The Big Move

So after an awesome two weeks of farewell celebrations with friends and family, I finally needed to say goodbye to Kansas and head out West. I did my best to prepare for moving day by packing everything up well and moving stuff downstairs. Regardless, moving is always an adventure. Big thanks to Nate Grizzle for the Rolla labor and HL being there in spirit. Moving day became very interesting after we quickly filled my dad's truck and a borrowed trailer, but had a bunch of my stuff remaining. I had to leave some non-essentials behind.

The trip out on I-70 was pretty uneventful until the last leg of our journey. My mom and I were watching the Denver horizon being illuminated by the holiday fireworks when I struck a piece of shredded semi tire turned up in the middle of the road. The "bang" totally freaked out my mom and made me concerned about puncturing a tire. The car drove fine for a few miles until we start hearing a smacking noise on the driver's side. I pulled over to find that my lower plastic trim piece had been torn away and was ready to fall off. Thankfully, the fix involved snapping the piece back in and off we went to the motel.

My new apartment is located just south of 6th avenue in Lakewood. It is an ideal location for zipping out of the city and into the mountains. It is a 5 minute drive to work and eventually I will ride my bike there (once I get all my errands done with.)

Move-in day was very strenuous. My new apartment was on the third floor, so we flatlanders had to carry everything up the stairs at altitude. After carrying up the mattress, my dad had to relax for awhile. All he was missing was his friend Jack and some diet pepsi.

We eventually got everything in my apartment and got the place livable. My mom got the kitchen good to go....well at least for making spaghetti-o's and cereal. We celebrated with an outstanding trip to Pizza Hut and gallons of ice tea.

Sunday was the day of rest. I took the folks out to Echo Lake near Mt. Evans. It is only a 30 minute drive from my place! It was pretty rainy, but still very beautiful. It was a pleasant conclusion to an exhausting weekend.