We've been married since September, and I've decided that everyone who reads my blog should know what our life is like her in Colorado
We took a road trip from California to Colorado for our honeymoon, stopping in Vegas just in time for Labor Day weekend. (It's a good thing we don't have anxiety issues when it comes to large groups of people, right?) My parents got us tickets to see the Cirque Du Soleil show LOVE, which was amazing (not to mention I got to sing along the whole time). We stayed in Vegas one night before we finsihed the drive the next day. If you want some advice about driving to Colorado from California- take more than 2 days to do it. It's a 17 hour drive total.
Does anyone else feel like writing blogs brings back the same feelings as writing an essay? Where the entire story needs to flow, and don't leave any loose ends or incorrect punctuation. So at this point I would like to thank my many English teachers- I would like you to know that I still use the skills I learned in school. But I digress...
We got to Colorado and started to work. Andrew immediately showed what an amazing husband he would be, by cleaning and putting all of our new things together. One of the many things that keeps him going is Mountain Dew- which is a wonderful thing to purchase at Costco. We lived in our little studio apartment for two months until our lease was up and then moved to a great 2 bedroom apartment in November 
Andrew could be a model for Mountain Dew
Our dream couch- "L" shaped, corduroy, and lots of pillows
Our new place is WONDERFUL! It has a washer and dryer in the unit, a fireplace, and tons of natural lighting (even though its a basement apartment.) There are windows in the front and back so we can have a nice cross breeze and a great view of Pikes Peak out of the 2 bedroom windows.
Christmas came and we finally had enough room to where I could decorate. I made a wreath for our front door, and Andrew and I had SO much fun shopping for Christmas decorations. We both agree that it is a MUST to have a fresh tree. Man, just writing about it now, makes me miss the Christmas season. We had the traditional Power family Christmas Eve Party where there was tons of food and of course; the dice game.Andrew and some friends joined a bowling league that played on every Thursday night. it was a great way to meet people outside of church and get more acquainted with Colorado Springs.
Tuesday nights were taken up by Cub Scouts. Andrew was asked to be the Bear leader- which really paid off for me, because I learned the official way to play marbles, how to tie numerous knots, and was able to brush up on my chess skills (Andrew is pretty pro). Because I loved going to scouts with Andrew, the scout master asked me if I would come to the Pinewood Derby and make up special awards for each of the cars. It was great- and I got to use my "unique" creativity skills.
Since moving to Colorado, I've also had my first junk yard trip. Andrew found his cars' twin in one of the junk yards recently, and so one Saturday Andrew, Jorge, and I went out and took everything in good condition off that Volvo. Okay, so I really only helped the first hour with getting the front seats out, and then the next hour I sat and watched or played with other junk cars. There was one right behind the Volvo that we were working on, that had a couple of broken windows. I had always wondered how much it took to actually break a car window, so I "borrowed" a screwdriver from the boys and "ice picked" at it until it broke. Unfortunately, some of my hand met the broken window, and when Andrew heard about it, he told me I couldn't experiment anymore. But at least I got to break one window.
I was working at a T-shirt shop, until recently- when my mental health was in jeopardy (from the bosses treatment of employees), so i put my 2 weeks notice in just before Memorial Day, when the busy summer season would officially start. Since then, I have been working on several different projects. The biggest one is "The Ear Warmer Project". I found a video online that shows how to crochet ear warmers, and started making my own. I then learned how to crochet (very simple) flowers, and added those for an accent. Its really difficult to learn to crochet from a video when the person is right handed and you are left handed, in addition to not really knowing anything other than a simple crochet stitch- but each ear warmer is getting easier. I plan on selling them soon (let me know if you want one- they are way better than beanies because you can wear your hair up or down with them- sorry, I'm getting off my soap box) I'm sure all people can think about what a great idea having an ear warmer would be when its between 80 and 95 every day, but I'm thinking ahead.We are planning on having a great summer and are looking froward to the GREATER things fall will bring us. I'll keep you posted.
