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Denver or Bust!

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We made it back to Florida and fell in love with Denver! I think it was the perfect weather, 0% humidity and pineapple upside down pancakes from Snooze, a delicious breakfast spot. And to top it off we didn’t go over our Mini-Moon budget!  Here’s a few pictures from our trip! Enjoy!

{Snooze AM Eatery}

We started our trip with a visit to Snooze and indulged in Pineapple Upside Down, Red Velvet and Chocolate Chip pancakes.  Everything was delicious and we made sure to stop by again before our vacation ended.

{Garden of the Gods}

After breakfast we headed down to Colorado Springs and toured the Garden of the Gods via Jeep.  Were chauffeured around and even got a history lesson from our driver.  The headed to Academy Riding Stables for a trail ride and spent 45 minutes channeling our inner cowgirl and cowboy.

{Academy Riding Stables}

After a quick trail ride we headed over to Seven Falls to attempt to climb to the top to enjoy the views….

{Seven Falls}

The next day we explored the city and got to see the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the Denver Art Museum! It was amazing!

Actually beyond amazing!   Happy planning! xoxo

To the {Mini} Moon and Back

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With grad school and wedding planning on my to-do list for the last few months the last thing on my mind was a figuring out a honeymoon.  I know it sounds odd…who would pass up a vacation? But with a dwindling bank account I didn’t want to spend another penny.  So we opted to postpone the honeymoon and instead go on a mini-moon until we’re fully recovered from all the wedding fun and bills.

We looked into Napa Valley, Saint Lucia and New York City - all very different I know.

We really wanted to go to Napa but I couldn’t find a direct flight into San Fransisco without flying out of Miami….which I will never do ever again. Then we looked into Saint Lucia and found a lot of really nice resorts. Some even included all-inclusive packages which seemed like a good idea. But we live in Florida and I’m not a fan of lounging around doing nothing. So, then I checked out New York City since it’s just a short flight away and there’s tons to do.  After hours of searching we finally decided on…Denver, Colorado.

Here is why we decided on Colorado.

Budget – We didn’t want to spend over $2,000 on the trip so after searching for hotels, flights and things to do Colorado made more sense.  Plus, we’ve never been there and have always wanted to go.  The only downside, there will be no snow.

Flight – Only about 4 hours away from Florida we could book a direct flight after my last final at 5:30pm and fly straight into Denver. The prices were reasonable at only $150 each way per person and we could conveniently rent a car and pay for everything together.

Hotel - Instead of staying at just one hotel we will be bouncing around (just twice).  The room rates were also pretty inexpensive at round $170 per night considering each hotel was well know and pretty high-end. One hotel even offered a YSL package which include two VIP passes to the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the Denver Art Museum and chocolate…they had me at chocolate.

Fun - I heard only good things about Denver and we plan on horseback riding, taking the train through the mountains, sight-seeing, shopping and of course food.  So far on my foodie to do list: Rioja, Snooze, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Ghost Plate and Tap, LOLA and Stueben’s.

Hopefully it will be an enjoyable trip!  Pictures will be up soon.