One of the parks Valerie and I had been meaning to visit for a while was Elitch Gardens. Valerie works at an independent hotel, and one of the properties is about 20 minutes from Elitch Gardens. Each year the managers go out to the owner's home in Breckenridge to set the budget for the next year so they don't have to worry about to dealing with other distractions. I wasn't able to go out there with her last year because of scheduling conflicts, but this year we were able to suggest some dates that would work best for us. I flew out last Friday after I was done with work and met up with her later that evening. After eating a late dinner we decided not to set a definitive time that we wanted to be at the park since we both wanted to sleep in.