Hello, hello! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, but I have so much to tell you.
We’ve been in Colorado for 12 whole days now. And it’s been quite an adventure! I’ll start at the beginning, which is always a good idea, don’t ya think? We took off toward the west on Saturday morning May 28th at 8 o’clock with our big yellow moving truck and several other traveling machines, that is, our cars. We trudged through the glorious states of Oklahoma and Kansas, and as adventurous and fun-filled as they might sound, I think Andrew and I will do whatever necessary to try and fly back to Fayetteville when we visit. Those states can take a toll on one’s mental health. One can only handle so many fast-food joints with greasy mullets. Any who, it took us 16 hours to get to Denver. Yep, 16 hours! The stupid moving truck was ridiculous. I’m still working through my bitterness issues with good ‘ol Penny, the moving truck.
We spent the night in a Sleep Inn that smelled like death and cigarettes the first night. The moms and Blake promptly moved to a Hampton Inn across the way, smart move. The next day we tried to go to this church called Cornerstone. We arrived to find an empty parking lot. Turns out they meet in homes on the fifth Sunday of every month, which is neat, but I was pretty peeved at the moment. The rest of the day we spent moving our stuff into the apartment thanks to our moms, Blake, and Brett and Ruth Ellen Tubbs! We made record time. We got all of our stuff moved from good ‘ol Penny to the apartment in a mere 45 minutes. We spent the next few days unpacking and shopping. We got a brand new couch, love seat, coffee table, rug, bookshelf, and display case. It looks incredible, I must say.
Last Tuesday was by far the hardest day. We had to say goodbye to my mom and Andrew’s mom and brother. I cried pretty much the whole day. I didn’t even care though. I went into Target, Verizon, and Wal-Mart with raccoon eyes. The next few days were a lot better though. I think the hardest part was watching them all leave.
Over the next week and a half we went on several hikes at Chautauqua Park in Boulder. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! The pictures at the bottom of this post are of some of the hikes. The hike we took this Tuesday was ridiculous. We hiked up to almost 8,000 ft. in elevation. It was only a 2 mile hike upwards, but it felt like 90 because of the altitude. We made it to the top though! And it was well worth the pain.
Andrew has started his job at the Subaru dealership and is really enjoying it. Part of his training has been to test drive all the Subaru models, so he’s really upset about that, as you can imagine. J I have an interview with an agency here in Westminster called, “A Child’s Song.” They teach private music lessons like guitar, voice, and piano, but they also have teacher’s who they send out to do music at local preschools, which is what I’m looking to do. I hope to be the music teacher for several preschools in the area if all goes well. Be praying for me if you think of it!
Every day but today and last Tuesday have been relatively good and emotionally easy days. However, today has been challenging. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I have less to do today, but I’m feeling pretty lonely and isolated today. We are really trying to connect with a church out here called Cornerstone though. You know, the one we went to and no one was there. We got to go last Sunday and really enjoyed the service. We’re hoping to meet some friends and do some ministry there.
And last, here are some pics of our new journey. Enjoy!
The beautiful Chataqua Park in Boulder
Me about to keel over because of the altitude
Big cool rock on our hike.
Built in desk
