Kim and I went to Colorado to check out Colorado Christian University this past weekend. We had a great time, and yes, Kim loved the school! I just can't describe the feeling I have when I am in the mountains - the most I can say is that they truly make my heart sing! We drove on Thursday (yes, Kansas is in driving distance of the beautiful Colorado mountains - definitely one of my favorite things about living in Kansas), visited the college and played a little on Friday, played all day Saturday, and drove back home on Sunday. The drive takes about 7 1/2 hours - 8 when you add meal and potty breaks. Broken into 2 1/2 hour segments it is kind of like this: the 2 1/2 hours between Wichita and Hays, Kansas is kind of pretty with the farmland and some rolling hills and a really cool and extremely large windmill farm;
the 2 1/2 hours from the Colorado border to Denver or Colorado Springs is pretty as you see the plains begin to roll and then the mountains to pop out; but the 2 1/2 hours in the middle is some of the most boring driving and landscape you can imagine! - FLAT and nearly Treeless and not particularly colorfull. Right after lunch on Thursday that middle segment seemed nearly impossible - lunch in my belly and a perfectly straight, flat, boring road made my eyelids kind of heavy! Thanks to my IPOD and some great music and podcasts, we made it!
I think Kim has posted about the school, so check her blog out for that. http://kimjoythoughts.blogspot.com/
I will just add that it really did seem like a place where a diverse group of young adults are seeking to learn and live the christian life in an incredible Christ-following community. I like it for Kim.
After visiting the school, we drove down to Colorado Springs to play on Friday afternoon and Saturday. We hiked in a park called North Cheyenne Canyon Park, drove to the top of Pike's peak, walked around in amazement at the Garden of the Gods -a park which was given to the city by a family fulfilling their father's wish that the area be "forever free to the public" (It was really incredible) and basically just enjoyed being in the mountains! We also got to shop at Whole Foods Market (one of the places we really miss here in Wichita) and even ate our dinner there Saturday night with a spectacular view of the sun setting over the mountains. Did I mention that I love the mountains? Colorado Springs was really a neat place, and yes, we did drive into the parking lot of Focus on the Family - just to see it, but we didn't make time to go to the visitors center (it was already closed when we drove through the parking lot).
So, that was our weekend adventure. And by the way, I really love the mountains : )
2 comments:
I understand the facts of what happened on the trip but you left out your emotional response to the trip, especially how you feel about the mountains. :0) I would generally agree with you. Hint, Hint, famliy road trip in the not so distant future?
PS Elaine and I spent two hours strait making war on chaos by dumping all her clothes on the floor and ruthlessly folding/hanging every one of them. My back aches a little but we came out victorious.
Wow, I'm impressed! Hopefully chaos won't happen again, now. Sorry, she gets that tendancy honestly - from both of her parents! And yes, i think a road trip is in order! We'll have to figure that one out!
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