I can’t believe…or can I?

I was just thinking about how long I have been in Colorado. Do you realize it has been 6 months? Do you realize it has only been 6 months? I ask both of these questions. Some days I feel like I just left Memphis and others days it seems like so long ago that I lived there. I miss everyone…family, friends. I miss having so much so close…shopping, restaurants, airport. I don’t miss the traffic. I don’t miss the attitudes of many of the residents. I don’t miss the crowds of people every where you go. I like this small town. It’s nice to have a community. Some days it feels like we’ve been in school for soooo long and other days, I can’t believe that it’s almost over. Our last day is June 6th, so I have 3 months left. A busy three months. Spring Break is in March. My Vegas trip is in April. May will be filled with finishing up the year and helping the kids get ready for high school. Then, what? I have a class to take over the summer, but that doesn’t start until July. I’m thinking about teaching a Summer School course for a week or so. I’d like to travel, make some extra money, and relax. Not sure how all of that will work out for me. I guess we have to wait and see.

I was looking over some pictures and found this one from St. Paddy’s Day last year.

It’s amazing how fast time can go by and how quickly things change.  My hair is much longer. KT and Sam are married. Virginia and Ryan were with us this night…they are now engaged. I have a niece. I moved 1200 miles away from my hometown. My cousin has another little boy. (that I can’t wait to meet in a few weeks!) I’ve visited DIA more times than I ever dreamed I would. I learned to snowboard. I’m teaching ALGEBRA!!! I like darker beers now. I only drink red wines. Molly is no longer an outdoor cat. I could keep rambling, but I’ll save your eyes. I’m not sure what the next year will bring or take. I just have to continue my adventure.

I am exhausted!

I have unloaded my kitchen and was working on my bedroom when I ran out of hangers. That seemed like the perfect time to stop and update everyone. My new carpet for the apartment is going to be installed on Tuesday morning. I won’t be here since I have a benefits meeting. Let’s just hope the installers don’t have a hard time moving all my furniture and boxes around. Molly is wild at night. She runs around talking and playing. I hope her schedule adjusts soon. She is eating well and still very loving. : ) Mom’s friend Matthew just called to check on me. We are planning a trip sometime soon. I’ll probably go to Fort Collins where he is so I can meet some people. He set a deadline that we need to get together within the next four weeks and not put it off any longer than that. We determined that it will be about a 4 hour drive. He also said that he spends a lot of time close to here in the Winter and will teach me to ski/snowboard. He’s in for a real treat since I’ve never done it and will probably spend most of my time on my butt. Well, I am going to get myself together and at least drive to my school. I don’t know if anyone is there. I called the principal earlier, but haven’t heard back from him. On the way back I guess I’ll swing by Target and get some more hangers to finish unpacking my clothes. I’m busy, but I miss everyone!!

Day Two

Well, I’m in Colorado. I’m typing this post from the bedroom of my new apartment. Molly draped herself across the dash first thing this morning. I took a picture so I could show everyone. Are you wondering where it is? It’s still in my camera. I don’t have much moved in yet and I’m not certain which box has my computer cord in it. I’ll find it eventually.

 The apartment….well, I knew I had to enter through their house. I have to walk through their living room and open kitchen to get to the stairs that go down to my apartment. I guess they get to monitor my guests. The apartment is not finished. My landlord is putting down new tile and carpet for me. Great! Well, it would be if it was done already. The tile is finished and looks nice. I have no idea when the carpet is going to be installed and I’m just going to move in on top of the old. It will all get worked out eventually. It wouldn’t be right if things went smoothly. I have already found Target. : ) We went to dinner at Chili’s tonight and Target was just across the parking lot. There was also a Petco, Marble Slab, and Starbucks. You all know how excited I was to find Target and Starbucks! Tomorrow will be a day of unloading the truck. I’m not looking forward to it, but it has to be done.

 The drive today wasn’t too bad. I saw lots and lots of sunflowers. I don’t think I’ve ever seen fields of sunflowers before. They were really pretty. I saw lots of cows. There was an advertisement for steaks or ground beef or something off a cow in a pasture full of cows. It was very ironic. If you called me today and I didn’t call you back, sorry! I was tired and grumpy. Did you all know that this trip was the farthest that I have ever driven? I never drive on road trips. Jason always liked to drive, so I never did. I don’t know if it was a control issue or I scare him. I know Mom’s driving scares him.

I am exhausted! I’m going to bed for the night. Molly is eating for the first time today and checking out the new place. I’ll check things out later. Hug-n-kisses to everyone.

Day One on the Road

Well, I have survived the first day of my big move. We left around 6:15 this morning. I had every intention of heading out at 5:30, but Uncle Donald came over and I wanted to spend time with him before leaving. I didn’t get much sleep last night. My beautiful kitten was very talkative last night and kept me up. She was fine as long I was rubbing her head, but very loud when I stopped. I only stopped when I fell asleep. She got her super special little pill first thing this morning to make the car ride more enjoyable for me easier on her. I felt bad putting her in her carrier, so I left her out to roam the truck. The first place she found comfortable was draped across the dash. I had to move her over so that she wouldn’t be in my line of sight. She would climb around the truck from the very back to right under my feet. She slept in my lap, in the passenger seat, and right behind my seat. She’s a very active kitty even when she’s doped up. Now that I’m in the hotel room she’s checking everything out and playing with toys. She keeps me entertained since there’s not a lot to do while stuck in a car. I listened to one book on cd today and talked to many friends. My phone calls started at 6:30 this morning and continued all afternoon. Thanks for checking on me! The most interesting thing that I saw on the road was probably while talking to Jana. We stopped at a rest area and there were two guys beating a pop-up camper. The camper was neon green with yellow trim. It looked like one corner popped up and they didn’t know how to get it down. They had taken a piece of the yellow trim off the side and were taking turns beating on the corner that was raised. Yes, I think I was still in Arkansas when that happened. I’m staying the night in Kansas and plan on being back on the road by 6:00 in the morning! I’ll try to update this as much as possible, but remember I do have a lot to do. I miss everyone and love you all!