COLORADO. The Basics.

Hi friends,

So I just moved to Colorado for the summer as most of you know. (For those who don't, sorry for the surprise, but don't worry, I'll be back!)

I thought I would start up my blog again so you could all keep tabs on what I'm up to and how I'm doing, because as we all know, I'm horrible at the phone and to top it off, I'm living in a new place with a new job and things have been a little crazy. So here it is. The beginning of the story... just to catch you all up. Here are the basics!

I'm dating this guy.

His name is John Paul. He is pretty great. He lives in Denver, Colorado. I live in Orange County, California.

I like him so much I decided I wanted to be closer than 1,000 miles apart. So I took the opportunity to move to Denver for the summer and experience 3 months of living in the same place as him.

We decided in March that this would be a good idea -- and it took the entire months of April and May to set up all the plans. It was insane and many, many tears were shed over the stress (by me, not him) and well, let's face it, I'm horrible with change. I love stability. I love my job, I love my house, I love my friends, I love my students, I love my family. I know it's only for the summer, but I've never done anything like this before!

So here it is, my big adventure.

I got an apartment with one of my best friends in the whole world.

Her name is Colleen. She is also living in Denver just for the summer, and as God would have it, her previous living plans had fallen through just as I decided living in Denver was a good idea. So we got a 2 bedroom apartment, rented some furniture, and have been nesting and just spending time together all week. I couldn't be happier to be living with one of my best friends and such an amazing woman of God.

We live here.

It's 5 minutes away from my boyfriend, which is novel to me. And it's right by a creek. With trees. I love it.

I got a job here.

This is The Magic Playhouse, home of Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids where I am their summer music director. We are doing 3 summer camps and one full musical per camp. The kids are 8-16 years old and we play games, have theater/voice/dance/etc. classes, and rehearse and perform all in 2-4 weeks. I was very scared of the transition from working with mainly 15-18 year olds to mainly 8-12 year olds, but so far I have loved it.

I hope that answers everyone's questions so far. I guess the most important thing everyone wants to know is if I am happy and well. And I am! I am so happy to be here. I know in my soul that I am supposed to be here right now and I have such a peace about it. God brought me here -- he lined up this job, this apartment, my beautiful roommate, all at the right time. It has been a very bumpy road getting here (and there will be more to come I'm sure!) but for now, I am so peaceful.

More to come, soon. I have pictures of the road trip in getting here and will tell you all about my new job soon!

Love to you all and miss you.