Anniversary Weekend!

Denver Temple at night.

Inverness Hotel and Resort.

5 bridges accross the lobby.

Spa bathroom goodies! Yay!

Our room was tiny but pretty. The bed was horribly hard.

Us after our Sealing Session.

I love to see the temple...

PF Changs!!!

Yes, we are evil. We went to Black Hawk. Believe me, it was not that special.

I love this picture of us.

One of the Casinos we tried.

Crystal Inn and Suites. Totally got more for the money. Much bigger room.

Home

This past weekend was our 8 year anniversary trip. Usually we are boring and just go out to eat but since we have gone to the same restaurant for the last 3 years, we decided to save up to do something special this year. We asked Jer's parents to watch the kids for us and we drove to Denver. It was so nice! Expedia has a deal where you can name your own price and after you accept it, then they show you what hotel you got. It was kind of scary but we bit our lip and just did it. We are so glad we did too because we ended up with the Inverness Hotel and Resort. As soon as we walked in there we knew we were out of our league. Ha ha! They mentioned vallet parking and Jer blacked out for a second. Lol. The Hotel was incredible! It had several restaurants, 24 hour swimming with a massage jetted hot tub, amazing spa bathroom goodies and a great view of the golf course and pond. The lobby had 5 bridges running from one side of the lobby to the other. All this luxury and you'd think their beds would be amazing but it was NOT! Jer and I got about 3 hours of sleep that night. It just goes to show no matter how much money goes into a hotel room, if the bed is hard as a rock, its not that great of a hotel.

We woke up the next morning super tired but very happy to be so close to the Temple. We took a trial run from our hotel the night before to see how much time it would actually take. We stopped at Krispy Kreme for breakfast since the hotel's breakfast was 15 bucks a pop! When Jer and I got to the Temple, I got through just fine but apparently Jer's recommend wasn't active for some reason. After several phone calls, the temple worker finally got a hold of our stake president and they figured out the problem. When we got our recommends renewed, mine was activated and Jer's was accidentally not. So he showed on the records at church as not having a current recommend. Now, it makes sense to us why the Bishop called Jer in a while back to ask him if he needed a temple recommend renewal. Ha ha! Thank goodness we got that figured out.

Jer and I did Sealings for the first time since our marriage. It was an amazing experience, one I won't forget anytime soon. The Sealer was so sweet to explain everything to me. I felt so overwhelmed with gratitude. The spirit was so strong, we didn't want to leave.

But we had to eventually. We had lunch at our favorite place PF Changs! Then we drove to Black Hawk, CO to see what its like. Jer and I played the penny slots for a while. We quickly decided that it was ridiculous! I mean, it was fun for a little, we gave ourselves 20 bucks each to spend but only after 10 dollars each we thought it would be better to go have a nice dinner and not waste it. It was sad to see so many people take what could only be their paycheck and blow it with a tap of their finger. It was a learning experience and I know Jer and I will never be gamblers. Its just too stupid! We work so hard for every penny we get to blow it so quickly. So we left after about an hour or so and went to eat at Lone Star. I kept being reminded of how much the kids help us eat. We ordered like normal and totally got way too much!

We checked into our "middle class" hotel the Crystal Inn (we felt much more at home) and spent some time in the not as nice hot tub (my favorite part of staying at hotels). Sunday we drove around a little, took back a shirt that didn't fit and drove home.