I've been in Colorado for over 24 hours now...28 hours to be exact. I thought I'd give you a list of the highlights and lowlights of Day 1 in Denver.
Highlights
1. Seeing and hugging my family and best friends and knowing I'll get to do it all the time.
2. My family's excitement and enthusiasm about me being here (I didn't even have time to put my shoes on before my mom yanked me out of the car and started dancing and singing with me in the driveway when we arrived).
3. Fantastic road trip with Scott.
4. The ease of the loading and unloading (and unloading some more) of my stuff.
5. The generosity of my family and friend who helped with the move.
6. Nobody actually broke their knee on the hitch that stuck out the back of the Uhaul truck (but dang does that smart when you hit it).
7. It was 67 degrees today.
8. Alice letting me stay with her in her ADORABLE house in the most ADORABLE neighborhood for a few months while I get settled and situated.
9. There is a Chipotle a block from my house and another one a block from work...significant sign that this move was meant to be.
10. Along with Chipotle, there is the cutest little strip of stores, restaurants, bars, and coffee shops just a block away from where I'm living. It reminds me of downtown Bend, OR.
11. Drinking my first cup of hot chocolate with Alice in her living room while listening to Santa Wars on This American Life and laughing until we cry. I know this moment will repeat itself in various forms over the next few months and that makes me endlessly giddy.
12. Having wireless that works so I can actually blog about Day 1!
Lowlights
1. Missing my friends in Oregon.
2. Not being able to finish my morning pee before my mom and sister burst through the bathroom door screaming "YAY" to let me know how excited they are that I'm here (and awake).
3. Pumping my own gas.
4. Sales tax.
5. Crusty bugers
6. Chapped lips
7. The constant need for lotioning
8. Sleeping on just my mattress because my box spring doesn't fit up the stairs to my room.
9. All of the new positions I'm going to have to learn in order to effectively bathe in Alice's teeny tiny shower.
10. Missing my friends in Oregon...did I say that twice? Well, that's how much I miss them!
I think I'll stay.
take a peek at my peeps
- Amy in Bulgaria
- Buschfest
- Cheryl's Couch
- Cheyney and Ryan
- Dora
- For the Love
- Fusion Food
- Gamine
- Gero Student
- Jbeany
- Jill and Cam
- Jimmy
- Kayce and Taylor
- Kimmy and Byronie
- Kirsten and Mark
- la dolce vespa
- my bird
- Paternity Pants
- Rachel from Claremont
- red head
- Sara
- Ted
- the hubb hub
- The Jackson Three
- The Panda
- Twink & Noah
- Working Title
My Friendship Basket
This is Courtney. She likes roadtrips, Bruce Springstein, and birds. She and I met 10 years ago (holy crap!) when we were both homeless and alone in Utah. Shortly thereafter we found ourselves living together in an adorable little house, and that is where it all began. Since that time she has blazed the trail of life for me. She has taught me everything I know about good music, Los Angeles, cooking delicious things, and how to capture a gigantic killer bee. She's smart, she's funny, and she's got a heart. She's a catch, no matter what her mom says. She has been an inspiration and an anchor in my life from those first years in Provo, through our many years of friendship both apart and together again in LA. She's got that rare talent of being both a great listener and a killer story teller. She is kind, thoughtful, and loyal and she has an incredible family, which certainly sweetens the deal. She's an amazing friend who I cherish and baby, she was born to run.
11 comments:
Welcome to Denver! I am excited to hear about all the new adventures in this chapter of your life. I know it will be great, you will light up the city, just like you do wherever you go!
Love you, girlie!
I'm happy you made it. I'm sad you're not here. Come back and visit soon. pretty please.
Yay!!! you made it. I couldn't be more pleased with your arrival. I will actually get to see you more than once a year! let's get together soon!
Congrats!! I can't wait to hear about the wild ride that ensues in Colorado. I will have to come visit sometime!
Hooray. Denver sounds great. I am so glad you made it safely. I love that your family walks in on you in the bathroom.
telll your family and friends there that they have to treat you like you live far away every day. you deserve it.
I'm not sure if congrats are in order, but congrats you get! Can't wait to see you in March, is it?
Cost of Gas for Moving truck:
$20.00
Cost of Dinner for family after moving
$50.00
Cost of storing your "grade school" books and other paraphanalia in Family Garage:
Priceless
When I saw your fam at Brocks farewell they had mentioned you might be moving back to Colorado! Hooray! Hopefully I'll get to see you more often!
I am so happy I got one of the first Colorado hugs in!!! I love having you here in CO, and getting texts, so keep them coming and let's do lunch someday VERY soon! YAY!
I've been thinking....
I miss you.
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