for the blessing of such a fun gift!

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