High Tea at the Brown Palace ~

We had an absolutely fabulous time at the Brown Palace on Sunday!  My cousin has always wanted to do tea there for her birthday, but it has never come about...so this year she made reservations, and im soooo glad she did!  Im not a fancy-smancy kind of gal, but i have always wanted to go to the Brown Palace, so i was excited to check it out!  Jen heard about the fun and decided to join us, which was great, because we finally finished her quilt :)
She cried before she ever even took it out of the bag.  Her favorite color is red, so naturally she loves it.  We started this for her when she was in the hospital after her accident, but only recently got around to finishing it  :)  We love ya Jen!

 The Brown Palace was built in 1892,  and is one of the first atrium-style hotels ever built.  Christy's Grandparents honeymooned there in the late 1920's, and they said it was the tallest building in Denver at the time.  Apparently they drove out from Nebraska during a snow storm, and the family never heard from them and assumed they died on the trip over, so they were surprised to see them when they arrived home 2 weeks later. 

 Jordyn was thrilled at the idea of a "real" tea party!  She dressed up in her new spring dress and shiny black shoes and was quite the little lady.

 The architecture of this building was gorgeous, and no matter where you looked, there was something interesting to see...like this stained glass ceiling, which brought in all kinds of natural light.

 Time for tea...look how excited Jordyn is to be getting her first fancy cup of tea...

 and lets not forget the sandwiches and desserts...

 There were scones and imported Devonshire Cream (yum), cucumber sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, egg salad in pastries, and of course a full dessert plate on top.

 and of course, champagne! 

 As you can see, Jordyn and i both really liked that Devonshire Cream!  Her scone is smothered in it, as was mine below (but i ate it all off )   :)

 Im not much of a dessert person, but i did try two things...the truffle and the cheesecake.  The truffle was very rich, and delicious, and Jordyns favorite was the cheesecake...in fact, she wanted to take a photo of her cheesecake, so here it is.....

 she loved that it was topped off with real gold :)

 After tea, we decided to take a stroll through the hotel...naturally we had to walk up all these gorgeous stairs to get to the top...and the view was just as stunning from above as it was from below!

 There's our big round table in the bottom right hand corner...in fact, you can see Gwen and Christy still sitting at the table.

 

Happy early Birthday Christy!  And thank you for treating us all to a wonderful memory we will always cherish!  We love you!

 After tea we went to the O'keefe exhibit at the Denver Art Museum.

 Since we couldnt take photos inside the exhibit, i took a picture of Jordyn by the elevator ad for the show...this was her favorite piece in the exhibit.  (a river scene, just like our backyard...why does that not surprise me :) 

After the museum, we all went to our favorite pub for a cocktail, and then headed home. (to Christys that is).  There was talk of a snowstorm coming, so we went to Barnes & Noble to get a good book to curl up with, and Jordyn picked out a new chapter book series called Magic Kitten.   It was an incredible day!