It's been a year since we've moved back from Minnesota, it doesn't really feel like a year mostly since we have just kinda settled into our life here at home. Our friends are mostly the same and we moved into a house only two doors down from the house we built just after we got married. Greg's office is upstairs from the one that he had before, and he enjoys seeing his old patients. I only wish my Ma was here so that we could have had just a little more time. It's been an adventure moving and unpacking into a couple different places. It also is different and is weird in it's own way.
We have had a great year here with friends and family from Minnesota visiting which has been fun, introducing them to our little nest in the Valley. Hat and Jerry made a visit on their way to Hat's High School Reunion in Montrose. Megan, Ryan and Mathisen came to visit at Christmas. Jake and Larry were here in January on leave from Iraq and Afghanistan and then we went to Arizona to have a little Rest and Relaxation. Our friends Jane and Derrick have been here a couple times, Andy and Jodi, and Greg's nurse Lisa and Amy the Nurse Practioner and their families made a visit!
The best part is having time here with our grandkids...Mark's kids and Kirsten's has been great. I love the fact that the grandkids are getting to know us. We have been able to go to games and recitals, gymnastic practice, birthday parties and everyday things that has brought lots of joy to our lives. We were at Safeway and all I heard really loud was "HI NANA" Even though we haven't gotten to do it all with ALL of our grandkids being here is closer to most of the grandkids! We have made it to see Natalie who we hadn't seen since Thanksgiving 2007. We are going to try to see all of them as much as we can...but is it as much as we want??? NOOOOOOO!!!
When we lived here before I don't think that we took advantage of the beautiful scenery that we have here...or the things that we could do. This last August when John and Sue Wietz met us in Aspen (I had never been there) with their daughters Emily and Jill; I deceided that I want to see the parts of Colorado that I haven't seen before. I even climbed 11,212 ft to the top of Mt. Ajax (which is Aspen mtn) with Sue!
Being back in Colorado has been great...even though I do miss my Minnesota friends.. I know that they understand, I am home just as they are!
