OUR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Being away from family is always a little sad around the holiday's but we have been so blessed by our Colorado Family! Our friends Wayne and Suzanne Gibson invited us over to spend Thanksgiving with them. I tried to think of something traditional that maybe they have never tasted before. I decided to make "Chicken Pastry" a familiar dish to my family, especially in Johnston County. I even made the dough for the pastry from scratch. It was fun spending time with the Gibson's and we were all pretty stuffed by the end of the day.

On Friday after Thanksgiving, we decided to visit the Royal Gorge, near Canon City, Colorado. A perfect day for a road trip and the Royal Gorge was defintely worth seeing. The Royal Gorge bridge hangs 1,053 feet above the Arkansas River. It is the world's highest suspension bridge. We also road the Incline Railway that takes you down at a 45 degree angle to the bottom of the gorge along the river. We even rode the Aerial Tram which is the world's longest single span Aerial Tram. The only thing we didn't try was the skycoaster. I know if our grandchildren were here, they would have wanted to try it. Mia, I believe you would be too little and probably Byrum would be too. Will and Ellie would probably love it!

I didn't realize that in the Royal Gorge Region, there are four federal prisons. This is the area where the "uni-bomber, "shoe bomber" and the World Trade Center bombers are or were imprisoned. We decided to take in the Museum of Colorado Prisons on the way home. It is adjacent to the Colorado Territorial Prison called "Old Max". (I know, next time you come visit, you are all going to want to take in that Museum)

Sam and I are missing the snows that we usually get out here by this time of year. We are excited that we may get a little snow this evening. Colorado is much prettier covered in snow.