My commute: New Glory

My camera still is lacking battery power otherwise this post would be accompanied by some great views. (ill try to be descriptive since I didnt take pictures)

Today I decided to drive to work the "back way". Its actually more direct but it doesnt involve the freeway. Let me tell you it was one glorious ride. I felt like i was experiencing boulder again for the first time.

As I left my apartment i turned right instead of left. As I drove down the road I noticed that there is a chipotle AND a starbucks right up the street from me. within walking distance.

Then i started driving up a hill and noticed that the sky was absolutly BLUE today and I could see the whole front range arrayed to my left. It was so clear they just stood out like huge gaurdian towers. When i reached the top of the hill i turned toward the mountains and started down the hill into boulder valley. The whole valley spreads out below. and since they created a 'green zone' with no buildings it just looks like a great peaceful valley with meadows and trees.

There wasnt much traffic at all so it really was quiet and peaceful. Once into the valley i turned again and started down another road. this road had a whole bunch of nice quaint little old houses. perfectly fitting for the drive so far. At the end of that road it drops me back off in 'civilization' with busy streets and the like. BUT i was only about a block and a half from the office. so all was well.

With a commute like this i think im really going to like living here!!

Yay God for creating such beauty and letting me see it!!!!!!!

all moved in and ready to party.

ok not really ready to party. but once my roommate moves in THEN we'll have to have a house warming party.

but it does feel great to be in my own place again. I mean I really appreciate Fraze for letting stay with him for the past month but there's just something about having a place to really call my own.

Im glad i got all settled in this particular weekend too. It being my birthday and all. Nice gift. :)

pictures of the new place to follow whenever i dig out my camera.

UPDATE: I tried to take pictures but my camera batteries are dead. the wait continues...

Apartment Search is OVER

Thank you to all of you who prayed for my apartment search. Yesterday we signed on a place thats just a little outside of boulder. Its a pretty cool apartment and it seems to be located near TONS of stuff. I definately feel blessed to find somewhere this nice.

It also feels GREAT to be done looking. Now I just have to be patient til around the 10th when we can move in. (i might have to wait til the 14th if they require my roommate to sign the last stuff at move in at the same time i do.)

all in all a happy way to start the weekend.

another license...

So today I went down to the Colorado DMV and waited (only an hour) and got a new drivers license.

Now when i say i got a new license i mean i got a peice of paper that says i can drive for 30 days and maybe they'll send me a plastic one before the paper one expires.

I have to say that just like last time this feels so... final! they didnt keep my license like last time but it STILL felt like ok i LIVE in Colorado now. (though it didnt have that same sense of dread like when i got the florida license.)

the funniest part of getting the license was that i put an address on there that will (hopefully) not be my address in a week or two. AND i registered to vote at that address. hehe