Information is a powerful thing. Especially when you've been searching for information for a long, long, time. My mom was looking for one of her college friends for many years...and finally, one day, her name and contact info popped up in the alumni information. We made contact, for the first time in over 35 years, and contact led to travel, and a wonderful weekend in Colorado Springs.
We were greeted with warmth and generosity and it was as familiar as our last memories with Linda so long ago. We immediately jumped into chatting and catching up and I watched with pleasure as Linda immediately fell into calling mom M.L. like she did long ago and they laughed and laughed.
Linda is THE best hostess. She greeted us with a printed itinerary but also promises to change anything that was planned. It totally eliminated that "well, what would you like to do now?" and "I don't know" ugly cycle.Our first day - Friday - was all about home and comfort and incredible food prepared by our hostess. Jet lag caught up with us and we went to bed early, looking forward to the next day's itinerary.
And then.....
...we awoke to the first snow of the season in Colorado Springs!
We stayed in for a while, watching the snow fly and started a little craft project Linda had cooked up.
But by afternoon, we were at Garden of the Gods and enjoying glorious blue skies. A visit to the trading post, drooling over gorgeous turquoise jewelry was almost as much fun as taking in the incredibly beautiful scenery with Pike's Peak in the background.
Then we got our cowboy on at the Flying W Ranch with some real cowboy waiters, cooks, and entertainment. Linda (right), mom (center), and Linda's husband Stan....wanted for what?
Mom and me!
We didn't know until we arrived it was dinner AND a show. Our waiters became the entertainment and man could those guys sing and play.
Stan was on the formal itinerary as well...showing us how beautiful woodworking is done.
But we were just as happy to sit, talk, sip, and watch the wildlife outside.
Thanks Stan and Linda for a glorious weekend of laughter, love, and fun.
3 comments:
That sounds like a great trip. I hope you bought at least ONE piece of turquoise jewelry!
So glad you had a wonderful time! Reconnecting with friends after a long period is such a fabulous event. Make sure your mom and her friend don't let another 35 years go by.
What a wonderful gift for both you and your mom, this trip, these people, the experience. It's wonderful when old friends connect and it's as if they'd seen each other last Tuesday or something. And such a place to make the connection.
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