January 2015

The 2015 picture debacle continues

so next up:

some really terrible quality pictures

from my Instagram account.

I can't figure out how to save them into my iphoto

without ruining the resolution,

so I'm going to just stick these crappy ones here

as a place holder until I do.

First,

a quick account of Hazel's fish.

Instagram: 

I gave upon Hazel's fish tank a couple of months ago.

I didn't want to have to deal with her fish during our big move to Denver,

plus I figured the tiny, 2-year old guppie,

whom already outlived 3 of his tank mates,

was nearing the end anyway.  

I stopped cleaning the tank,

feeding him regularly,

or even picking up the filter when it fell over,

to encourage the process along.

However, he insists on staying alive.

I would feel like a total jerk flushing him now

after he so valiantly beat the odds.

So now the question is, 

how do I get this guy to Denver?

Next, Taylor and I took a quick jaunt over to Denver,

to try to find a house.

The company was paying for our expenses,

so why not stay in the luxury hotel at the Union Station?

The upside: Two indulgent, kid-free evenings at the Crawford?

Yes please!

The downside:  I was newly pregnant and SOOOO sick

Instagram: 

oh don't mind me 

just lounging around on a giant bed

in a complimentary bathrobe. 

#thecrawford #househunting

After a whirl-wind weekend of looking all around the Denver area,

we found a rental that we felt pretty good about.

We headed back to Utah,

we said goodbye to our people,

(These pictures break my heart 

because Gina had just lost her mother

to an awful battle with cancer.

It was a lunch full of tears

and I can see the sadness in her eyes.

We were able to pull out a couple of smiles for the camera, though).

Instagram:  

While I am so excited

for the adventure that Denver holds for us,

my heart breaks to leave behind

my family and amazing friends,

like this little beauty,

my BFF.

#denverbound

Leprino sent some movers to make life a little easier for us,

Instagram: 

I hope there is enough room in the truck....

oh wait...

#biggerthanthehouse 

#movingcompaniesrock

#denverbound

and then we were off!

Denver bound!

Instagram:  

It feels like a road-trip from 15 years ago,

but if an old CD case full of songs that I know all of the words to

and a bunch of sugar cant get me through the barren wastelands of Wyoming,

then nothing can.

#caravaning

#missingmyaudiobooks

#andpodcasts

#taylorhasthecharger

#andIhavethekids

#howdidthathappen

#denverbound

We made it to the house,

the movers came with all of our stuff,

and somehow Hazel's fish survived the process.

Instagram:  

Update:  We made it

and so did the fish!

#mountainsofboxes

#haven'tfoundmysocksyet

#lifeindenver

From the start

Denver welcomed us with big, blue skies,

sunny days,

70 degree weather in January,

and so much fun with our family.

which is exactly what I needed,

being so sick and pregnant,

and dealing with things like this

on a daily basis.

Instagram:  

How do I get mad at a girl

for just wanting a little lipstick 

to go with her heels and dress-ups?

#MAClipstick 

#yellorlaugh?

#ididboth

#shewassoconfused