CoSprings: Time for a Full Stop

Tomorrow we begin a new phase — a trip across the "Big Pond" to take mom back to Turkey. So, it's time for one last footprint to close out "Colorado Family Memories."

Admittedly, we didn't do much in February. Time was spent at home working on various projects ... all successfully completed. Shopping trips took us out and about periodically, seeing us driving as far north as Castle Rock to check out the outlet mall for things on our "get lists."

The weather played a big role in our cutting back on sightseeing. It was a much colder February than usual ... or so we've been told by people who keep such records. With much more snow than usual ... definitely much more than we had last February when we were camping out at the US Air Force Academy famcamp. Will March this year be a doozy snow-wise like it was last year? That's something we won't find out first hand since we'll be long gone on our trip by then.

So ... we're just about ready for our trip to begin tomorrow. Our suitcases are packed ... except for last minute toiletry and similar items that will go in the bags before they are zippered up tomorrow morning. We've worked through the pre-trip checklists ... a few last minute to-do's remain and will be completed before we lock the door tomorrow morning. Haircuts were taken care of Friday ... mani/pedi appointments scheduled for later today.

We found the best airfare to get us from Colorado to Florida on Southwest Airlines. That means flying out of Denver. I've been carefully monitoring the weather in case the weather decided not to cooperate for the drive up to DEN. The good news — the roaring winds that accompanied yesterday's blizzard — with gusts howling at up to 65 mph — shifted the weather pattern. We have a high pressure system sitting on top of us that will keep any storms out of the area until next week. We'll be gone before the next round of storms come through.

We're not done making family memories. We're just switching locales. Thus I add a cheery full stop to "Colorado Family Memories." And begin a whole new set of footprints to take us on our overseas jaunt for 2020.Read more