we stayed at the marriott's mountainside resort, quite a nice little place right at the ski resort, just steps away from the baja cantina and the rocky mountain chocolate factory.
la reine and the 2 youngest spent the whole week up there but came down on tuesday and wednesday for games. after the phs game on wednesday, we all went up for the balance of the week.
i must say it was about the best family vacation that i can remember. a great blend of lounging, exploring, playing, conversing, eating, and just enjoying. T had friends come up for short periods of time here and there, but for the most part we all just hung together and had fun.
i was impressed at how well the kids all got along with one another, at the patience everyone had with each other, and even the work ethic to keep the condo clean when we needed to.
the highlights ranged from having a great time just playing in the pool, playing pool, watching movies, riding the alpine slide & coaster, and the 4 boys riding the "worlds longest zipline", taking the whole fam to dinner at baja cantina, and la reine and i enjoying our first dinner at prime steakhouse - taking advantage of the off-season 2 for 1 entree special, finding a new artist and a specific piece that we're considering (don't worry la reine, i won't just run out and buy it... this time...).
sorry for not posting last week, but even though we had internet connectivity, i found much better things to do.
respectfully,
-jake
p.s. - neglected to mention shopping, see comments for more details, and here's a pic of the bag la reine picked up...
6 comments:
Some people have their Martha's Vineyard or Cape Cod...his majesty has Park City.
I am glad that you enjoyed your stay. It sounds like a load of fun. Was J- able to make it or was he stuck at Dizney Land by himself?
May the Bulldogs play more respectfully than Texas Tech did against Colorado....or Miami and Florida International (if you use the term respectfully in another light.)
Did you have to compete against anyone like the Murtaughs?
Hey Lyle - J didn't. He kept trying to make it up, but work and play got in his way. Perhaps next time, though he did come last year.
The dawgs always respectfully crush people, with narry a fight (except against the evil thunderbirds, but that hardly counts does it?).
No murtaughs - in fact everyone we met up there was great.
What, no shopping?
No, a family vacation during which everyone gets along fine is truly divine.
Happy for you!
p.s. Not that my school-teacher budget allows it so very much, but I'm a firm believer in the rule that says one MUST buy good art when one has the opportunity.
(I'm never opposed to inheriting good art, or even decent, not-bad art, either.)
I say GO FOR IT!
Compulsive - Actually I forgot to mention the shopping - we did go to the outlet malls and up and down old main street. Each of the kids was given ~$20 to spend on whatever they wanted. Bliss was when S bought books! Expectations met when C&Q bought dart launching guns and the like, and when Baby Girl bought barbie paraphenalia.
T - didn't buy anything because he was hanging with friends, but said that we could just get him a simple little $200 coat he'd found and he'd be okay with that. We declined the offer. ;)
They had a copy of "the Muse" hanging in the restaurant which our server indicated was potentially for sale. I'm going to contact the owner who is returning from NYC today to see what he's asking and about the provenance - I believe his may be the original, and it's already framed. Should that fail to produce good results, then I'll be very tempted to get the giclee...
Great bag.
Dying to see a photo of "the art" hanging over your sofa...
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