Nearly a year ago, my wife and I performed a song I wrote called “We’re Gonna Leave in the Morning”; which was the imagining of my wife and I taking a responsibility-free road trip together.
Last week, we made that fantasy a reality when we spent 4 days out in Golden, Colorado.
We rented a modernized carriage house that was just a couple of blocks from all the coffee shops and restaurants.
It was was only about 10 blocks away from South Table Mountain Park, where we were able to spend a couple hours hiking to the top; which oversaw the Coors plant.
And it turned out that we essentially only spent a total of $9 in entertainment the entire week, as we ended up taking a different 2 hour hike each day we were there. Only one of the parks we visited had an entry fee. It wasn’t the legendary Red Rocks…
That view was totally worth the nine dollars though. Right?
Growing up in northeastern Alabama, where my home was surrounded by DeSoto State Park and Little River Canyon, I always imagined that Colorado would be a good fit for me.
I was right. If only I had my Jeep Wrangler with me while we where there…
We perfectly enjoyed our trip to Golden, Colorado- to the point we have decided we need to make this an annual tradition for the two of us.
The experience reminded me of the verse in Ecclesiastes (9:9), which I based my recent song from:
Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
Not only was it great quality time for to the two of us at amazing location, but it helped realize why this trip was superior the 6 hour drive to the Florida coast from our home near Nashville.
Because on a beach trip, we’re mainly just sitting around.
But on a Colorado vacation, we’re constantly moving and exploring.
That’s how my brain registers “rest and relaxation”- by being out in nature and burning calories the whole time.
So if that sounds like a vacation to you as well… then maybe you are also of the demographic who is called to the state of Colorado!
Now that Mommy turned 39 a couple of weeks ago, she and I are both the same age.
In addition to that, I discovered another coincidence in our ages:
For the next couple of weeks, you will be 9 years, 9 months old; as your sister is 4 years, 4 months old.
By the way, I love the realness of the photo I took of you and your sister on Mommy’s 39th birthday.
You made a big, loud deal out of singing Happy Birthday, as your sister impatiently yet quietly waited for the song to end so she could finally have some chocolate cake!
One of the many personal advantages I’ve had during 2020, the Year of Covid Culture, is that I have had more time than ever to focus on writing new songs.
While I was at the kitchen table practicing my newest song, “Ecclesiastes”, getting it ready to record for one of my YouTube channels, you decided to turn my practice into a jam session.
You found a big plastic bucket and two toy plastic forks and dragged them into the kitchen.
Surprisingly in sync with the rhythm of my song, you began planning the drums
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