Visit

My friend, Angie, also came to visit during my week off of school. It was so great to have her here.  She got pretty sick though from the altitude and I think she must have picked up a cold on the airplane as well. I felt so bad that she wasn't feeling well and couldn't enjoy every moment. The weather wasn't the greatest either. The first day she was here was beautiful but extremely windy. We went to the Garden of the Gods that day. The next day it was rainy, cold, and yucky. The third day, we got four inches of snow and they cancelled school! Of course, the sun ended up coming out that day and we were able to go have a little fun anyway. Angie was convinced that Colorado weather really is bipolar.

 Shortcake ran the whole way around Garden of the Gods. She is so funny. She loved touching the cedar trees for some reason. She kept wanting to stay near them. When we walked between trees, she would say there was a leprechaun in there and pretend to be scared. She is so hilarious!

 Angie liked the Kissing Camels! Can you see them at the top?

 Shortcake loved this little dog we saw at one point. And whenever she would stop, she would play in the dirt. What a cute little girl, huh?

The day school was cancelled and then cleared up, we went around to some of the model homes in our neighborhood. That was fun. We fell in love with this one. They even build on 1.5 acres. Yes, please!

Angie celebrated her birthday with us as well. We made a super yummy cake. It was our original Pistachio Nut Cake recipe (recipe at this link), but we switched out the pistachio pudding for cheesecake pudding. I guess maybe we could call it Cheesecake Pudding Cake.

 Shortcake provided the entertainment for us, as you can see below. She is such a ham!

The last day Angie was here, we drove over to the B-52 display on the Air Force Academy. You really can't appreciate how big that thing is until you are right under it.  

I loved this view with the mountains behind it.
We stopped for lunch at 3 Margaritas and then it was time for Angie to go to the airport. It was such a great visit. It is so nice to have lifelong friends!