Moving to Colorado has been an experience for sure and there have been a lot of ups and downs, but I think the hardest thing for me has been leaving behind family and friends. So I decided that since I'm such a slacker Facebook Friend (especially due to some recent events...) I would start a little blog to keep you updated this way instead.
So here's what's going on:
Melanie- I've mostly been working and moping around. I have felt particularly mopey this past month, but I suppose that's just January in general. In a series of events Rhen and I made the decision to adopt a puppy. We had her for one day and I got attached right away. I loved that little puppy, she was such a sweet heart. Anyway one thing lead to another and Rhen and I were made to give her back. This pretty much tore my heart out, I think I had attached to her so much because she was (besides my husband) the only thing I could really call my own here in Colorado. I've just been so lonely recently and it's really difficult for me as Rhen gets to be surrounded by his whole family while I am 20+ hours away from mine. Of course I love the Parmenters, they are my family, but it is really different when you are so far away from everything familiar to you. In an effort to forgive and forget Rhen and I decided we needed to get away for the weekend. This last weekend we drove over to Denver to have some alone time and it was wonderful! We were able to visit the Denver Museum of Science and Nature on Friday, the Denver Art Museum on Saturday (which is HUGE) and the Denver Aquarium on Saturday, and the Denver Zoo on Sunday. It was so much fun and it really helped me to calm down and move on with my life. I miss all my friends at FCWC and I seriously think about them every day! I hope all is well. I really miss my sister most of all though, it's hard being so far away when we have been so close our whole lives. I saw this quote that summarized it perfectly, it said "Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship." Last of all, I've decided to start taking some free online courses just to keep my brain growing before I go back to school, I'm very excited to do this because I feel like it will help me feel more fulfilled and thus less mopey and pitiful. Sorry that that was depressing, now you see why I don't post on facebook all the time.
Well I thought I would leave space for Rhen to write, but he doesn't want to so I guess you only get to here from me today! Please enjoy these pictures from our trip!
There was a lot of awesome looking architecture in this part of the city!
I'm glad you two were able to get away for the weekend. Looks like there are a lot of really cool and fun things in Denver!
ReplyDeleteI miss you so much, too. I tell people all the time that if you miss me half as much as I miss you, you're having a hard time. This winter has been really difficult without you. I really like the quote you found- it's so true!
And I'm sad we missed our skype date tonight, so... Tomorrow? Maybe we should set a time. I should be home by 5 PST.
And btw, you have great blogging skills! I'm impressed!