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Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Hello everyone!!!
Well yesterday Dave, Greg (he is also a new resident in the program), and myself went hiking in Mill Creek Canyon. We used our new REI hiking boots, hats, and Camelbacks, and set out map in hand. We hiked for about two hours and climbed a fairly good grade...(my ankles and hamstrings are sore), and took some fabulous pictures. They will be on the website soon. Dave is the master photographer and he is out-of-town this week. Although he doubts my computer abilities I will prove him wrong some day and post all our pictures using the complicated software he recently upgraded!!
I am still amazed at the politics here. We get the Sunday paper and the opinion page is just a riot, it is better than any comic strip. As one of the resident's so eloquently put it...."Welcome to planet Utah." And as our landlord told us, "it is good to get out of here whenever you can. The skiing and mountain biking is great but when you start to think life here is 'normal' it is time for a vacation out of the valley." These are good words to live by. However, despite this advice I am truly enjoying it here. The people are nice, the Department is extremely friendly, and we have had no problems whatsoever. Our neighborhood is safe and unlike midtown Omaha, there is no one going through out garbage looking for unshredded bank statements or food. We are in the Burbs, and as non-LDS renters there is no pressure to be on a first-name basis with the entire block, which in its own private way is nice. That's not to say we are not friendly with our neighbors, but we are certainly not overly involved.
I am actually getting bored with all my free time. Did I actually say that??? I am sure in a month or two I will look back at this blog in a fatigued delirium and think to myself that I would give anything to be bored!!! I guess that is how life goes, feast or famine. Well that is about all for this evening...back to Thank-You note writing...take care!!!
Jen
Well yesterday Dave, Greg (he is also a new resident in the program), and myself went hiking in Mill Creek Canyon. We used our new REI hiking boots, hats, and Camelbacks, and set out map in hand. We hiked for about two hours and climbed a fairly good grade...(my ankles and hamstrings are sore), and took some fabulous pictures. They will be on the website soon. Dave is the master photographer and he is out-of-town this week. Although he doubts my computer abilities I will prove him wrong some day and post all our pictures using the complicated software he recently upgraded!!
I am still amazed at the politics here. We get the Sunday paper and the opinion page is just a riot, it is better than any comic strip. As one of the resident's so eloquently put it...."Welcome to planet Utah." And as our landlord told us, "it is good to get out of here whenever you can. The skiing and mountain biking is great but when you start to think life here is 'normal' it is time for a vacation out of the valley." These are good words to live by. However, despite this advice I am truly enjoying it here. The people are nice, the Department is extremely friendly, and we have had no problems whatsoever. Our neighborhood is safe and unlike midtown Omaha, there is no one going through out garbage looking for unshredded bank statements or food. We are in the Burbs, and as non-LDS renters there is no pressure to be on a first-name basis with the entire block, which in its own private way is nice. That's not to say we are not friendly with our neighbors, but we are certainly not overly involved.
I am actually getting bored with all my free time. Did I actually say that??? I am sure in a month or two I will look back at this blog in a fatigued delirium and think to myself that I would give anything to be bored!!! I guess that is how life goes, feast or famine. Well that is about all for this evening...back to Thank-You note writing...take care!!!
Jen
Thursday, June 05, 2003
New pics are up!
FINALLY!
Pictures are up from Jenny's marathon, graduation week, and our reception. I'll try and get a picture of our "roommate" this week... So far he seems like a nice enough guy. It's late. I'm going to bed.
dj
Pictures are up from Jenny's marathon, graduation week, and our reception. I'll try and get a picture of our "roommate" this week... So far he seems like a nice enough guy. It's late. I'm going to bed.
dj
Wednesday, June 04, 2003
UTAH
Well we arrived in Utah without any troubles....unfortunately our furniture
did not fare so well. We had torn fabric on our couch and overstuffed
chair, and a chunk of wood out of one of our coffee tables. We also had
red marks on our love-seat. ALl in all I am glad we took out insurance on
our stuff but Allied Van lines makes the final call on whether it is
repaired or replaced. Word on the street is that they do not replace
much....big suprise!!! Anyhow, we are settling in and it looks like we are
going to like it here. Lots of outdoorsy stuff to do, trail running, bike
riding, skiing, etc. And now to the big question, we have not been
approadched to join the Mormon church and in fact no one has even asked us
if we are Mormon. We have joined a gym and have a resident's party to go
to this weekend which is good. We also joined "Partners in Medicine" which
is a group that sponsors activities for residents and spouses, yet another
way to make some new friends. Although we are looking forward to meeting
some new couples we are also enjoying our time alone together. Things are
much less hectic now and we love it!!! We also love having a washer and
dryer, a grill, and patio furniture...(oh the joys of living in a house).
We have also found every state liquor store near our house and their hours
of operation. There is nothing but 3.2 beer sold in the grocery stores so
we have to kind of plan ahead. We are headed to Denver next weekend to
visit Nicole. Hopefully by then we will find the chord for our digital
camera so we can put some pictures up from the reception, our move, and our
weekend in Colorado. They will be on our website...oocities.com/dj_rowan.
Take Care
Jenny and David
did not fare so well. We had torn fabric on our couch and overstuffed
chair, and a chunk of wood out of one of our coffee tables. We also had
red marks on our love-seat. ALl in all I am glad we took out insurance on
our stuff but Allied Van lines makes the final call on whether it is
repaired or replaced. Word on the street is that they do not replace
much....big suprise!!! Anyhow, we are settling in and it looks like we are
going to like it here. Lots of outdoorsy stuff to do, trail running, bike
riding, skiing, etc. And now to the big question, we have not been
approadched to join the Mormon church and in fact no one has even asked us
if we are Mormon. We have joined a gym and have a resident's party to go
to this weekend which is good. We also joined "Partners in Medicine" which
is a group that sponsors activities for residents and spouses, yet another
way to make some new friends. Although we are looking forward to meeting
some new couples we are also enjoying our time alone together. Things are
much less hectic now and we love it!!! We also love having a washer and
dryer, a grill, and patio furniture...(oh the joys of living in a house).
We have also found every state liquor store near our house and their hours
of operation. There is nothing but 3.2 beer sold in the grocery stores so
we have to kind of plan ahead. We are headed to Denver next weekend to
visit Nicole. Hopefully by then we will find the chord for our digital
camera so we can put some pictures up from the reception, our move, and our
weekend in Colorado. They will be on our website...oocities.com/dj_rowan.
Take Care
Jenny and David
