Trip to Aspen - the good, the bad, & the ugly!

This past weekend we went to Aspen, Colorado for Cody's work. It was definitely NOT our favorite trip so far. We'll start with the GOOD parts of the trip. It was great spending time together as a family and getting away. We always like seeing new places and going on adventures. Corbett was a real trooper in the car. He also got to swim for a LONG time at the recreation center where Cody was working! He LOVED it and he got really brave in the water. They gave him some goggles and some things to "dive" for (the water was only 2 ft deep) and I threw them out to him a hundred times (at least) for him to find. We ate at a place that claimed to have the best ribs in Colorado. Cody had them & they were pretty good from what I hear. On the way back we got to stop and have brunch in South Salt Lake with Kiel and Jen and their kids. It was great to catch up with them! So I think that about wraps up the good parts!
On to the BAD... So when we got there, the hotel room we had was reserved by the guy who was originally supposed to do the job. It was REALLY old, we couldn't get the Internet to work, but worst of all it had 2 beds that could not have been twin size. They were very small! Also Corbett got bit by something and had bumps and swelling. It worried Cody a lot and he was up all night checking on Corbett. It was SOOOOO cold there. From what I hear it was really cold in Logan too though. We couldn't really go outside. We did see a little of Aspen. Corbett and I tried to go out and see the shops but it was too cold. The second day Cody did most of his work. Corbett and I had to hang out at the rec center all day. He swam the morning but then we were pretty bored. We had a TV to watch but there was A LOT of noise and people coming and going. They were going in and out of an ice rink that was SO cold every time someone opened the door...BRRR! The driving was LONG and tiresome. So that's the bad.

Now for the UGLY! Two things made the list of the ugly. First on the way there Cody got a ticket. He had done so well the entire way there with no speeding at all. Then there was a spot in Colorado where the speed drops to 60. We missed it and Cody got pulled over. Then we found out that our insurance cards were expired and we haven't replaced them. This cop seemed to think Cody should get life in prison (even though we have insurance) somehow we just don't have new cards! Cody will call the court on Monday and hopefully they will work with us! So the other thing that makes the list of the ugly is the job Cody had to do. From what I hear it was UGLY! We were hoping to be on the road by 3 or 4 o'clock but we finally left around 8pm. We had to be back for a baptism on Saturday in Logan (congrats to my nephew Derek) and we were looking forward to having time with Kiel & Jen so we drove as far as we could that night and woke up and drove the rest!
Overall I'm just glad to be home! Hopefully someday we'll have good memories of this trip! For now though, as soon as Cody was done with his work we were more than happy to high-tail out of there!