COLORADO

We are now settled into our little home in Greeley Colorado. Jason has been here since the end of June, but I had to stay in SoCal for a couple months to finish nursing school, so I got out here the end of August. My little sister, Michelle, was such a tropper to fly out to Cali and drive with me all the way to Colorado. We pit-stopped in Utah for two weddings, and some great sister time together. She is an angel! It wasn't the easiest two months for Jason and I to be apart, but now that we are here together, I can't even remember how bad it was. We are really loving it out here and are excited for the next three years.

Here are some pics of our little house that was built in 1929, which is way bigger than our 1 bedroom apartment, so it is not fully furnished yet, but we're slowly filling each room. It has so much personality and looks even better in person, so everyone must come visit!

It is so fun being back in Colorado and being able to share all of its beauty with Jason. One of my favorite places to go is Estes Park and Rocky Mountain Nation Park, beacuse it is noce and close. Jason's already been up here several times, but it was the first place we went when I got here. It was drizzling a little bit too, which was so fun...I LOVE the rain, especially the smell of rain....yummmm! We walked around Bear Lake, and up to Nymph Lake as well. (Couldn't disappoint Dad by not getting a picture on "the log" so Jas made me get out there by myself.)

To finish moving into our house, Jason got a week off in September. The first half of the week we Went camping with my mom and pops at Maroon Bells, by Aspen. We first hiked up to Hanging Lake, which was my first time, and it was so gorgeous. My parents were real troupers especially since my dad thought it was a fairly easy hike, which he quickly realized it was not. His memory just isn't as sharp as it used to be ;) To relax and heal from the hike we then headed to Glenwood Springs hot springs, which felt great.

We camped one night with my parents and spent the day walking around Maroon Lake. This has always been one of my absolute favorite places, so it was the first place I wanted to take Jason camping. It did not disappoint. We had a perfectly blue sky, warm weather and great company. My parents left later that afternoon, and Jason and I camped one more night, then hiked to Crater Lake the next day. We got some rain over night and the next day, so the Maroon Bells were not as easy to see, but you know me...I love rain, so we still had a good time. The drive home through Aspen and Independance Pass was one of the most beautiful drives I've ever seen.

I love this state, and I can't wait to see all of its beauty once again.