Escape to Aspen

Matthew and I have just returned from a wonderful weekend away!! Away meaning from the wildflowers. We have never been away from them for 2 nights and 3 days before, so it was a real treat. Mattthew had a service call in Aspen so we decided to make it a weekend, just the two of us. He had to go and check out some mattresses for a company that a customer had purchased. The company mentioned that this was a VIP call, so we were hoping that it was someone like Goldie Hawn or Kevin Costner who both have ranches in Aspen. Unfortunately, when the service call sheet was faxed to us, the name was no one we knew. After a 3 and 1/2 hour beautiful scenic ride over Independence Pass and thru Twin Lakes....

we arrived at the customers home. Upon arriving we knew that we were dealing with someone VERY wealthy. There were a crew of about 40 people working on this massive house. After meeting the lady that owned the property, we learned and observed the following: the house was 17,000 sq ft that had taken 7 years to build, had a indoor/outdoor pool, spa, theater room, 8 bedrooms that she had spent $40,000 on mattress for, putting greens, workout facility, 2 kitchens, panoramic view of snowcapped mountains, the house sat on 800 acres in the Aspen area, silk carpet, massive sliding glass wall that allowed you to have indoor/outdoor living, and a separate wing for the "mannie". I could go on!!! It was amazing!! We left the property completely in awe!! And, I had left the memory card for our camera in the computer at home, so we couldn't take any pictures.

I had to buy a throw away camera for the remainder of the trip.

Friday night we stayed at these cute cabins called Lauberge D'Aspen right in downtown Aspen. Now I had never been to Aspen before so it was a real treat to go there!!

The cabins were super cute!

That night we had delicious Mexican food at Su Casa Mexican Restaurant. We split fajitas and it was plenty!! Of course we then hit the Paradise Bakery for some sweets later on. You could definitely eat your way thru Aspen and do nothing else!! The little town sits right at the base of Aspen Mountain. You can see all of the ski runs cut out thru the trees...

Saturday we ate at a cute little cafe outside and had breakfast. Did some shopping and walking around town. Drove around looking at the massive and expensive houses. Even a 3 bed 2 bath downtown was 3 million!! We were hoping to see some celebs walking around, but I think they only come out in the winter! We did see lots of fancy shops including.....

also Gucci, Fendi, and Ralph Lauren. Oh to be loaded!!!

Anyway, that afternoon we headed over to Snowmass to the Chili and Brew Fest! Now, that totally doesn't appeal to me, but The Neville Brothers were to be in concert, so it was a must see! The festival was held on the side of the ski resort and it was really fun. There were all sorts of micro brewers and chili makers there and you were able to sample all of the goods. The concert was amazing. The Nevilles can really entertain!! That night we went to see the Indiana Jones movie. It was fun.

We really had a great time together this weekend. Aspen is a beautiful place. It is very expensive, but so much fun. We hadn't had a chance to get away before like that and it was really great have some time to ourselves. My parents were great to watch the kids and they acted like they really enjoyed their time with them. Looking forward to our next escape.......hopefully it will come sooner than 3 years!!