It's Been Forever.

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!

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.

                       

Luckily I went camping with 4 guys who fit the parts just right.

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!

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.

   

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).  



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.  

This camping picture of us makes me laugh.

July 4th camping.  We floated the Colorado River on inner tubes, probably best 4th of July ever.

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.  

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.

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.