Colorado For the Weekend

Our Fall weekends have been slammed and this weekend was no exception. And when I say slammed, I mean it in a good way. Thursday night we flew out to Denver, CO to see Bobby's aunt and uncle and to go to the UGA game. UGA played Colorado in Boulder, but that was really just a side note to the trip. Bobby's uncle David, aunt Glenda and cousin Everett live in Colorado Springs and Thursday night we drive from Denver to Colorado Springs to stay for the weekend. They were so sweet to take us all in for a few days and to put up with the boys' disappointment after the terrible loss to Colorado. When I say "us," I mean John (Bobby's brother-in-law), Dennis (John's dad), Mr. Johnson, Bobby and I.

Friday, John, David, Chuck and Dennis went to play golf and Bobby, Glenda and I went to Pike's Peak. Ev of course went to school. Pikes Peak was fabulous. Its beautiful in just about all parts of Colorado, but the view from the top of Pikes Peak was great, breathtaking actually. The air is a little thin, but its worth it. Aunt Glenda got us tickets on the COG railroad, which is how we got to the top and the entire trip up was great. Whats even better is that I got to know aunt Glenda and to chat along the way. We saw the mountains, wild life, amazing tree lines and really just enjoyed the fresh Colorado air.

That afternoon we went to Ev's cross country race. He beat his own time by a minute, he looked great and is a good runner like most of the Johnson men. Its hard to believe he's just 13 and in 8th grade.

Then Saturday was the UGA game. We drove to Boulder for lunch and then tailgated a little before the game. The Colorado stadium is unreal. There is not a stadium in the SEC that has as nice of a view. It's almost distracting, specially when you are sitting where you can see the mountains for miles and the sun is setting. I caught myself a few times looking out into the distance and not watching the game, not that I missed much! The game was like watching a Marietta High School game with a lot more money involved. They played terribly and the program looked bad, but you win some and you then you lose some.

Sunday we watch the Steelers game and flew home, its a long trip out there and back but totally worth it! I really enjoyed meeting another set of Johnsons and can't wait for them to come to Atlanta in January for our wedding.