just an update on the travel to Colorado. We had three 26 foot trucks (two of which were pulling a Jetta and Passat), I drove the explorer filled with my three cats and two ferrets, and my brother-in-law drove my father-in-law's pickup truck. It took us about three days of travel. It wasn't too bad since I called people on my cell and we all had walkie-talkies. That was a lot of fun! My mother-in-law drove the 26 foot Uhal van with her cat in it while my father-in-law drove a Penske truck with their three ferrets. :) It was a zoo! We do have pictures of the road trip with our little group. I will have to get those and upload them.
Well the day we moved in on Sept 23, it snowed! welcome to Colorado! It was really pretty. We were hoping to have help the next day since we had already unloaded one truck. Thanks to one man who showed up, it made all the difference to unload the other two 26 foot trucks! That poor man didn't realize what he was getting into but he had the most amazing attitude of service to others. A great example to all of us. The snow melted like the next day which was wonderful.
Now that we have been here for almost a month, a lot has been unpacked. There are still boxes but all of Chad and I's stuff is unpacked or stored in the attic of our room. I love the house! It is so nice to see all the wildlife here. Chad has a job for the winter as a snowboard instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort (thanks to him being a Level 3 Instructor!). He will have to live up there and I have to find some type of job. :( We had a rough summer with Platinum so we are really excited for Chad and I to start work ASAP! I am thinking of being a subsitute teacher in Cripple Creek. :) Me teaching? lol. Hopefully it won't be bad and hopefully they could use me otherwise I have no idea! Just to give an idea of our location is that Cripple Creek (a small town filled with Casinos) is like 5 to 10 minutes away. We live off a dirt road, cows are free range, and it is 45 minutes to church and the next big town called Woodland Park. :) talk about the middle of no where but the stars are amazing at night! I love being able to see the Milky Way!
Despite the lack of income, we are doing okay. the animals are great! My cats don't get along with my in-laws' cat but he doesn't like mine either. The ferrets are good! Yesterday we got about a foot of snow and we introduced the ferrets to snow (which Chad just tossed them into it! they didn't care for the cold and wetness of the white stuff). Chad and I were going to scrap off our snowboards and go in the snow since the dirt roads hadn't been plowed. Sadly, it was too late after the missionaries left and we were hoping to do that this morning but the roads were plowed and it started to melt. Next time we get snow, Chad and I are going to hit the road with our snowboards! I can't wait!
Miss all in Ohio but my mom was out this past weekend for a covention meeting. It was awesome having her here. :) We went to two museums and toured a gold mine. We went 1,000 feet underground as our third-generation miner showed/taught us the tools of the 1800s to 1960s of mining. it was awesome! and I have a new respect for my Grandpa Canter who was a coal miner in West Virginia. I never knew him because he got black lung from working in the mines but now i see some of the work he had to do for his family.
Well I will have pictures soon of the house, packing, road trip, and such. Miss family and friends in Ohio but I am enjoying our new home in Cripple Creek :)
