Alright, So here’s how it went.

We drove here in one 9-ish hour day and one 11-ish hour day.  It was long and hot, but there was some really cool scenery and one incredible rainbow.  I think it looked so neat because there was nothing to interfere with the view, all flat lands.  I’ll try to learn to upload a picture.  I listened to my ipod for so long that I actually killed the battery, it was impressive.  I listened an actually unabridged Pride and Prejudice, which was way more fun to listen to than you’d think.

On arriving, it was an entire week and a half of HOT HOT HOT days, and the occassional (thank god) nights.  The city is pretty nifty, there is a swanky downtown area that is somewhat distant from all the strip mall areas.  It’s big but manageable and there are a ton of everything: movie theaters, breweries, restaurants, parks, cutesy stores of crap you cant afford to buy but is fun to look at…

Our apartment sits on the west edge of town and out of my bedroom window we actually have a partial view of the foothills, which is gorgeous.  There is a giant A on the hill, which is apparently a leftover from when CSU used to be the “Aggies” (dont ask me what an “Aggie” is, i dont know, best guess: an agate).  The apartment looks a lot like the one on Conifer (for those of you who saw it), except bigger and with a garage.  We’re currently trying to figure out how to get grass in the backyard.  I’m duke-ing it out with the bed for room to function in the big bedroom and Matt is all set by his lonesome in the little room.  Lucky Punk.  🙂  We’ve painted walls in the living room, hall, and bedroom assorted dusky red/brown/tan colors and it’s really made the place feel less like a generic townhouse.  I’ll write one of these later about our adventures in home decorating/repair – it’ll be so pathetic you’ll die laughing.

We’re both all set with new licenses, ID cards, Matt got new plates, and now we just have to wait till Monday for classes to start.  In the interim I should probably recommence the unpacking – we’re both getting tired of the tripping and toe-stubbing in the hallway. 

More to come, my darlings, and thanks again Brant and Mariko, I love the site.

yours, Alaina