Valentine's/President's Day Celebration

Blog post commitment update: I'm counting today as part of the weekend, since its a holiday, and therefore this is the second post of the week, last week I mean. Even though its technically monday of the following week. Its my blog, I make the rules.

This weekend we did do a lot of house work, but we also took a break and went up to Estes Park to do something we've always said we should - spend a night at the historic Stanley Hotel. Staying there in February was perfect because Estes is nearly empty. We practically had the place to ourselves, a stark contrast to conditions when the weather is warmer. This place inspired Stephen King to write "The Shining", but the most famous version wasn't filmed there. A later version, directed by the King himself, was filmed at the Stanley but we once Netflix'd that one and it is a major stinker. Still, its a very cool building, built in 1909. Lots of ghost tours take place each day. Silly tourists... Check out this pic though: Its the ghost of Lord Dunraven. Okay, it may have been the maintenance man. Check out these moldings. They were like 6 layers deep. *sigh* Today we went showshoeing in Rocky Mtn National Park. Just a quick trip up to Emerald Lake, 3.6 mi round trip or so. Still, I'm beat. The views were incredible. Great weather. Couldn't ask for a better President's Day.