I'll admit it - there was a pretty large black-out period between when I left Vermont on Feb 7th and now. It started with no Internet at home, but I haven't had that as an excuse in over a week. So, what have we been up to all this time, anyway? Well, here's the stuff for Thursday Feb 7 - Sunday Feb 10, also known as my first weekend living in Colorado, and the first time Isaac saw Colorado.
On Thursday Feb 7th, after saying my final "goodbyes" on my last day of work, Isaac and I rushed off to the airport with my cat, Hailey. We flew out to Colorado, with Hailey in a carry-on bag stowed safely below the seat in front of us. At our layover in JFK, I once again indulged in a slice of NY-Style pizza. For my last few weeks in Vermont, every time I had the opportunity to get NY-Style pizza, I could not pass it up, fearing it could be my "last chance" until I am back East. Who knows what the pizza would be like in Colorado - could have a strong influence from that nasty Chicago-Style junk. I haven't found any NY-Style pizza yet in Ft. Collins, but I must admit that I haven't looked yet. Back to the story ...
We made it to Denver, and stayed in a hotel in Golden. It's closer to the ski hills then Ft. Collins, but still possible to find a room that allows cats. We got up bright & early the next morning (Friday 2/8), got ready for skiing, and stopped off at the hotel's complimentary breakfast. "Excuse me, are you hoping to go skiing today?", a kind woman asked. "Why, yes, we just moved here and can't wait to hit the slopes", was our response. She then informed us that the only way to the mountains, I-70, was closed because of too much snow and wind. Doh! All that snow and we couldn't get there to enjoy it. So we took a nap, and decided to drive North to check out our new home in Fort Collins and meet with the new landlord to take care of the lease. Maybe we could ski on Saturday instead.
We drove around Fort Collins, and checked out the Old Town area. We walked around for a bit, and had some ice cream at Walrus. Many people told me about Walrus when I interviewed here in December, so I had to try it out. They make their own ice cream, and man, it was fantastic. Truly a good find - we will be back. Oddly enough, it is just down the block from the yoga studio where I might become a regular - and therefore I will be regularly tempted by the irresistible Walrus.
Saturday (2/9), we got up bright and early to check the conditions. A friend who lives in the area warned us that we would need to be on the road no later than 6:30AM if we wanted to beat the ski traffic. At 5:45AM, the conditions in the mountains were still really windy and cold with near-blizzard conditions. We decided that didn't sound too fun, and went back to sleep. After the lazy morning, we decided to get our lazy butts out of the hotel and do something - it was the 4-year anniversary of our first date, after all. We discovered a really, really good Lebanese restaurant. Not only does Ali Baba Grill make a mean Gyro, but the lamb kabob that Isaac had was the best lamb that either of us had ever tasted. No joke - it was that good. I'm still dreaming of it and can't wait to return. Their baklava was out of this world - too bad it had pistacios and Isaac couldn't have any.
Next it was off to a movie theater that was a bit West on I-70 (into the foothills a little bit). Once we got up high enough to see the mountains, Isaac got really excited. They were so big! Change in plans - even though it was lame, touristy, and a total waste of gas, we went for a drive through Berthud pass, where there is a lot of back country skiing. It was really neat, and we are pretty excited to take our safety classes so we can ski there next year.
On Sunday (2/10), I drove Isaac to the airport so he could fly back to Vermont. I drove North to Ft. Collins and settled into the Residence Inn there - where I stayed for a few more days until the moving van arrived with all our stuff.
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