Nothin’ beats playing tourist.
You know, getting in the car and exploring a part of your town or state you’ve not seen.
On Saturday, my favorite four and I hit the open road together. We did have an end destination in mind: Estes Park, Colorado. Here, a swanky model train show was the happening thing.
My man and kiddos love model trains, and since I love the four of them I went along for the fun. Actually, I like seeing how creative people are with them. And the fellas that build these elaborate sets? They are often sweet Grandpas who love chatting with “youngsters.”
After dining at a local brewery (my man’s favorite kind of restaurant) we found the train show. It had all sorts of cool little train towns set up. Our favorite? An exhibit made entirely of legos.
Oh, the lego heaven!
And with the exception of my daughter almost knocking a train off its track and giving 3 heart attacks to the Lego rep, a good time was had by all.
My favorite part of the trip? Slowly moseying our way home. As we wound down the magnificent mountain road, we stopped at a couple “mom and pop” stores. One of them offered us this perfect cherry creation.
Yummy oh-so!
We took our time, getting out of the car here and there to look around, take pictures, and enjoy no responsibilities. It was all about soaking up each other and this unexplored environment.
Sometimes I am no good at letting go of distractions ’til I am removed from all the distractions. Playing tourist is a mighty fine way to do this.
Have you played tourist in your neck of the woods? What’s your favorite thing to do out and about?
His work-in-progress,
Kristen
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A little side note…we have a few changes coming to our neck of the woods here. Stay tuned for more details!
