Staycation 2010

Today is day 3 of our Staycation (Stay at home vacation).  We planned several vacations for this summer but each time one or two details didn’t work out.  Sometimes it was conflicting schedules for me, sometimes for my active kids and sometimes we couldn’t find the deal we wanted.  This week we had family come in from South Texas and it worked out that we could take this week off and enjoy a staycation. 

On Monday we drove up to Estes Park and spent the afternoon there.  Then we went into Rocky Mountain National Park ($20 per car!) and saw the Aluvian fan.  The waterfall was incredible!  Tuesday we drove to the Royal Gorge.  It was amazing.  If you’ve never been there, you should go, it’s awesome.  Today we just hung around Centerra in Loveland and did some school clothes shopping. A relaxing day.  Tomorrow: Elitch Gardens Amusement Park in Denver. 

Diane and I have been extremely blessed in the travel department.  We recently visited our 46th state and are anxious to get those last four (Alaska, North Dakota, Michigan and West Virginia in case you were wondering.)  I love to travel and see new places, experience new things and try new food but  I never realized how much fun a staycation could be.  It’s been awesome.

That’s kind of how life can be sometimes.  We spend so much time looking out past the horizon that we miss what’s right around us.  We miss what’s close by.  It’s easy to give the majority of our time and attention to climbing the ladder and getting ahead.  I have nothing against progress, but don’t move forward at the expense of missing what’s all around you.  Time has a way of sneaking past us.  Don’t miss what’s around you.

Thanks for reading, talk to you soon.