All Things Supercinski

Our enjoyment of Colorado is an interesting thing: is it because we associate the state and terrain with so many good times vacationing there, or is there something beyond the excellent weather conditions and beauty of the place? I’m not sure, but we went to Colorado the end of September for the wedding of our good friend Vanessa, who married a man, Ross Houk, whom we know less than we’d like and know we’d like the more we’d know him. Our trip started the Thursday that hurricane Rita evacuation was beginning in Houston. Our drive into Houston on U.S. Hwy 290 was, shall we say, clear. Going against the flow isn’t always that difficult, as we found out. From Hempstead into Houston, 290 westbound was a crawl, but we had smooth sailing eastbound.

We arrived at the airport to find many other travelers with the same idea - get out of Houston. We took the elevator up one too many floors and had to walk downstairs to the check in area. That ‘mistake’ saved us hour(s) waiting outside in line, which we were thankful for (Rachel being with child and all). We had a 9pm flight, but ended up going standby on a flight in the middle of the afternoon. Our bags, however, decided to stay in Houston until the 9pm flight. So, our grand plan to get out of town and be in Colorado a little more, ended up with us spending that ‘extra’ time in the Denver airport getting our luggage. Rachel and I went to Boulder that Friday, frolicking in Boulder Canyon, Eldorado Canyon and along Pearl Street. We drove over to Vail for the rehearsal dinner and had an enjoyable time. Saturday consisted of hanging around in Vail Village and enjoying the wedding festivities. Saturday evening included an excellent game of ultimate frisbee with a great bunch of Vanessa’s friends, nestled between Aspen filled mountainsides and green, lush grass underfoot. We had a great dinner at a local Italian place, went back to the house and sat around the fireplace and enjoyed the song stylings of Matt Graham and Seth Johnson. The next morning we departed. One last note on Vail - the life of the rich and famous may look great on the outside, specifically, their homes may be situated at prime locations, but some of them still live in decor of the eighties. Note to Vail home owners: black and red for everything in your home is not in style, particularly black toilets and black carpet. Are you serious? We are grateful to have stayed in a huge house right in the middle of everything in Vail, even with the odd decor included.

When we arrived back in College Station, we were greeted by three Beaumontonians (Elijah, Stephanie and Kyle) staying at our duplex evacuating from Hurricane Rita. They soon turned into our three refugees, and what better to do with refugees than set up a work camp! Our refugees worked hard painting the new house and moving all of our stuff for us. We discussed setting up a camp for them in the backyard, but since they worked so hard, we let them have the extra bed, couch and floor. After a day or so, they took refuge in the new house we were mostly moved into. They were a huge blessing in helping us get moved fast and were in really good spirits with so much uncertainty as to the condition of their homes and workplaces. We even found time and energy for an excellent game of Axis & Allies. After a week’s stay, they learned that there was only minimal damage to their homes and had been temporarily relocated to Houston. Does anyone need 200 feet of razor wire and military-issue canvas tents?

Update - The roof on Elijah and Kyle’s rental house isn’t very good at catching trees - one fell through the living room roof, which caused water damage, which caused mold, which has caused them to be looking for a new place this week.

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