Trippin': Morrison - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

18300 West Alameda Parkway
Morrison, CO 80465

It would be so awesome to one day be able to see a concert at Red Rocks. But for now, having the chance to roam around the amphitheatre during the day will suffice. I knew I wanted to come here and check things out not only cos I've seen it in pictures so many times, but also cos frackin' The Amazing Race has been here. Twice I believe as the very first starting point. The view is unbelievable and the way everything was built is just crazy. I think the architect person kept most of the natural rock formations and worked his way around it. My friends who have actually been to concerts here complained that there tends to be a lot of echoing going on so the music isn't sharp. That socks! Oh well. Viva la experience. Going down those gazillion flight of stars wasn't so bad. But going back up? Oh my Lordy! It was really bad. Lungs burning, heart thumping and muscle fatiguing feat.

Trippin': Vail - Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory

What is it about being in cold weather that just makes you crave some soothing hot chocolate. Whatever it is, it made us want some real bad! We walked to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to quench our desire for the cocoa confection and others satisfied their sweet tooth with some ice cream or candy apple. They had an amazing display of all sorts of candied apples with an array wonderful toppings. A diabetics worst nightmare.

Lots of chocolate!

Don't they look like an intimidating gang? And big poppa is their leader. Maybe not a gang. Maybe a dance crew. Hah!

Lookee all the candied apples. Actually. I'm not a fan of candied apples. But I think they look cool!

Restaurant: Boiling Crab

8300 W Sam Houston Pkwy
Houston, TX 77072

Come crawfish season, big poppa and I become regulars at The Boiling Crab. I don't eat crawfish but I must say that I'm around crawfish enough to know if it's good or not just by looking at it. Hah! And the crawfish here look really good, although a bit on the pricier side. I think it's $5.99/lb? Yikes! They have three flavors: rajun cajun, lemon pepper and garlic butter. You can choose one or do the whole 'sha-bang' which is all three. I always order the fried shrimp basket. The shrimp is really good and they give you a lot. But holy crappers, the star of the basket is mos def those cajun fries. I love my fries crispy and crunchy and these fries really hit the spot. Most people will tell their friends to come here for the crawfish. I tell people to come here for the fries. I gave up fries for lent and right after Easter hits, you can find me at The Boiling Crab with a heaping mound of cajun fries. I also get one or two corn on the cobs drenched in butter. I know. So BAD but so GUT! The only bad things I can come up with is that they charge for some of their condiments like mayo and garlic butter. Socks! And there is almost always a wait during crawfish season. They have a handful of locations in California and two in Texas. One is in Houston and I think they just opened one in Dallas not too long ago. Man. I am craving those darn french fries BIG TIME. And I'm pretty sure once big poppa reads this entry he's gonna want some crawfish! Oh yeah. The wings are pretty good too. Below are fotos from two different occasions.

Us wearing our bibs. Big poppa wore his backwards.

Pristine table before we started eating.

The messy aftermath.

Persona Grata: German Baby

My cousin's baby is so darn cute! She's got these amazing blue eyes that's just simply captivating. I hope they don't change color! This baby girl is supposed to be part Mexican, part Chinese and part German. But she looks 100% German. I keep calling her the German baby. My cousin really lucked out. Her kid is super calm and a super chill baby. She rarely cries and is always just smiling or gazing around, trying to take life in as she sees it. I have two other cousins that are expecting right now and another friend who is about three months along. Seriously. BABY FEVER! How can you not want to jump on the baby wagon. Haha. I'm just kidding big poppa!