Wednesday, September 24, 2014

DENVER & GLENWOOD SPRINGS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
WE PARKED TRUCK AT AMTRAK AND TOOK TRACKS TO THE AIRPORT
WE ARRIVED IN DENVER, AND STAYED AT THE NEW HOTEL, THAT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS OLD, CALLED "THE CRAWFORD" WHICH IS RIGHT INSIDE THE STATION, IT WAS PRICEY BUT A FUN SPLURGE.


A NEW BUILDING CONNECTED TO UNION STATION
OUR HOTEL ROOM
THEY TURN DOWN YOUR BED AT NIGHT AND LEAVE YUMMY CHOCOLATES

INSIDE THE TERMINAL
THE HOTEL ROOMS WERE ABOVE THE TERMINAL


WE WENT TO LUNCH AT A FUN MEXICAN RESTAURANT CALLED "RIO GRANDE"
MONDAY EVENING WE WENT TO A ROCKIES GAME, THEY PLAYED THE L.A. DODGERS


 LOOKING OUT ON THE CITY BEFORE DARK

THE ROCKIES PLAYED GREAT UP UNTIL THE 6TH INNING.  WE WERE TOLD BY FANS THAT FOR SOME REASON THE ROCKIES ALWAYS FALL APART AT
THE 6TH INNING.  TOO BAD, THE DODGERS WON.

 LOOKING OUT ON THE CITY AFTER DARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
 A RADIO STATION HAD A CONTEST GOING ON FOR PEOPLE TO FIND
CHRIS HARRIS FROM THE DENVER BRONCO'S. TODAY HE
WAS AT THE UNION STATION TERMINAL.  WE GOT TO SEE THE
WHOLE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE HOPED ON THE TRAIN
 AMTRAK WINDOW IN THE TERMINAL

 GETTING ON THE TRAIN AND LEAVING FOR GLENWOOD SPRINGS

 27 TUNNELS IN 30 MILES
 GROSS DAM AND RESERVOIR




LITTLE YELLOW SCHOOL HOUSE THAT WAS NEVER USED



 
ONE OF THE STOPS BEFORE GLENWOOD



A REALLY NICE RESTAURANT IN GLENWOOD

WE STAYED AT THE RAMADA INN, NOT QUITE THE SAME AS THE CRAWFORD,
BUT IT WAS COMFORTABLE AND THEY LET US KEEP OUR SUIT CASES
THERE UNTIL WE WENT TO THE TRAIN STATION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
THE TRAIN WAS A FEW HOURS LATE SO WE SPENT
THE WHOLE DAY AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS
WE THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY GOING TO SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS







GLENWOOD TRAIN STATION
THE TRAINS ARRIVAL TIME ORIGINALLY WAS SCHEDULED FOR 2:30 PM,
IT CHANGED TIMES HOURLY AS THE DAY WENT ON

IT'S FINAL CALL WAS FOR 7:30 PM SO WE WENT OVER AT 6:30
WE WAITED AND WAITED

6 HOURS LATER AT 8:30PM THE TRAIN FINALLY ARRIVED.
WE FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT
AND A MAN WAS KILLED ON THE TRACKS,
WE DID NOT HEAR WHERE IT HAPPENED

HOW TO SLEEP COACH FOR NINE HOURS

WE ARRIVED IN SALT LAKE AT 4:30 AM THURSDAY MORNING.
WE WERE HOME BY 5:15 AM

OUR ORIGINAL ARRIVAL TIME WAS SUPPOSE TO BE MIDNIGHT.
IT WAS A LONG RESTLESS NIGHT, BUT IT WAS A STILL A FUN TRIP

Saturday, September 13, 2014

WELCOME BABY NAOMI

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th
7 lbs 15 oz
20 1/2 in
 A GIFT FROM HEAVEN

 MOM & BABY ARE DOING GREAT

 THE STRONG FAMILY
 
 

 BIG SISTER SAVANNAH GOT TO PUT NAOMI'S FIRST BOW ON HER HEAD
   THE STRONG GIRLS, NICOLE, SAVANNAH & NAOMI
  COLE WITH BABY NAOMI
 CREED WITH BABY NAOMI
 
 A GIFT FROM PAPA AND NANA

 NANA WITH BABY NAOMI

 PAPA WITH BABY NAOMI

 GREAT GRANDMA ELLEN WITH BABY NAOMI