My Good News...but will you still love me?

When my husband and I finally arrived in Colorado after driving for almost three days cross country from New York City, we were so happy and relieved!  We always did this trip by flying but this time we were bringing our daughter's long over-do bridal shower and wedding gifts out to her. We stayed at my daughter and son-in-law's house for the week, as they have a very comfortable guest room in their suburban home.

We were also excited to see our son and daughter-in-law and our two grandsons! There were lots of hugs and kisses, stroller rides for the baby, ice cream cones and ices for my oldest grandson, lunch out with my daughter and lots of love given to all the assorted pets my children own. (You can click on the photo collages to see them in a larger size)

We were able to attend the colorful annual 2012 Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan Lake in Denver, where my older grandson was brave enough to pet a snake from the Denver Zoo.

My daughter treated her father and me to a couple of hours of horseback riding followed by a chuck wagon steak dinner at the historic Elkhorn Lodge in beautiful Estes Park!  The Elkhorn Lodge was established in 1874 and is the oldest continually occupied building in Colorado! Our horses climbed a trail up small foothill mountain and we had beautiful views of the larger Rocky Mountains along the way. When I was a little girl I loved to watch Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, The Annie Oakley Show, Rin Tin Tin, Zorro, The Lone Ranger....all the wild west TV shows of the time.  My first ambition was to become a cowgirl, and on this trip, it came true for a few hours, and it was fun!

But the best thing of all that we saw while in Colorado, which is part of my good news, was this.....

My daughter and son-in-law holding their expected baby's sonogram photos!  Yes, their first child and my third grandchild is due in February!  We are so happy and excited and feel very blessed!

In fact, we were so excited that we searched for a house in the same community where my daughter's house is located, in the scenic valley above, and put a deposit down on one we fell in love with!  If all goes well my husband and I will be permanently moving to Colorado in the Spring of 2013!  Family is everything, and with a new grandchild on the way, we knew we could not delay making this move any longer.  We love Colorado and we're very happy and excited to be moving closer to our children and grandchildren

Which, of course, leads to my subject question.....will you still love me and visit my little blog in the future if I am no longer blogging about my life in New York City?  I hope so!  I still have lots more to blog about NYC until I do move and most likely I will be returning frequently to visit family and friends here so I will have a bi-city blog for a while afterward.  My life ahead will be certainly exciting!