Perfect Trip to Pueblo (Colorado)

This past weekend (although now a new weekend is upon us) we decided to take a trip to Pueblo, Colorado to visit Eric's best friend, Andy. The two have been best friends since elementary school and since Andy is about to ship out for his third tour since joining the army we wanted to run and see him again. It all began on a positive note with Foosa taking his normal position in the suitcase. We left the dogs at home this time and had various relatives come and stay with them.
After one heck of a long drive, we arrived at 3:30 in the morning - at that point I had been awake for nearly 24 hours. You can imagine my glee when we were lead into the room we would be staying in. I was speechless, part of it being tired like a crazy woman, and part of it being... well, pure bliss:

We decided at the last second to rent a car so we wouldn't be putting so many miles on the Subaru. The rental place was about to close and all they had was an SUV - which we didn't want to put gas in - or this:

It was pretty damn nice! It got better gas mileage than the Subaru and it was fast! I enjoyed driving this a lot. I've decided I definitely want something similar when we go to Canada for our honeymoon. It wasn't flashy looking or anything but was super fast; which I liked because it didn't attract attention from...certain parties... like a sports car might.

Here's Eric's friend Andy striking a goofy pose. The whole family is lots of fun.

The veteran couple was continually disgusted by our prodigous and frequent displays of affection - which many are. So Eric made them pose as though they were a newly wed couple. This is what we got.

If I knew how to rotate a picture, you'd be able to see this one much easier of the whole family...here is Andy, Tamara, Andra, Dylan and Eric - who was named after some guy they met one day.

Of course we can't be taking a trip to practically Denver and not come away with some spoils. Here are my newest jewelry acquisition- pink and Broncos!!

Here is the rest of our loot; the big Broncos container at back I got from Walmart to carry home all my Popeye's Red Beans and Rice which was fortunately located near Andy's house - they hadn't even heard of the place! Such a travesty. I was happy to show them the magical ways of the Red Beans and Rice. They also had a great selection of Bears stuff which pleased no one in particular. I don't even really know any Bears fans, we just picked up some random things to give away in case we ever meet one.