When my dad was here, we had had some fun days & down time. The first he arrived, my youngest son took us out to eat. The next day was my 40th birthday so we had a fun filled day. We went to Boulder, CO to do some things. We went to the Pearl street mall (their outdoor mall), went to Boulder falls which is just gorgeous, went to the Dushanbe tea house for lunch, saw the Mork & Mindy House (well the house that was used for the filming in the credits) then went to Boulder reservoir where we rented a paddle boat & took turns going onto the lake with it. It only seated 2 adults & 2 kids & there were 4 adults so we went back & forth. It was a lot of fun. I was kinda scared since I am scared of the water but we had life jackets on & it was beautiful & fun.
The next day since we had issues renting a car, my youngest son's girlfriend drove us to a couple of places one which was to a Mexican restaurant which my dad paid for since she took the time to drive us. The rest of the week we stayed home. We did walk to Subway for dinner one night & walked to a nearby park/trail. We couldn't go onto part of the trail though because apparently there were some coyote sightings & they had to close the closed in area.
Then Monday (the 30th) we finally was able to rent a car for a day so my dad & I went to the aquarium which was a lot of fun. They have some really huge fish. I came face to face with a shark but he was in the tank behind glass. Basically I was right up in front of the glass when he came around & past right by me. I fed a sting ray which was fun & felt really weird.
Tuesday my husband dropped us off down-town so we could do down-town things but my husband's starter stopped working so after 2 hrs we had to go home. We still had fun walking to the south platte river & walking in it. The rocky sand hurt my feet because there were a lot of rocks but it was still fun. I wanted to really go in the river & maybe go down the little fall parts but I wasn't dressed for it. That night we went to Casa Bountia (? on the spelling). It is an amazing Mexican restaurant. If you've seen South Park, you will know what I am talking about. My dad loved it & we got some old fashion western photos taken since they have one of those "booths" there.
On Wen. we went to Seven Falls. Freakin' gorgeous! I fed a chipmunk even though we are not supposed to. They were all over the place. They are so cute. At Seven Falls, there are 2 different staircases, one that takes you to a landing where you can see the the big waterfall. You can also use the elevator but that day it was broken. :( The other staircase went up the waterfall & to different trails that you can walk. This staircase has over 200 steps! I didn't go up since I have asthma & terrified of heights. I thought the elevator would take me there but it didn't plus it was broken. My husband & dad went up the stairs thinking they could meet me. I ended up staying at the bottom for awhile. My husband & I will go back there where I can slowly make my way up the stairs & try not to freak over how high we will be. It still was very nice & I had a nice time.
Thur. we took my dad to the airport. :( I miss him already & miss the rest of my family. It was really fun & I got to do things that I've been wanting to do. I also tried things that normally I would have turned away from. I hate saying goodbye & it's always hard to say it. Even though I love living where I am, I hate being away from my family.
South Platte River - wanted to ride down these "falls". The water felt so good.
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