Who would have guessed when we embarked on this road trip back in mid-June that so much would happen between now and then. We left Jacksonville and now there is heavy rains and flooding from the tropical storm. We arrive in Colorado and there are wildfires forcing evacuations in several different areas. What is going on? Where we left and where we are both are having major weather issues. I keep saying that we brought the heat with us from Florida because the temperatures have been in the 100s here all week. I thought we came to Colorado for the summer to escape the Florida heat. Yes, I know they say it is a dry heat here and you don't get the humidity but, as I said on my Facebook page, hot is hot! And it is.
I am missing home, Jacksonville, the beach and my friends. Don't get me wrong: Colorado is beautiful and I am having a nice time but this is not home. I am a Florida girl through and through. I am lucky to have a couple of friends here--and Internet access--to keep me sane.
The road trip was a nightmare with the kids and I wrote a blog along the way. However I typed it up on my OLD laptop and don't have the technology with me to transfer it from there. As a matter of fact I don't even have my USB cord with me to post photos. Maybe soon.
Thank goodness there are some comforts from home here, like Starbucks, Target and my 5-year-old's favorite, Einstein Brothers. It seems their bagels are one of the only things he will eat for breakfast out here.
What else can I say? I am trying to get acclimated to being closer to the sun and the thin air here. I have made some new friends and visited with old ones. I am searching for a job and I am hoping that keeping this blog up to date will help.
We have visited Boulder, Mother Cabrini Shrine, downtown Denver and a few other areas. Mile High Stadium is now Sports Authority Field. The kids are enrolled in the library summer reading program so they can get free tickets to the local theme parks. And I am still in search of a good Thai restaurant here. They have a Thai Basil like my favorite place back home but sadly only the names are the same.
