Staycation/Vacation

We decided to do a "staycation" this year. We kept going back and forth (and did a lot of research) on whether we should go out of state. But because we are hoping to adopt a dog soon, and the fact that they cost $300+ from the shelter we're looking at, we decided to save some money by staying here. So we booked a hotel in the Springs from Sunday to Tuesday - just a short get-away. There was a lot going on down there over Labor Day weekend (Annual Hot Air balloon festival, Col State Fair in Pueblo). We wanted a hotel that offered 2 things: swimming pool and free continental breakfast. We at least wanted to have a pool so we could lounge around if we decided not to do anything else. So the hotel we chose had a heated outdoor pool.
So here was our trip in a nutshell...
Sunday morning we packed up and headed to brunch before going down to C.S. We had a pleasant surprise when someone else at the restaurant paid for our breakfast!?! On our way down we decided to go ahead and drive on down to Pueblo for the Col State Fair. I wanted to go b/c I grew up going and though it would be fun to take Breeson. Let me just say this, we'll NEVER go again! Plus, Pueblo was a very gross and dirty city. So we head to the hotel, check in and decide to go swimming. Even with it being close to 90 degrees, the pool was FREEZING! We didn't even stay in there 5 minutes. A couple perks about the hotel was that it was clean, there were 2 queen beds so Jamie and I took advantage by each sleeping in our bed, and the breakfast each morning was good...and big!
We were going to head over to the Hot Air Balloon Festival Sunday night, but after we ate, we figured there wouldn't be enough time and would miss most of it. We decided to wait and go Monday night. Monday we went to Pagosa Springs and walked around. I think this was my favorite time. PS has a really cute downtown - great atmosphere.
It was later on that we found out we missed the balloon festival. It actually ended Monday morning. Tuesday morning we took it easy and then headed back to Denver.
There were definitely some hick-ups that was a bit disappointing, but in the end, we had a good time b/c we got away!





Oh, and did I mention we also dealt with a sick boy the entire time? He had a fever, and then broke out in a rash all over his chest and back. Of course he got over it when we got home. ?? I was pretty adamant about not taking him to the ER. I was pretty sure they would only tell us to give him Tylenol and/or Ibuprofen. I'm glad we didn't take him in the end - he bounced back pretty fast. He was definitely teething - worst case thus far. :(