Denver is fun, beautiful and a great place to live. I haven't really made too many friends yet, and Nate spends a good part of his day with dead bodies, but I'm not too lonely. It's been a little boring because I still don't have a job, and job hunting is the WORST. But the good news for today is I finally got a job!
It's a fun one, working at an elementary school as a school librarian. That's right, I am basically Mrs. Van Horn for Brush College alumni. They are too poor to hire a real librarian so I get to be the one to manage things. It's also only about four miles away so Nate and I will both be commuting via bicycle. And the best part about it is it has school vacation time. So I get a long Christmas break and get to come home for longer. And I just found out Kaisa and family are coming home Christmas as well! I could not be more excited about this.
Nate's done a good job chronicling our adventures so far but he's left out some of the more interesting parts. On the day we climbed Grays Peak we forgot our sunglasses and when applying lotion I missed a good chunk around my eyes (raccoon style). Sadly, my eyes and a mask-like portion of my face were horribly sunburned. I looked like a demon and was pretty snowblind and could only see blurily. Then I had to go to church and teach some 6-7 year olds about making wise choices. I'm pretty sure they thought I was a monster. We took some photos, but somehow they disappeared. What a tragedy.
And since posts aren't as fun without photos, here are some of Washington Park last Sunday:
Our normal park is City Park (only 2 1/2 blocks away) but we switched it up and biked around Washington Park for the Sunday afternoon. Denver really has the most beautiful parks with lakes and animals and winding trails. City Park definitely deserves its own post and Nate will probably oblige sometime in the future.
Our bikes. Mine is a craigslist steal for $10.
Nate is really quite a good amateur photographer. Might the Olsens have another Matt on their hands? I can only hope.
8 comments:
Congrats on your job, and I can't wait to see you guys at Christmas!!!
You monster!
I'm glad you're posting now, too.
Three cheers for Annelisa! Your job sounds perfect. You will make a great Ms. VanHorn.
I love the picture of you at the park. So pretty. And the bike. Good job Nate.
You will be way better than Ms. Vanhorn. But let me ask you this - Suppose you are playing The Oregon Trail on your vintage apple IIe. You run your oxen on "grueling" for several weeks. One of your daughters dies of consumption. You hunt unsuccessfully for bison. You are approaching Donner Pass - what would you do?
Billy S. room 12
I really wish you still had those demon pictures. Life isn't quite the same with you in Denver, Annelisa. But that's ok, because it seems like life is getting better and better for you: you were single and watching nature shows with Nate in Provo, now you're married in Denver and can experience the beautiful wilderness in person! And you've been promoted to head librarian.
also, i tried typing in www.nateandannelisa.blogspot.com, and it is not your blog
Thanks for all the nice comments guys!
Mylee- are you sure you're typing just that? Cause if so and it's not working your computer is funky. Are you spelling my name wrong after all these years?
it's the www at the beginning, it takes you to a bible studies website. have you two been working on some biblical scholarship in your spare time?
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