I never showed you our new digs!

Several months ago I posted pics of our moving experience from lovely Denver...but I never posted pics of where we moved TO! I was so stuck on how sad I'd be to leave Denver that I totally forgot to give props to the new place. I sure do miss Denver and I consider it my home-sweet-home after being there for so long...

But any-who, La Junta is where we moved. It's definitely like no other place I've ever lived. It is a perfect place for anyone that is going to nursing school because there isn't much to do here; it works to our advantage because there are less distractions. The end of town is about 2 blocks from our house which is pretty awesome when we want to do some sunset bicycle rides on endless roads with endless skies. Working out with a view of the beautiful outdoors is the way to do it!

The people here are all very nice. We've met some of the locals in the nursing program and they've all been nothing but kind to us. Everyone we know is busy with school and families so we spend most of our free time (when not studying) at home watching movies or at the school gym, which is brand spankin' new and only 2 blocks from home. On occasion we will go to one of the local bars or to the bowling ally but that's pretty rare and we consider it our 'going out' nights. During the warmer weather we camp at Picketwire Canyonlands. Now THAT is something La Junta should brag about because there are dinosaur tracks that you can hike or bike to. They are SO awesome! REAL DINO TRACKS, people!

Picketwire is about a 40 minute drive down a dirt road from our house. It's perfect for weekends when we want to get away from the house and camp for an evening.

Our house is almost twice the size of the Denver triplex and we pay way less.

And you know what else is awesome? We don't share walls with neighbors! Here are some pics of the inside. We work with what we've got and try to make it cozy.

So this is where we will be for about another year and a half. It's nice to be here for a season of our lives while we grow and learn not only about nursing but also about each other and our relationship. It's been a challenging experience living here but it's also been super awesome and I wouldn't change it.