The Little Things

Five weeks to go... When I think about moving, I start to reflect on what things will I miss here in Colorado. Sure I will miss my family and friends but there are many things in Colorado that won’t be in the East Coast.

• Wearing sandals in the snow, go Chacos and Tevas
• Actually knowing what a "fourteener" is (There are 54 in CO and I have done 5)
• You switch from Heat to A/C in one day
• Your sense of direction is: towards the mountains and away from the mountains (there are only "Hills" on the East Coast)
• April showers bring May blizzards.
• SPF 90 is not out of the question (oh the white pasty people of the North East)
• Skiing in July (not that I have, but I know you can)
• 'Rocky Mountain Oysters'
• The altitude advantage
• 'The Crack'- real Coloradoans know what this is and yes I have done it
• Living in a town where Valentines Day is bigger than Christmas (Go Loveland)
• Know what REAL snow consists of and can actually ski in powder
• Dry weather in the heat and cold (no humidity)
• Hiking... enough said
• Elk serenading in Estes
• Camping, camping, and more camping
• National Western Stock Show
• Long drives in the mountains with good company
• Palisade Peaches
• And perhaps the corn as well
• Casa Bonita (or not)
• River rafting
• Buffalo Bill's Grave (yes I know where it is)
• Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Steamboat Springs, and RMNP
• Garage Sales in the dead winter at about 10 degrees with Garage Sale WIERDOS knocking at your door 30mins before it starts! (got that one out)
  

I don't know what else to put! There is so much! If you had to leave your state what would you miss?
PRAISES:
*Got four supporters today! My total is up to six... praise God for His continued grace and His faithfulness to provide.
*One and a half weeks till finals!
*Got my loans deferred for a year.
PRAYERS:
*Continued prayer for finances to come through
*My health will continue to improve
*Another roommate to take my spot here at school
*Strength to stay focused on God