Family, tribe, group, village- whatever you call them; it's where you belong.

This leg of our Colorado adventure brought us closer to my family. We went from being 3+ hours away to just about 15 minutes away from my cousin/aunt Marcia & more of the Colorado Clan.  Words cannot even begin to describe it, in fact, I didn't even know that part of me was missing.. We are so happy to be closer to our family...  our village on our Colorado Adventure! Having people you belong to is such a big part of life, and for us, living on the western slope- we knew who we belonged to, but it was a 3+, 7 or 13 hr drive to get to those people.  Having family time this summer has just meant the world to me.  

          

My heart is happy. I am a happy happy girl! ❤️

Helen & Charles aka Nanner & Granddaddy. The real live notebook.

Helen & Charles or Rachie's Nanner & Grandaddy as they were known to me growing up... 

They were her grandparents. I didn't see them very often but I loved them like they were my own grandparents.  These two have always had a special place in my heart. 

                                

They passed on recently, in fact; they died in the same week; after over 70 years of marriage. You just don't see that much anymore. I can't help but think that their love was like that of The Notebook, as they got older, you could just feel the fondness they had for one another.  It was in the way they looked at each other, the way they took care of each other; the way they were always in it together.  I'm getting choked up just writing about them. I guess you never know how much someone means to you until they're gone.

Rest in Peace Nanner & Grandaddy, you are missed. ❤️

I'm like a squirrel, with bobby- pins! Adventures in moving

        

The more times we move, the more I realize I need a better way to control my bobby pins. I know it seems silly, but in packing up the old place; I found them everywhere!  Obviously in the bathroom, but I found them under the bed & in the living room and in rooms I never took them off in.  Either they have legs or Augie has been wearing them too. 

So it begins, the next chapter in changes in elevation... Loveland, Colorado is our new home!

Mr. Wonderful got a new job! He loves the new company, and is very happy where he works (finally!) I know he misses some of his co-workers from the last job, and probably the job before that, but he seems to really enjoy his boss & co-workers which is all I could ask for. 

I transferred with Pier 1 to the Loveland location & while I do miss the girls from my old store, I love my new store!  These ladies are amazing!  We got a new manager at our store, it is one of my favorites from the western slope, she was an assistant manager at the Grand Junction store; so her and I already had a great relationships hen she got here. It's so nice to see a familiar face at work! 

I'm still doing the Origami Owl gig, which I hope will be more successful now that we are around a larger population- I'm hoping to really expand my customer base! 

We are also still doing the Thrive Life biz, freeze dried foods & water storage really hits home in the Loveland area ever since the floods last year. Mr. Wonderful seems to be interested in running point on that one which is great. 

More details on our adventure later...

Cheers!