Garrett and I celebrated our two year anniversary by taking a mini vacation to Crested Butte, Colorado.
We stayed Friday night and Saturday night and definitely were not ready to come home on Sunday.
Crested Butte is such a charmingly cute little town!
Local restaurants, hiking trails, bright flowers, and friendly people are what made our stay wonderful. We can't wait to go back sometime in the fall and see the numerous Aspens changing color and preparing for winter.
I purchased our trip through LivingSocial. They have some great deals on trips! Included in our package were 2 nights in a King room, a bottle of wine, 2 ski lift rides, and a $30 spa credit. If you ever are looking for a quick trip, definitely check out LivingSocial!
Friday night we got CRAZY!
We ordered a pizza, opened our bottle of wine, and stayed in and relaxed. We went to the pool/jacuzzi and sauna. It was nice not having anything to do.
Saturday we woke up and had breakfast at Izzy's. The food was delicious! Actually, everywhere we ate was exceptionally good. We walked around the town a bit while waiting on our food and after breakfast rode a ski lift close to the summit of Mount Crested Butte. From there we hiked down the mountain to another ski lift. Both ski lifts and hiking were fun! The wind was cool and the sun was warm, making for the perfect day. After our hike, I had a much needed hot stone massage.
Girls...listen up!
If you have never had a hot stone massage you need to schedule yourself one! It was wonderful!
Afterwards, all I wanted to do was sleep and Garrett was nice enough to let me take a nap. We went to Montanya, a rum distillery {drink recipes coming soon}. The place was legit. After drinks we went to dinner at The Last Steep. YUM!
The town is FULL of gorgeous flowers!
Breakfast at Izzy's.
Fried Eggs, Latke, and Cheese.
A crepe filled with sausage, egg, and cheese.
On our way up the mountain. The lazy way; ski lift!
Back in town!
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Dessert at The Last Steep: Grasshopper Pie
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Sunday morning we had breakfast and headed home. We took our time, taking pictures along the way.
Moral of the story: If you ever get the chance to visit Crested Butte, do it!
Seriously! Towns like this exist?! Wow!! So beautiful! Looks like such an incredible time! Love your pictures and your black and white stripped dress!
ReplyDeleteThanks Faith! I couldn't beleive how pretty this place was.
DeleteI'm so glad you guys had a great get-a-way...what a beautiful place!!! The flowers are AMAZING...I can't believe how gorgeous they are. And your heart sunglasses are so cute! I really gotta try that grasshopper pie...what's in it? Is it a mint chocolate chip kinda thing? Yum!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brit! The grasshopper pie was weird. Good but weird. It was an Oreo cookie crust with homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream on top. It had whipped cream and crushed Oreos. Basically a huge hunk of ice cream!
DeleteI am soooo jealous!!! so much cool stuff to take pics of, I think i've pretty much tapped all of lubbocks cool subjects hehe, looks like an amazing time :)
ReplyDeleteOMG where do I start? I wanna go!! Looks like you guys had the most fabulous time; your pictures are breathtaking! I want those sunnies your sporting as well, where'dya get them? And how funny is that sign... two guys w/ weiners? haha Oh... and what is Latke? {shelted Wisconsin chick here:)}
ReplyDeleteThank you Katie! I got my sunglasses from Urban Outfitters. Latke is basically like hashbrowns. It's the potato square underneath Garrett's eggs. I think it is just fried with different spices? I had never heard of it until this trip.
Deletethat looks like so much fun!! and what a beautiful town!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome, relaxing trip! Steven went there with his family every Christmas, and I had no idea how cute of a town it is! I love all the pictures!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Steven used to go there! Y'all need to make a trip up sometime, it's beautiful! I can't imagine how it looks it the winter time.
DeletePokey now I want a hot stone massage! This place is beautiful where you went...hey where did his hair go? He cut it all off! :) looks like you guys had fun! I love the pic of the pizza it's so fun to just relax sometimes and take it easy.
ReplyDeleteLol he finally cut it off. I love it, I think he looks so handsome! And I agree, our pizza night was relaxing and nice!
Deletethis looks like the perfect weekend! happy anniversary :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Val! : )
DeleteLove your pictures! Looks like y'all had a great time :) What kind of camera do you have?
ReplyDeleteThank you! : ) I have a Canon Rebel something. That's about all I know lol.
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