A few weeks ago Case and I set off for a weekend in Aspen, CO for our babymoon. We both wanted to go somewhere we hadn't been and I wanted to make sure it had cooler temperatures and a good spa. Aspen could not have been a better choice!!! The town is beautiful and if you haven't been, I highly recommend taking a trip.
We ended up getting our flights for super cheap (more on that later) so we splurged on the hotel and stayed at the St. Regis. The hotel was absolutely amazing. Everyone there was so friendly and our room was awesome.
The first day we got there we decided to go ahead and go grab some lunch and walk around and explore the city. The weather was perfect in the low 70's and a much needed break from the Texas heat that we have had this summer. The trees were all changing colors and the views were breathtaking.
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| St. Regis Hotel |
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| Walking around the town |
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| Amazing marble bathroom |
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| Definitely used this tub a time or two |
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| Welcome treats |
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| More of downtown |
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| Exploring on Day 1 |
On Sunday, I had a spa appointment scheduled so we got up early and went and grabbed breakfast before I headed off to the spa. I had an hour and a half prenatal massage planned and it was worth every penny. They had a special pillow to lay on and was the most relaxing massage I may have ever had! We also had dinner reservations that night for one of the steakhouses, so after the spa, I took a nap and then we headed out to dinner.
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| Spa Day! |
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| View from the courtyard at the St. Regis |
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| Off to Dinner |
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| Turndown service |
The St. Regis had a "Lexus Test Drive" program where you could basically take a Lexus for up to 4 hours. The following morning we decided to take advantage of this and drive up into the mountains to see the "Maroon Bells" which is supposed to be one of the most scenic places in Colorado. On the way up, a storm rolled in and it started sleeting on us, but then the clouds broke off and it was gorgeous. We kept the car for about 3 hours and drove all around the mountains. It was such a nice start to the day. We took it easy the rest of the day and called it an early night.
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| At the Maroon Bells |
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| The water was gorgeous |
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| Our hot little ride |
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| Love this guy! |
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| Such beautiful trees |
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| Bear warning in town |
We left on Tuesday to head back, however when we got to the airport, our flight was delayed. Then it got delayed again, and again before it was finally cancelled. The Aspen airport is TINY and is between two mountain ranges, and apparently the wind was too high to land and take off. The following day they were supposed to get snow, and considering all of the flights on Tuesday were cancelled, we didn't want to take our changes of not making it out, so we decided to rent a car and drive to Denver where we were re-booked on a flight for the following morning. It is a 4 hour drive from Aspen to Denver but it was a pretty drive.
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| Waiting in the airport |
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| Aspen airport (in its entirety) |
Side note: 2 years ago Casey and I had visited Breckenridge, CO and there is a pizza place there called Northside Pizza. They had these wings that were smoky peach flavor and I have heard about how delicious these wings are since that trip! Case had DREAMED about these wings. So we decided to make a pit stop through Breckenridge so Casey could be reunited with these holy wings. (He later admitted they weren't quite as good as he had remembered. HA!)
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| Casey and his smoky peach wings |
We got to Denver and found a hotel and went straight to bed. We had to wake up at 4 this next morning to catch our flight back to Austin.
We had the best time!!. We were talking about it while we were there and we hadn't been on a vacation with just the two of us since our honeymoon. I am so lucky to get to do life with this amazing guy and we can't wait to bring our little bundle of joy into the world. There is no doubt in my mind that he will be the best daddy around!
