{"id":2080,"date":"2024-03-04T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/eagleledge\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2024-03-04T17:10:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:10:33","slug":"denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/eagleledge\/?p=2080","title":{"rendered":"Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver1.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived at Dale, Kristie and Justin&#8217;s house in Denver on Friday evening. It has been 10 years since we were last here and the neighborhood has grown since then.  It was nice to be together with Colleen&#8217;s brothers family again. We last saw them when they visited us In Vermont in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Saturday <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver2.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent the day bowling and racing go-karts and then went out to eat and to see&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver5.PNG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver4.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They theater was swanky with recliner seats that turned into little beds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver3.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Super comfy way to watch the movie which was excellent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sunday <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver6.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday we met up with Colleen&#8217; sister Elyse and her boyfriend Austin. Elyse is the daughter of Colleen&#8217;s biological father. She and Austin have been in Denver for 18 months and Elyse works as a trauma nurse at the same hospital Kristie works at as a Lab Supervisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver7.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a nice lunch at Bad Brothers Burgers and enjoyed our time seeing and catching up with Elyse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver11.PNG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we went to an escape room at <a href=\"https:\/\/denver.puzzleeffect.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puzzle Effect<\/a> and played &#8220;Grim Stacks&#8221;.  It was a Harry Potterish themed room in which the owner of a mystical bookshop is up to something sinister. He has captured a mystical creature and plans to use it to take revenge against the Arcane Library. You must sneak into his shop, find the creature, and rescue it before his plan can be carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver9.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all contributed to solving the many challenges that led us through a series of three rooms unlocking boxes as we went until we were successful in finding and releasing the invisible creature.  We didn&#8217;t need any clues and &#8220;escaped&#8221; in 47 minutes and 32 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver8.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/denver10.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jakobi &amp; her cousin Justin<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meanwhile in Australia&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.mochiandcolleen.com\/images\/2024\/MARCH\/wiki5.PNG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived at Dale, Kristie and Justin&#8217;s house in Denver on Friday evening. It has been 10 years since we were last here and the neighborhood has grown since then. 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