Last Days In Nashvegas - and U-HELL

OK so I'm going to catch you up...

On some of my lat days in Nashville i had most things packed up in boxes so I got to have some fun with friends! April 19th weekend Tory, Michelle, Camden and I went to a really cool water fall over night hike just east of town near Crossville, TN called Virgin Falls. That was a blast! I rode my motorcycle there and we hiked in until it got a little too dark to keep going so we found a nice camp site and set up out tent, had some popcorn and went ot bed. The next morning we hiked int he rest of the way (about 4 miles total in) to the falls. Along the way there is another waterfall called Big Laurel Falls. Really cool! There are so many caves and sink holes in this area that these falls go into sink holes! It is really wild to see the water fall and not go anywhere or fill up! Virgin falls was similar although it came out of a cave and back into a sink hole! Impressive! We had a blast finding wild iris and other wildflowers along the trail. We also saw a wild boar!! Tory and Michelle being from Colorado got a kick out of hiking down in the beginning of the day and hiking up at the end of the day! they are used to hiking up mountains the beginning of the day and down at the end! haha!

Anyway a definite cool destination!

I also got to go fishing with Jamie on one of my last days! It was great! We took a geenue (sp?) canoe like boat out to the Caney Fork river and caught some trout on the fly. It was a gorgeous day and we had a blast! The water was really clear and we saw a slew of cranes and other fish through the clear water! Jamie saw a huge trout too. Said it was the biggest he has ever seen.

He took me out for a really nice dinner that night and that was nice!

The next day (Wednesday May 7th) we started loading the U-haul and got the bike and everything in. It took all day and so I decided (with encouragement from Mom and Dad) to leave the next morning to drive up to IN. It was a good thing because when I got on the road the next day the trailer did not pull well. It was overloaded and off balance fishtailing everywhere!! So scary! I thought i was going to flip the truck! So I pulled off the interstate and we proceeded to un-pack and re-pack the trailer. Ugh!

Got that taken care of and I left with no problems around 3:30PM!!

"Back home again in INDAINA...."

Address

So I finally heard back from my new roomate Kristen and she sent me my new address in Denver!!!

it is...drum roll please....


3733 Eliot St.
Denver, CO 80211

My phone and e-mail will stay the same for now. I am so excited!

I also had a little going away party last week and it was so awesome to see some of my closest work friends, and a few faces I hadn't seen in a while. We all met at the Taproom and hung out and had some dinner. One of my good girlfriends Ebie McFarland brought a little mailbox and had everyone write a note to me...a memory or well wishes etc. it was really sweet! I'll be reading those when I get to Denver! Wahoo!

No place like home...

I have a place to hang my hat!! Around 38th and Elliot St. in the Highlands area west of Denver! I'm so excited to have secured a place! See the link in the post below to check it out. It will be fun getting to know my new roomies! Looks like I won't have to sleep int he u-haul after all!

Almost Home

So as of today I have 8 more days of work left, 1 fund raiser to video, 1 long hiking trip, 16 days left in Nashville, and then I come home. I'll spend a wee 3 days home and then Dad and I jump in the truck and head to Colorado! I might try to leave a bit earlier so I have more time at home...just don't want to pack and unpack the u-haul...but don't want to spend extra money just letting it sit there either. Here is the latest place I have found and was able to speak to the girl directly on the phone yesterday. It has been hard to get people to respond! I swear I'm not crazy! You should read some of the descriptions I have found. Anyway, this place seems great, and the girl sounded great on the phone. She was going to talk to her other room mates and let me know something by Wed. I would really like to be able to go into that other house with the 2 girls from the Midwest but they have not gotten back in touch with me. I'm going to follow up again today. No news on jobs....so frustrating. I'm ready to hit the ground running though when I get out there.

Highlands!

So I have decided to live in Denver until I secure a position. Right now the Highlands area is feeling right and I have found a few apartments for rent there. I have found it particularly difficult to secure a place while out of town. Here is one I am looking at currently and have spoken with the tenants already. I think the phone conversation went well but who knows what they think! They are from the mid west as well...one from Ft. Wayne and the other from Ohio! That feels good. Midwest kin. Ha ha.

Anyway I am just crossing my fingers that something will work out! The Highlands area is around 32nd Ave and west of Federal Ave...west of downtown Denver. That much closer to the Mountains!! Check it out
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Looking forward to getting out there! Only 1 week and 3 days left of work in Nashville and then another week until I'm up in IN and then Dad and I drive out on the 11th! Wahooo! it is coming up quickly!

Ok ok ok...round 5

This is hilarious....so yesterday I get to talk to Avid For Adventure and what do they tell me....their training camp is the week of Fan Fair which I already agreed to do! AHHH! Who knows if they would have hired me or not but it would have been something! Today opened up some new opportunities...Big City Mountaineers is looking for someone like me, and Parent Pathways is too... Check them out! Still searching......

"I'm sorry to inform you but..."

So I got a message today saying the CDTA is putting a hold on the job I wanted due to restructuring of the department. They said they will be revisiting resume's mid May. While I really want that job I cannot wait until mid May to find out. Good news is a summer camp-type place is interested in talking to me. Avid For Adventure is the name of the company...we have been playing phone tag for 2 days...I hope I get to talk to them today! It is not ideal but it would be fun and a good experience to tide me over. Now i just have to decide where I want to take my chances on a job...Denver or Boulder...

Ughhh....