Colorado Day 5

Hello Everyone!

We had a bit of a late start on Wednesday since our mortgage loan company decided to call to discuss refinancing our home. I guess you can’t escape reality the whole time you’re on vacation, huh?! In good news, we were able to cut 5 years off our loan and keep our monthly payments the same (actually slightly cheaper)! 🎉 

Once that conversation was complete, we loaded up and headed to Seven Bridges trail. It was slightly funny because we kept talking about this steep winding road that we had to take to get up to a hiking spot a couple years ago, but we couldn’t remember which spot it was...but we were pretty darn certain it wasn’t for Seven Bridges.  Well...it ended up being for seven bridges. 😂😂 Taking a large pick-up to that hiking spot isn’t the funnest, but we made it safely and had a blast hiking the trail again. Listening to the water run was so peaceful. Seeing the sights and being surrounded by the forest and the smell of pine trees was very enjoyable. 

After we finished our hike, we wouldn’t be getting back to our Airbnb until close to 4 so we headed straight back so we could take showers and relax before dinner. 

For dinner and dessert we tried a popular sushi place, Jei Sushi, and a dessert place called Decadent a Coffee and Dessert Bar. To get to Decadent we officially hit the upscale part of Colorado Springs. An area we’ve NEVER been in before. It was interesting and reminded me of a few places near Kansas City. Jei Sushi was also very good. The interesting thing about CO Springs is the fact that some places are allowing people to dine in while other places are not. Both of these places were allowing people to dine in, but we still opted to take our food home and eat it while watching a movie. We would definitely go back to Jei Sushi, but would probably skip Decadent just because it was pricey! For everything you see below it was $30...that's a dinner out for Tony and I. Yikes. But it was tasty, so if you have the funds go for it. 

For our evening movie we watched Man of Tai Chi. It was a great action packed movie. Probably not one of the best acting for Keanu Reeves, but he is always hit or miss on his movies. It was fun to watch and listen to Tony nerd out about the different martial arts styles used too. So far 4/5 movies have been a hit. 

Healthy Lifestyle Wins: We ate a normal breakfast without any sweet additions. So we just stuck to two eggs, oatmeal and veggies.  We packed our lunch for the hike and, well, we went on a 2.5+ hour hike. Haha. Lunch consisted of a banana, an RXBAR and a ham & guac sandwich. Yum. 

Looking forward to our hardest hike for Day 6. We might not be able to do the Manitou Incline, but we are going to tackle a section of Barr Trail. ⛰💪

Stay safe and we look forward to updating you on our Thursday adventures tomorrow. 

~Deanna~