Sunrise on the Flatirons

Candy: Today I got up early with Tim to drive him to work and this is what we saw coming out of the apartment. The other photos show what we "had" to look at on the way there and back. What a bummer to have to see this every day, huh?

I should have brought the tripod along, but I forgot. Still, I stopped to take a few snapshots from the El because it was so beautiful. Can you imagine seeing this every day on your commute?

This is our view of downtown Denver (you'll have to look closely--click on the photos--to see the cityscape to the left of the water). Our apartment complex (at the right of the photo) is tucked just below the ridge where the road is, and you can see the snow still on the rooftops.These two panoramas show the rest of the view from the ridge, looking west and northwest of course. I've been stuck in the apartment for two days, so it's going to be nice to get out and about today. It's sunny and in the mid-60s and the snow is melting fast. I know I'm going on like a broken record about the snow here, but I can't get over how quickly it melts. I love it.

We finally have both TV and internet at home now. It's so nice to be connected again.

I think we're going to be out exploring quite a bit this weekend, so I should have more photos and information to post early next week.

Enjoy your weekend.

From 70s to 5 Inches in 12 Hours

Candy: Seriously! Yesterday was partly sunny and in the 70s. Then it started snowing overnight, and by noon today we have 5 inches.

The picture above is the tree outside my patio right now. Crazy. I still have to get used to this kind of winter weather. I can live with this kind of snow, though, much more easily than the kind of snow we get in Minnesota or Ohio. At least this snow will be melted and gone pretty quickly. And then the sun will be shining and the skies will be gorgeous.

Things are going well for us in Colorado. We love it already. It's hard not to like beautiful mountain views and gorgeous blue skies nearly every day!

We have settled into an apartment in Broomfield. It's near the high-tech corridor in Denver, and yet it's off by itself so that we feel somewhat secluded from the hustle and bustle of the city. From the ridge above our apartment we have an unobstructed sweeping view of both the downtown Denver cityscape and the Flatiron Range.

We're about 10 miles from Boulder, where Tim's job is, which is really nice. I'm hoping to find work in this area of the metro too, so that I can avoid the traffic congestion, though if I have to drive into the city I'll do it with no complaints.

Tim is enjoying his new job despite missing the routines of coaching basketball this time of year. It's kind of nice having nights and weekends free to pursue some other things. I have had two preliminary interviews already this week, and am looking forward to what's next.

I know the updates have been few and far between lately, and I apologize for being so lax with writing. I intend to shut down this blog once I'm employed, and then look at starting another kind of blog that isn't so much of a travelogue. I'll be sure to let you know when that day comes so that if you want to stay connected with us this way you can.

We'd love to hear what you've been up to these days. Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only a month away. Enjoy your Thursday.

Colorado Bound

Candy: So here's the latest.

Tim has accepted a position with a company in Boulder, Colorado, and begins work on Monday, so we are packing up and leaving Minnesota tomorrow (Tuesday) to begin the relocation process.

While Tim was interviewing there last week he also looked at several apartments and we hope to move into a place by week's end.

Needless to say, we are excited to be moving in a direction, and especially since that direction is the Denver area.

I'll leave you with a photo Tim took with his camera last week in Boulder, and will update you further when we're settled.

The Latest

Candy: Well, our whirlwind trip back to Ohio this week added two more states and another 1800 miles to our journey.

Here's an update on what's been happening.

Last week Tim and I interviewed for jobs (sales manager for Tim, marketing manager for me) at a publishing company in the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois area. All the aerial photos in this post are from that trip (above photo is of Minneapolis, below is Champaign-Urbana).
Here's Chicago on Saturday evening.

I've flown a fair amount but have never seen clouds quite like this before.


Chase stayed with my mom while we were gone and I think they both had a great time with that arrangement.
We decided on Saturday that we would drive to Hiram, Ohio, to pick up some warm clothes and other things that we would need for the winter, so we took off Sunday afternoon and drove straight through to Hiram. We were able to spend some brief moments with several of our good friends there in addition to about two and a half hours going through the storage unit finding things we needed. We then cleaned up and drove straight back to Minnesota.
We're definitely older than we were the last time we tried that! Yikes.

Tim then got into a rental car yesterday to drive to Denver for an interview on Thursday. I have an interview with a company in Fargo on Thursday or we would both be in Colorado right now.

It looks like some major decisions will be made in the next seven days. We're both excited about the possibilities and are looking forward to the decisions.So that's what we've been up to. I hope you've been enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Minnesota is supposed to get snow today.

Another Drive through Minnesota

Tim: There are not many October days in Minnesota when the temperatures outside go above 80 degrees, so we decided to take another drive today in the area to check out some more fall colors. Candy has been finding outstanding scenic byways to travel in the state that are not too far away from our current home. Today, we drove the Glacial Ridge Scenic Byway and found some incredible places with some great photo opportunities for Candy. This scenic roadway is roughly 45 minutes from here. The first picture above is at a ski slope in Glenwood. The colors speak for themselves.

Below are some more pictures that Candy took today. We do not know what the plant is in the picture below but it was in a marshland area:

The two pictures below show sumac changing colors...very red colors and all over the place in Minnesota:

The last picture is off a fence row on the Glacial Ridge Scenic Byway...another great picture:
The fall is coming to a close quickly and I am glad that we have been given the chance to actually take it in for the first time in a long time. In the past, we were so busy with our duties in our past employment that we did not stop and take it in. What a blessing and a lesson!

Have a great week...we are expecting this to be our best week ever!