AVC Conference in Denver

Thursday morning Matthew and I dropped the kids off at my parents for the weekend. Matthew attends the AVC ( American Veterinary Consultants) Conference once a year, and I got to go with him this year. It was so nice to get away for a while. It was kind of weird to not have the kids with us. When we were driving down there I kept looking in the back seat by habit trying to check on them.
When we arrived at our hotel we were chosen as the Guest of the Day that day. It included free parking, internet, complementary drinks and appetizers for our stay.
That night they had super yummy BBQ brisket and ribs for dinner. They concluded the night with a little entertainment from a cowboy poet/ yodeler.
Friday morning, Matthew got up early for breakfast and was in meetings all day. I got to meet up with some old friends from Laramie that now live in Denver. We had breakfast at this awesome place called Snooze. It was so great to see them and catch up. I look forward to seeing them more often. I spent the next couple of hours shopping at the City Creek Mall. It was fun to walk around the mall with out tending to kids as well. I went back to the hotel and took a little nap. Then around 6 Matthew and I headed down for dinner. It was prime rib with an amazing horseradish sauce.
Saturday morning I woke up early with Matthew and ate breakfast with him, then headed up to the room to pack up. He was in meetings until after 12. Once he was done we jumped in the car and headed home.
The kids had a blast at grandpa and grandma Bullinger's. They got to go to the county fair, ride in the ranger and party the whole time. I am so thankful that we are able to do trips like this once in a while now that we live closer to family to take care of the kids. We missed the kids like crazy though. I am glad they missed us too! :)