One Month in Denver.

I'm sitting at the DMV, trying to get Sally Ford registered in Colorado. Despite this, I'm in a good mood.

I like Colorado, a lot. The weather is such an improvement over Houston. We've been in an (reportedly) unusual period of rain nearly every afternoon. But even with daily rain, it isn't humid! The air smells clean & you can't actually feel it on your skin! Nor does it burn your lungs when you take a deep breath! Such luxury.

I've been walking Ms. Shadeaux-pants every day, & we've found a couple of dog parks. She's starting to relax in our new home, although she still growls at all the neighbors. There's a creek near the house that she likes to splash around in, & there's a couple of squirrels in the trees near the house that require hassling.

hotpantsgalore has a few leads on speech therapy jobs. She's still struggling with the altitude because she's only been here about ten days.

We've been trying to get out & about in our new city. We went a old-school steakhouse for Denver Restaurant Week (it was located in an old bank, & we actually sat in the vault). We've shopped at several farmers markets. We went to the Broncos-Texans pre-season game - Mile High Stadium is about a half-mile from our house! This weekend we're hitting the Taste of Colorado Festival. We have even already had guests - two friends from Austin.

I've swam twice with the local GLBT swim team - Swimming Queers United in Denver (SQUID). The team is kinda-sorta on summer hiatus, but regular practices resume next week. I'll only be able to swim on weekends for September, because I'll be out in northern Colorado during the week for work. I'll have to try to find a way to swim in Fort Morgan.

I haven't found a church yet, though I've visited three. I think I'm going to try Bloom Church this Sunday. They are quite a big step away from the three PCUSA churches I've tried so far. But their website & the sermons I downloaded really hit a chord with me.