I've travelled many miles. But my life has come so much further than that! It's been 5 official days of living here in The Fort and so far...i'm loving it! Every minute to be exact :) I've had many friends and family making requests for me to keep up on my blog so they can keep up with me so here goes! I wanted to do something a little different than just writing about my life here. So I'm going to start FC 365. I'm going to take a picture of everyday i am here so y'all can see my life rather than just read it! so here goes:)
Day Two: Meet Layla and Penny Lane. No, I did not move to Colorado and immediately get two dogs:) They are my roommates (and amazing friends) K and K's dogs. I've never lived with big dogs before and I'm loving it:) I've taken them both on walks (working towards running but i've got to get used to the altitude!) and played around the house with them when not searching for the right job for me:) They are so much fun and give so much love! Don't be surprised if after i find my own place, a dog soon follows.
Day Three: SNOW, SNOW, SNOW! I'm thinking i brought the snow with me but I really don't mind for now! We got around 17 inches between Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday. The dogs love it, i got to dig my car out, and then drive up the mountain into more snow! It's amazing how snow can make everything more beautiful. This picture is looking out our front porch on Wednesday afternoon. So this wasn't even all the snow!! Love it:)
Day Four: I survived the drive up to Estes! It was a beautiful, windy, slow, fun ride! I wasn't sure that i'd even make it up to my interview with the hotel but thankfully the roads were very clear. The interview went really well:) It would definitely be a change and a challenge for me if given the opportunity! I won't know for a few weeks so for now I'm still handing out resumes otherwise. I've also gotten really good at taking pictures while driving...probably not so safe but i've gotten some good ones! We also made homemade pizza and had girls night that night. Both were sooo good:) Still a little angry that Gordanna didn't get kicked off though....
Day One! I did a lot of exploring of the town. This pic was taken while I was at the Colorado welcome center getting maps. I still haven't gotten used to the view of the west. On of my greatest hopes is that I never take living this close to the beauty that is the mountains for granted. As you will see most of my first pics are of the mountains:) I still have to remember to take my camera with me some occasions.
Day Two: Meet Layla and Penny Lane. No, I did not move to Colorado and immediately get two dogs:) They are my roommates (and amazing friends) K and K's dogs. I've never lived with big dogs before and I'm loving it:) I've taken them both on walks (working towards running but i've got to get used to the altitude!) and played around the house with them when not searching for the right job for me:) They are so much fun and give so much love! Don't be surprised if after i find my own place, a dog soon follows.
Day Three: SNOW, SNOW, SNOW! I'm thinking i brought the snow with me but I really don't mind for now! We got around 17 inches between Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday. The dogs love it, i got to dig my car out, and then drive up the mountain into more snow! It's amazing how snow can make everything more beautiful. This picture is looking out our front porch on Wednesday afternoon. So this wasn't even all the snow!! Love it:)Day Four: I survived the drive up to Estes! It was a beautiful, windy, slow, fun ride! I wasn't sure that i'd even make it up to my interview with the hotel but thankfully the roads were very clear. The interview went really well:) It would definitely be a change and a challenge for me if given the opportunity! I won't know for a few weeks so for now I'm still handing out resumes otherwise. I've also gotten really good at taking pictures while driving...probably not so safe but i've gotten some good ones! We also made homemade pizza and had girls night that night. Both were sooo good:) Still a little angry that Gordanna didn't get kicked off though....
Day Five: I drove K to the DIA to make her flight to the deep south, and on the way home shot this one. If you look close you can see the storm brewing in the mountains. which means more snow up there, which means it's time to break out the snowboarding gear! What? I don't have any snowboarding gear? Ah, yes. This girl has been cooped up in flat old Iowa for too many years! Don't worry. Very soon I will change my 'very amateur' snowboarding status! And my do those mountains look good!! So there you go. My first installment of FC 365. I hope to be back soon with more wonderful stories of my amazing life out here in the Rockies! And I promise to post some pictures with me actually in them at some point too:)
always,
amanda
