Our niece JoDee is living with us for a few months, so we took advantage of the chance at a night out. We headed to our favorite Korean restaurant for dinner...
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| Mmmm... samgyupsal.... |
...and finished our date with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. It was a fabulous concert. It was inspiring to see such a young pianist seemingly at his prime at 19 years of age. He wasn't just a technical player, he was passionate and had a brilliant mind.
We went to Melting Pot for some dessert and then enjoyed a night to ourselves at a local hotel. The only drawback was the 75mph winds that gusted all night long, and were quite loud in our hotel room. We're tired!
Despite being tired, the weather has warmed up for the time being so I really wanted to get out and hike. We tried Blodgett Peak open space. It had been closed due to wildfire damage but was recently reopened. It was a beautiful hike!
It was very muddy and slushy, making some areas almost impossible to pass. We ended up stopping about half way up the mountain since most of the area was shaded, slick, and still heading up. Coming down was a bit treacherous and we even got lost for a bit. The trails were marked, but there was no map to reference anything so we missed a turn to head back down to the parking lot. All just part of the adventure, right?
Oh, and I just had to share this last picture. We thought Carson was carrying a stick in his mouth, but thought it was weird that he was holding it for so long. He finally dropped it and when we got a closer look we realized it was some sort of animal foot! Yuck!
What a great weekend. Sure love living here :)
