Revised Two Month Update of My Life :)

So apparently blogging is something I need to put in my planner! 

I have tons to update you on so hold tight and I hope you have a while :)

Here are some pictures of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals + Me, Kayla, and Lindsey from like two months ago!

Grace would appreciate these.

I love these girls!

In the past two months A LOT has happened.  I am still loving my job and my friends in the West, my little fur ball is growing up, I am missing my Southern friends tremendously, and I have had a couple of adventures to tell you about. 

First thing's first: My very bestest friend/sister came to stay a whole week with me in Denver!  Landrey arrived on Saturday, March 12!  I picked up her up from the airport and brought her to my house.  I was so excited to see her when I met her at the baggage claim that I cried like a 2 year old.  I also ran full speed down the luggage claim area (Southwest Aisles 6-9) while screaming and flailing my arms.  Landrey says she cried too but she has always been the strong one so I don't really believe her.  And I probably embarrassed her ;) 

The LOVE of my life!

That week was definitely my best week since I have been out here.  I didn't even let little Landrey rest for a second because after we got home I immediately brought her to Red Rocks amphitheater, took her to all of my favorite restaurants and shops, and we spent about 4 days in Aspen.  It was a week full of firsts as Landrey had never been past Texas and had never seen the Rocky Mountains.  She had also never skiied before so I was excited to bring her out on the slopes.  We spent more time posing and modeling in our ski clothes than we did on our skis...But that's what happens when she and I get together.  We drink a little too much wine and act like fools.  When we suited up and got ready to go poor Landrey was terrified but she did really well for her first time on skis!  We took pictures of us on our skis outside of the house and then we decided that we'd rather hang out in the village and eat at The Stew Pot :)



Pinions... My favorite restaurant



The whole time we were in Aspen was like a dream.  I love going and doing with Landrey because she is up for anything and everything.  We shopped, ate out at ridiculously expensive restaurants, laid in the bed all day, drank a little too much wine, watched like 4 movies and RELAXED.  It was the best Spring Break I've ever had.  I showed her most of my favorite places to go and do in Aspen- especially those that I loved as a child.  When we got back to Denver we took it easy because she was leaving in the next few days and I'm pretty sure both of us were super broke.  The first night back in Denver our wonderful friends Whitney and Allie dropped in and stayed with us on their way to Jackson Hole.  I almost wanted to drag Landrey and hop on their bandwagon but it was great getting to see and visit with Whitney!  She is hilarious.  When I dropped Landrey off at the airport I had a mental breakdown- I miss her SO much.  Life just isn't as much fun without her. 

After Landrey left things kind of slowed down and I tried to get back into my normal routine.  It was definitely lonely that first night without company!  One good thing of several good things I can say of moving out here is that it has actually brought me closer to my friends and family.  I talk to them more often, for longer periods of time, and it has made me realize truly how lucky I am to have such wonderful people in my life... Especially when I only see them a couple of times in 7 months! 

A huge downside to the month of March was that Kayla moved home.  She left two days ago and I miss her so much it hurts.  She was my right arm woman in this big adventure.  She was missing her family, friends, and boyfriend Josh  and decided to trek it back to Mississippi with her new puppy, Penny, in tow.  I am happy for her as I know she has wanted to be home for some time now... But she definitely took some of my heart back home with her.  

A huge positive in the past few months is that I took up working out every single day with a trainer and on my own and I LOVE it.  It is the best stress reliever and I have never felt better.  I can honestly say I have really only missed one day out of the past two months.  The gym that I joined is super nice, never crowded, and right near where I live on Lincoln.  It is something that I picked up out here that I will never drop.  It is truly addicting. 

And now for the biggest/saddest/happiest news EVER...

BIG:  I have decided to return to graduate school to get my Masters.  SAD:  I gave my two weeks notice at my work yesterday and it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.  You wouldn't think that it would be but I agonized over it so much that it literally made me sick.  I cried so much that my face feels like I have been punched and I'm pretty sure that I'm out tears for a good while.  I have never been so sad to leave somewhere and so excited to go somewhere at the same time.  The people that I work with are unlike any people that I have ever met.  I really think leaving here will be harder than when I left Mississippi.  As for where I am going, that has yet to be decided.  I have a couple of places in mind but I don't want to make any hurried decisions.  HAPPY:  What this does mean though is that I will be coming back closer to home, although I won't be spending the next few years in Mississippi... I will be within a decent driving distance.  This means so many things for me.  I miss my family and friends terribly and I am super excited to be closer to them and super excited to be going somewhere new, alone, and still have that adventurous independence that I can't seem to live without. 

I will always be a lost soul and never know exactly where I want to be or who I want to be, but at least my wandering will have purpose while I'm back at school :)  And, I can also take advantage of the newfound (Well, revitalized) relationships that I have rekindled with the people I have known my whole life. 

So that is my life in a very small nutshell for the past two months.  And I know that tons more has happened but I suck at remembering stuff so if I think of anything I will add it!

I love you!  And I will see you in a couple of weeks!