Getting Settled.

Well, it's been a couple weeks now since I left Minnesota but I have to say I haven't really settled in Denver. My first week here I stayed in a hotel and when I finally found a place to call home, my work shipped me off to Leadville, CO for a week. Needless to say, I've spent two nights in my house here.

My trip to Leadville was exhausting! We worked our butts off for 12 hours a day, went to bed, and then did it all over again. To my suprise, I find out on Tuesday that we are also staying to work half of Saturday. While this next paycheck will be worth all the pain of this week, I'm still so tired right now that it doesn't seem that way.

Leadville was a cute little mountain town that reminded me a lot of Fulda...except maybe a little more tourist-y. The weather was awesome and the low 60's were a well deserved break from the 100's it's been down "off the hill" as the locals call it. The drive was beautiful and some mornings when I woke up and saw the mountains out my hotel window...I couldn't believe I was getting paid to be there. However, with all the work we were doing, I didn't really get any time to do fun stuff. I did however find a good place to ski this winter, considering I've only skiied in MN and never down the side of a mountain. I also found a good place to go white water rafting, which I'm really excited about.

Lastly, the one thing I have to say I loved about Leadville was this little local bar that served 2 for $1 PBR's all day everyday. The "under a $1" PBR seems to be a trend out here and Coors Light is definitely the drink of choice. I still love my Miller Lite, but Coors is growing on me. For all you Mic Golden fans, you'll have to bring your own when you come visit. Coloradans don't even know what it is. :)