WOO HOO! I now have a Denver Address!

[cherinyc]

Hi ladies - I have been MIA during my cross country move, but bf, doggie, bikes and self are all accoounted for in Denver now. We got the modem to hook up our internet this afternoon - it felt like forever waiting for it.
The move was....not perfect, but not too bad. Biggest obstacle has been the weather, oh...and the fact that bf's pickup truck broke down 2 hours into our drive.
Sitting on the side of the PA turnpike, I thought 2 things. 1) I am really glad I talked bf into getting AAA last month, and 2) WHY WON'T NJ LET US LEAVE....IT'S SUCKING US BACK IN.....AAAGH!!
Hee hee - ok, it wasn't that dramatic, but still...we had just started our journey when it happened.
It ended up being only a 4 1/2 hour delay after the truck was towed to a Pep Boys in...get this...Mechanicsburg, PA - and fixed. We got to Chicago the day before Thanksgiving and had wonderful weather until we left Chicago on Nov 29th, with the temp around 60 degrees. Torrential downpour for about 5 hours, and then it got colder and colder as we travelled West. When we got to North Platte, NE to spend the night, there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground and it was painfully cold. Before leaving the hotel the next morning, we checked the weather channel and it was -1 degree and -15 with the wind chill. That's just OBNOXIOUS.
We got to Denver on Thurs Nov 30th and our stuff arrived the next day. We are still unpacking and shuffling. We moved into a much smaller space - a loft - so we are having to get pretty creative with the space. We have hung the road bikes on one of the exposed timber beams, and the MTBs are gonna go up to the ceiling via pulleys. Should be interesting. Luckily our ceilings are about 16 ft, so people might not notice them.
Denver got a lot of snow the day before we got here, and it is still melting. I can't wait for it to warm up a bit.
Anyway, sorry this is so long, but that's the scoop.
I've missed you guys - I don't even know where to start catching up. Any new news?

[Tri Girl]

Congrats on arriving in your new home, Cheri! I'm so thrilled for you!
Sounds like getting out there was an adventure in itself. Whew! Glad you made it there in one piece.
I've always wanted to live in a loft. You'll have to take pictures of your new area and post them so we can see your new surroundings. I'm sure it's breathtaking this time of year (in more than one way: scenery and the sheer cold temperature).
Congrats again! Glad you're back!

[cherinyc]

Thanks Tri Girl - I've already taken about 6 pix from my balcony of the mountains - and one of the bikes hanging from the timber beam. I will load them up soon. Thanks for the warm wishes!!

[five one]

I grew up in the Denver area, and though I've now lived in CA longer than I ever lived in Colorado, I'd go back in a heartbeat. Lucky you! I hope you enjoy living there. It does get cold, but I'd be willing to bet the winters are generally milder than what you were used to in New Jersey.

[suzieqtwa]

My brother lives in Denver ,and he loves it. Beautiful blue skys all the time. Enjoy !!!! Congratuations
suzie

[mimitabby]

Hey Cheri glad you didn't get lost out there.
You're going to wait a few months for the weather to warm up. What's it like to be at such a high altitude?

[HappyAnika]

Welcome! Its supposed to warm up this weekend, I'm hoping to get out for a short ride.

[kellichou]

Cheri, congratulations on moving to Denver! Incidentally, I'm not *too* far away (in Aurora, on the east side of Cherry Creek Reservoir).

For other awesome Denver restaurant recommendations, I would HIGHLY recommend the Buenos Aires Pizzeria and the Buenos Aires Grill, owned by the same people, and both in the area of 22nd & Arapahoe in LoDo (Lower Downtown). Argentine food is fantastic! Also, in LoDo, there is the Paris on the Platte Wine Bar (15th & Water). I love it! Le Central at 8th & Lincoln is a great French place. There is a fantastic vegetarian restaurant off of 13th & Grant in Capitol Hill called Watercourse Foods. Highly recommended.

Westword (westword.com) has many fantastic reviews and goings-on about town.

Of course, you probably already know about the Tattered Cover Bookstore (a location on Colfax & Elizabeth and a LoDo location at 16th & Wazee). Also, a Twist & Shout Records Shop (awesome independent music store, huuuuge) housed in the same building as the Tattered Cover on Colfax & Elizabeth. Also, farther east along Colfax are several very good Ethiopian restaurants--gotta love that injera!

Enjoy living here! Like the state motto sez, "'Tis a privilege to live in Colorado."