The Mile High City

One of my absolute favorite things about our trip to Colorado was going to the Denver temple. 

All growing up I heard the stories about events that happened at this temple.

Clifton family history time: 

(1) My parents got engaged here. Part of a threat. haha. My mom and dad had been friends for YEARS

(i'm talking around 12 years here) and my dad had asked my mom several times to marry him but she always said no. 

She liked dating and he was just her friend. 

Well he surprised my mom at the temple one day and said if she didn't say yes this time he was leaving 

and would be gone forever. Well, she thought about it and 2 hours later in the temple she said yes. 

(2) Two months later they were married in this temple. 

So I really wanted to come and see the place where their forever began.

It was special. 

And I am so grateful for my parents and all the sacrifices they went through to make sure 

that getting married in the temple happened. 

I loved every minute. 

^28 years ago^

I love them so much! 

We went out to eat after our trip to the temple and funny story (and totally me): 

We brought clothes to change into that were a bit more casual. I went to change and I packed everything but a
shirt. Well, guess that I meant I was staying in my dress for the rest of the day. So glad I packed a pair of flats.
Or that would have been killer! haha. 

The Hayes took us to the cutest ice cream shop that I've ever seen in my entire life.
And it was all decorated for fall as a pumpkin patch with hay and pumpkins.
I almost died.
Not only was it cute but it was delicious and they had some of the funnest flavors.

Such as french toast, pb&j, ginger snap, horchata, salted oreo, lemon lavender. 

We tried quite a few before settling on which ones we wanted. 

 ^We all got smalls which come with 2 scoops. pb&j and space junkie were my favorite.^ 

We toured Denver and it was funny. It was a Saturday night and hardly anyone was out. The city was almost dead.
I said they were all camping. Colorado is an outdoor kind of people place.
We had a lot of fun being in the city and saw a lot of people were high, and not just in the elevation,
if you know what i mean.... 

Denver was such a fun place to be. It was a city inside an outdoor town. 

Wish I was back there because there homework doesn't exist! ha! that would be great. 

Only a month and a half left of the semester and then I can breathe a bit!