Dia de los Muertos

San Miguel de Allende. Voted Best City in the world…twice!

After a scenic and winding 2 hour drive from Léon Airport, San Miguel arrives from around the bend of one last hill. Immediately you are introduced to pink and yellow painted buildings, cobbled streets and the smell of barbecue chicken. Although it is child friendly, you can’t deny the romance of it all. Every street made just for strolling…slowly. Art galleries and patios on every block. It is designed for amor.

We visited for the Dia de los Muertos festival and was blown away by the traditions. From altars beautifully adorned with marigolds to music spilling out of every corner. The entire city was alive (no pun intended!) and ready to party! I will let the photos do the talking!

We stayed at Hacienda el Santuario. The location was perfect! Walking distance to everything you need/want and beautiful.

An extra highlight of our trip was the horse-back riding tour. It was with Xotolar Ranch which is an actual family owned working ranch! One of the sons picked us up at our hotel and we were on our way!

The ranch is beautiful and includes a pyramid you can also hike to. We started off by picking out a hat to wear on our adventure. Then we milked a cow and gave the milk to one of the women working in the kitchen. Later we will be fed cheese made from that very milk for lunch!

The ride was perfect. Down one side of the mountain to a river then over for a beer then back up for lunch. The guides were pros and took photos for us along the way.

I see you C O

Colorado. Mountains and fresh air. Exactly what we needed in our first real getaway without Scout.

We decided to go in August because its one of the worst times to be in Texas. Really, mid-May through September is all bad, but August especially. I needed cooler temps! We only had a 3 day weekend to work with, but that’s all we really needed.

For starters, we used the Turo app to rent a car. I wanted something that felt like a mountain car, so we settled on an FJ Cruiser. The Turo app was so simple to use and you even get $25 off your first rental. We just picked it up in the airport parking lot and took off! Use my code to money off your first rental!

We stayed in downtown Denver at The Warwick. It was nice, comfy bed, great location. I was really impressed with downtown Denver. I’m not sure what I was expecting but it definitely surpassed it. Great restaurants and bars all within walking distance. I highly recommend Coperta. Ahhhh…delicious. They have fresh mozzarella made to order with different toppings to choose from. It’s still warm when it arrives to your table. I recommend the sardine garnish…salty, rich, and fantastic!

Day One: White Water Rafting

Neither of us had ever tried this and we both loved it. Honestly, I was expecting it to be a little more white-watery, but it was still a blast! We used Downstream Adventures in Kremmling.

I didn’t have my waterproof case so we only got a pic of us after:/

Day Two: Rocky Mountain Hiking

We headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park for a day of hiking. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect! I was wearing a sweatshirt…in August…I mean…..

We had no idea until we arrived that the popular hiking paths can actually fill up to the point of capacity. So we had to drive right past the favorite Emerald Lake trail and opt for the Deer Mountain trail. Deer Mountain trail is a little over 6 miles and over 10,000 feet in elevation. It had a spectacular view from the top and a cute deer family waiting for us at the bottom!

All in all, Denver had everything we needed to have a quick, fun-filled and romantic weekend get-away!