... the bill comes due - Santa Fe day 5

Some of you know I was battling a cold that Kris lovingly shared with me the week before we left. I didn't take time off from work because too much to do before vacation. And I certainly didn't want to be sick on vacation, so more powering thru. Right?

The plan for my birthday was for me to get up early and tackle a pretty long, challenging hike, then meet back up with Kris for the afternoon. Instead, we headed back to Bandelier and did the short loop of the ruins behind the visitor center. We then went for a long drive thru the park. I had wanted to try a short hike to a Dome, but the approach road was closed, so that was a pass.

Totally wiped out from a 1 hour walk and a long drive, we came back to the room where I totally uncharacteristically took a two hour nap. And still woke up tired.

For dinner tonight, we headed to a restaurant that we have a tenuous personal connection to. A couple of years ago, we took a cooking boot camp at the CIA in Napa. One of the other students, who was there with his father, is part owner of Radish and Rye. We liked his cooking at the boot camp, so... Dinner was fabulous! And for my birthday, we split two desserts. I gotta say, Kentucky butter cake for the win!

Hopefully, the long nap will help me kick the last of this ick... Just in time to go back to work!