Sherry arrived on Friday and we showed her all around campus. She got to see our classrooms, the bookstore, and meet some of Mike's teachers. We went to a super cute little place for lunch and relaxed most of the afternoon. For dinner, we had to show her Bella Luna, our favorite Trinidad restaurant. We ate the BEST pizza and did a lot of catching up.
Saturday was our busy day. We left in the morning and didn't get back until after dark. We took Sherry on a tour of Trinidad Lake State Park, where Mike and I worked over the summer. We then went on the scenic Highway of Legends drive up Highway 12, with a stop in Cuchara to eat lunch at the Dog Bar. This is also where we ran into a cattle drive! We finished the Highway 12 drive and then kept right on going until we got to the Great Sand Dunes National Park! It was beautiful!!!! I really love it there. After that, we decided it was time to head home.
We woke up Sunday to snow!! Our plans were to go visit Bishop's Castle, but it's pretty high in elevation so we were a little apprehensive to head up there and encounter icy roads. However, we decided to go for it, and I'm sure glad we did. The castle is a really cool experience and was gorgeous covered in snow. The roads had been plowed so the driving wasn't too bad. We stopped for lunch at a great little BBQ place called Obie's. Overall, a very awesome day.
Monday we had a relaxing morning and then walked around downtown Trinidad during the afternoon. It still amazes me that we can actually walk to numerous shops and restaurants here. I don't think I'll ever get tired of that! We enjoyed one last meal out together at a place Mike and I have been wanting to try called Cafe What a Grind. It was really good and we will definitely go back again.
Sherry left really early Tuesday morning and Mike and I were both sad to see her go. It was really good to have family around. Lucky for us, we will be home one month!!!
