Life happens, and then you forget to blog about it.
I'll keep this update short and sweet...And hopefully, I'll become better about updating this highly-neglected blog more frequently.
I have been living in Denver, Colorado for the past month! Time flies when you're having fun - And I really am having a fantastic time.
The past month has consisted of:
- Adjusting to Stepmother-hood (just kidding-ish, he's a dog, my boyfriend's amazing 2 year old pup Cooper). I love having a second pup around to give love to!
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| My chillin's. I swear Taz is happier than he looks about having a little brother. |
- Job hunting - I'm being really picky and it's going way too slow for my liking.
- Camping - That was last weekend. It was beautiful being up in the mountains and seeing the fall colors. The leaves, they are a-changing. Oh, and we stopped by Fairplay, CO - Where the fictional town of "South Park" is based upon.
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Luckily I went camping with 4 guys who fit the parts just right.
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| Absolutely beautiful. |
- Beer festivals/Oktoberfest. These go without saying. Denver has some pretty rad breweries and pumpkin beer.
- New friends. This also goes without saying. I really love meeting new people, so it's been fun!
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| Giant Jenga is a big deal here. This is Julie, Katharine and I trying our hand at it. |
The past summer I guess I should highlight as well.
- My little brother Matt came to visit Utah in June. He loved it. Besides me almost fainting on our hike up Grandeur Peak, I'd say it was a success.
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| Hiking Grandeur Peak with my little-big bro. |
- I visited Colorado, a lot...Mainly to see this guy that I have a really big crush on (he's pretty sweet).
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| My first Red Rocks show. Elephant Revival and Gregory Alan Isakov played - Backed up by the CO Symphony. It was BEAUTIFUL. |
- I saw some amazing shows at Red Rocks Ampitheater (that place has been on my bucket list for years; it did not disappoint) and we did a lot of camping. I love camping, and I can now say that I make some mean camp-tacos.
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| This camping picture of us makes me laugh. |
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| July 4th camping. We floated the Colorado River on inner tubes, probably best 4th of July ever. |
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| Primitive. |
- I also visited another spot on my bucket list, Lake Powell. It was one of the most amazing, fun experiences of my life and I cannot wait to go back again! I don't think I've ever laughed so much in one trip.
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| Our spot - Yes you're seeing that right. That's a blob. Oh, yes we did. |
- For my East Coast friends, an explanation: Us West Coast people (or something like that) rent a house boat, boat to an undisclosed location (with no cell phone service!) in what's basically a flooded Grand Canyon, and play house for the week. On a lake. It's as awesome as it sounds.
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| Just ya know, proof I was there. |
- I went to a beautiful wedding following that, and then Andrew, Cooper Taz and I rented a Uhaul and hauled my stuff out to Denver.
And here I am now, living in a sweet house in Denver with 3 other roommates, 4 dogs, and a cute yard.
Talk soon, yeah?
P.S. Yes, it was one of the hardest things ever quitting my dream job, but as much as I love my cancer kiddos, I needed to take care of myself...And working nights and days, having a hugely unpredictable schedule made my body hate me. No joke, I got diagnosed with high blood pressure this summer...And as soon as I moved out here, it's magically disappeared.
