Jean was Here!

My sister Jean was here for the past few days and we've had such a good time enjoying each other's company.  She arrived on Tuesday afternoon and we did some shopping on Pearl Street and had dinner with our friend Lotus.  Wednesday morning Ben joined us as we headed to Glenwood Springs, about a three hour drive west of here, taking the scenic route over the Loveland Pass.  We poked around the shops downtown and then took an early evening soak in the hot springs and had dinner.  So relaxing.     

    

After more R&R --sleeping late and a fabulous breakfast at the Village Smithy in nearby Cardondale--we followed scenic route 82 through Aspen, up over Independence Pass, into Leadville, and down onto I-70 where we hit snow showers.  I was doing the driving at that point and the going was stressful.  Lots of white stuff coming down, socked in skies, and cars and trucks whizzing along without regard for the conditions; well, let's just say I was glad to get home!

No sign of snow showers in this photo of Jean up on the Divide, but you can see it was cold because she has on a coat!  If you know Jean you know she only wears a coat if the weather is really bad.  Way up on the pass it was cold and extremely windy, which was quite dramatic. 

Back down in Boulder at 5500 feet above sea level there were several inches of snow on the ground and trees but visibility was good and the roads were just wet, not snowy or icy.  We went out to one of our favorite restaurants (Basta) for dinner  and it felt like Christmas! 

Friday was a busy day of (more) shopping, visiting John at his new house, and a lucious crabcake dinner here at home with Ray and Paula.

Jean is on her way back to Maryland, but I hope to see her again in a couple of months.  It's always such a pleasure.