Monday, October 13, 2008

Ft Collins! Hooray!

So let's see. I didn't get that office job, but that's ok. NBD (no big deal, thanks eric) I moved to Ft Collins on Thurs. nite. Nathan and Chris, 2 boys from my new ward helped me which was awesome. So yeah, Ft Collins is a sweet college town north of Longmont about 30-35 miles (not 50 Troy :P ) It's a much better place than Longmont because it's a college town and Longmont is suburbia. My car was still running so luckily it made it up to Ft Collins ok the nite I moved, but the next day on Friday when I went to turn in an application at Sunflower Market it totally died on the way there, so it doesn't run at all now. I'm going to see about getting it worked on. I really like my new place, it's a townhome and it's fairly new. It remind me of when I lived with Janalee in those fancy nice new apartments. It has a washer/dryer which is nice and rent is not bad. I also have the master bedroom which is sweet. The room is so big. New experience for me. I like it so far. I'm listening to awesome latin music. I love it. Listen to real Ricky Martin sometime, AMAZING!

Ok, my new roommate is Jennifer, she's freaking awesome and hot. She's getting her masters in microbiology and is super smart so it's intimidating. I pretty much feel like an idiot around her. She's awesome tho and we get along great. Like on Saturday nite she came home and she got free make up from Clinique and she never wears make up so she asked if I wanted it. I of course can't turn down free anything so I said sure. So she wanted me to try on the lipstick and it was like really dark purplish! Sooo not me, don't think I've ever worn lipstick that dark. So after putting it on we decided I needed dark "gothic" eye make up to go with it. It was fun. Troy of course, made fun of me. But I had fun.

So I had an interview today at Sunflower Market which is like a natural farmers market type place. I know I will really like working there. I'm pretty sure I got the job. Chris that helped me move works there and hooked me up which is nice. I had a really fun weekend hanging out with Troy and Nathan. Last nite was great because we all went on a nite hike and it was cold and raining and when we got to the top of the reservoir (which is within walking distance) it was snow. We were wet and cold by the time we got back 2.5 hours later. CRAZY but fun. Afterwards I made crepes and Nathan made homemade hot chocolate. Way good. Then we chilled out and watched Batman Begins on TV. I almost forgot how great that movie is. I've been meaning to buy it for a while.

So while I was still in Longmont I watched a new house episode on DVR and afterward discovered that my favorite tv show the IT CROWD was on the IFC channel on Tuesday nites and they just started showing it!!! AMAZING! It completely made my day, week, year. So great. So I made sure to DVR the first couple episodes and made people watch it for the last week I was in that house. It was all worth it just for that. I found out that like 4 months ago they made it crowd compatible and available for North America, way great. So as soon as I have a little bit of extra money I'm going to buy it and have my friends watch the rest because I've got a few friends hooked already. If you haven't seen it look into it NOW! (Jake) I'm trying to think of what else eventful has happened. I know I'm missing something. I just talked to Troy on the phone and lost my train of thought. And I'm freaking hungry. So now I'm going to upload some photos and be done. If I think of it later I will let you know. For some reason I think it had something to do with Becky and Spokane but I don't remember. Oh well. Peace out.

Wait! I remembered something. After my interview I started walking towards home and just chatted on the phone, it was nice, and I eventually got picked up by Nathan which was nice but I looked on google maps when I got home and I walked 3 miles! SO COOL! Didn't even really notice. I was walking for about an hour I guess. Now it's over.

ps. Troy's brother's family that he lives with, they are WONDERFUL and I love their 6 kids and spending time with them. Kinda like a home away from home. Fan-flippin-tastic.



My new bathroom



Troy after the nite hike


My new bed


Closet


Just so you can get a perspective of my room


Computer and board


Nathan at the top of the reservoir, the climax of our hike


Troy at the top


Jennifer at the top


Me at the top


Me after the hike, weird red streaks on my face, i think from the rain. They didn't go away all nite.



My new living room and kitchen (so nice)


My new stairs


Me with my dark lipstick and intense make up


Troy and I put leaves on Nathan's car, amazing


I was on the phone with Hayley


The reservoir in daylight




Troy at the Reservoir beach


CUTE Squirrel. I LOVE the squirrel's here


My new place



My new fellow townhome neighbors

11 comments:

joel said...

gorgeous hike, I'm jealous! Very different scenery here in NYC.

Aynna banahna said...

I like your new place! If we did come visit with a crying baby, would that be too disturbing? And would you come to a baby shower here in UT? Cuz I'm sure there would be. Probably February. I love you!

Janalee said...

BEKA!!! I miss our apartment we had in Spokane too. It was nice, nice large bedrooms :). So crazy to think of you all the way down there in Colorado. We are doing well. Get to find out if Boy/Girl in 2 weeks! Yay - I will keep checking in for updates :).

Heather Leonard said...

beka! so glad you're getting settled in and everything! super rad! miss you.

m.a. said...

oh my gosh! the make up picture? HELLO! So gorgeous! :) your new room and apartment look so great - I'm so happy for you. Sorry about the car - talk to you soon!

beepbeephello said...

i have so much to say about all of that stuff! i dont' know where to start, and i am sure that i only have like 200 charachters to say stuff so im going to keep it simple. you were talking on the phone with me while you were putting leaves on that car. nathan looks like a fun guy, and troy looks like a stooge but i'm sure i can get over that. i really miss you and i want to visit. i wish i could so bad. oh...yur room looks really minimalist...i like it. i reallly realllllllly miss late nights and chattin all the time with you. is there any way that we can ressurrect those nights?

Average Joe said...

Beka,

We need more blog posts. I wanna update!

Average Joe said...

Beka,

Can you blog about the big news?

Joe

Average Joe said...

I've decided that you will never update your blog :)

m.a. said...

I miss you and I need you to blog again, or at least call me and catch up. love you!

fotochikyo said...

I'm sorry Joe. But now I posted :D