Alrighty then...

So, sorry for the lack of updates all this month. I've been sooo busy sitting on the beach watching the sunset.... ahh this rocks....



Anywho, what have I been up to since my last post? Well, you all get to see me soon! I'm flying out there on the 31st of next month and helping Mom and Dad drive down here to Florida. Not looking forward to the drive, but I can't wait to see you all again! Steph called me last week saying that Zane was crying because he missed me so much. Poor little guy. I miss everyone out there more than you can believe!

Not a whole lot going on down here though. I've just been working and hanging out with Stephen and Kyle mostly. On Saturday I went to the beach with Aunt Anne and watched the sunset. That was an awe inspiring sight.

I'm having tons of fun with Capital One now to. I called them at the beginning of this month to find out about making the last payment on my car loan. They told me that the auto pay feature wouldn't work for that, and I just had to send in a check. So I sent in the check, and they deposited that along with my auto pay! But they never posted the check to my Capital One account, so they have no record of that. Now I have to send them in a copy of the cleared check from my bank, and try to get my money back somehow. It's kind of nice though. I went from owing them money to them owing me money in one fell swoop!

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to seeing you all again, and Mom, I'll try to post more often. I know how much you like seeing what's going on down here. :-) Love ya'll!

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Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay's potato chip.

Last day of the trip....

Well, last day with Ty and Trapper. We all slept in really late this morning. It was nice to sleep in a real bed finally! We hung out for awhile at the house, chit chatting with the family, and then we went down to Siesta Key Beach. That was nice! Beautiful weather, nice and clear, and the water was perfect! I love the sand on that beach. It’s so soft and cool. We stayed there until the sun set, and then headed back to Bradenton. We had to leave for the airport by three in the morning. So we got up all early, and headed out for the airport, making a quick pit stop at 24 hour Starbucks. Yes, I said 24 hour Starbucks! Dad, if your reading this, I know your jealous for that! How many times are you out jonesing for a cup o’ joe, and Starbucks is closed? Not here!

Anywho, we got to the airport and it was goodbye to the last of my family from Colorado. Now it’s just me. I have family out here that I know, but it’s goodbye to the people I’ve known and been around for my whole life.

Now I just have to figure out what to do next….

Driving...

So, the route we chose to take was driving South down I-25 until it started to curve back west towards Albuquerque in New Mexico. At that point we hopped onto Hwy 285 heading down to Roswell. I drove the first leg of the journey, about 300 miles, into New Mexico, and then Ty took over after that. We left at 10:00 pm on Friday, and pulled into Roswell the next morning at about 9:00 am. We took a quick pit stop, and then continued on down Hwy 285 until we hit I-10 in Texas. We hopped onto that and took it straight through the whole way to Florida.

We stopped briefly in San Antonio to eat, but all the restaurants along the River Walk had over an hour long waits. We went to four different places! None of us had eaten since breakfast in Roswell, so we were getting a little rumbly in our tumblies. Subway, here we come! After some food (finally!) we forged on! We went through Houston, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; Gulf Port, MS; Mobile, AL and then finally into Florida! Once we hit Tallahassee it took us almost four hours to get to Disney. It was about six o’clock in the evening on Sunday when got there, but finally, no more driving for the next four days! So we got all checked in to out room at the All Star Movies Resort. It was so nice being able to finally take a shower! Ugh, fourty-four and a half hours in the car, driving through the deep South in the middle of summer really does a number on your sweat glands! ;-)

We went to Raglan Road, which is an Irish restaurant in Downtown Disney, for dinner that night. I got fish and chips and a pint of Guinness! Traditional Irish meal! We walked around in Downtown Disney for a little while and then decided to go back to our room and get some sleep. None of us had been horizontal and asleep in over two days, so we needed it!

Fun weekend!

So, I'm unemployed now! My last day at work was on Friday. Woohoo! I'm jobless! Ahem....

Well, I had a pretty busy weekend this week. On Saturday I hung out with Ty and played some frisbee golf. He kicked my butt pretty good too ;-) I kept up with him pretty good until the last 6 holes or so, and then my game just fell apart. I hit the same tree twice in a row. The same tree! Don't even ask me how I did it, but somehow, I found a way! Anywho, we went back to his house out in Wellington after that and played Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Steph and Sarah the rest of the night. Probably the last time for awhile that we'll be able to get together and do that. The whole time that we're there, Sarah keeps telling me that Mom and Dad got me this amazing birthday present. She told Steph and Ty, and they we're telling me how jealous they were. I'm sitting there scratching my head, wondering what the heck I want that's that cool. They won't shut up about the dang thing, and I have no idea what it is! Can't find out until the next day at dinner with the family! Arghh....

So Sarah and I stayed the night over there and then went to play Laser Tag and Putt Putt with the kids and Trapper the next day. Zane looked so funny all geared up with the laser tag equipment! I've got some pictures of it that I'll be putting up on the photo album, so you should go check that out.

After all that, Grandma Carrick took Zane and Grace for the rest of the day, and we drove down to Denver to meet my parents and the rest of the family for dinner. We ate at D&B's, which is a restaurant/video game arcade/bar. Ty and I got some high quality web cams from Uncle Kerwyn and Aunt Kellie for our birthdays. The cool thing is, now I'll be able to keep in contact with everyone in Colorado, and be able to see Zane and Grace as they grow up! The bad thing is, Dad decided that my present was to big to take to Denver, and I just have to wait until later that night to find out what it is! Arghh! The suspense is killing me! I don't even know what Iwant that's remotely close to being this cool. He gave me two hints, which just made it worse. The manufacturer starts with the letter "F", and the name of the thing starts with the letter "E". As if I wasn't stumped enough before *rolls eyes*

The parents and the rest of the family went home after a little while, and I stayed at D&B's with Steph, Ty and Sarah and played games. Now for the really fun part of this whole little excursion. We left Denver to go home at about 9:45. Sarah and I got home to my house at about 1:30 in the morning. My car over heated and died in Longmont on the way back. Thankfully Steph and Sarah were following behind me and Ty, so we weren't just stranded all alone. Steph ran to the gas station to get some coolant and I put the whole gallon in the car. After about 45 minutes, we were able to get the car started again and started heading back home. A couple of miles outside of Longmont we had to pull over again because the temperature was rising fast. Steph had to run back to Longmont for more coolant, and blah blah blah....

I was freaking out at this point. I no longer have a job, already sold everything I own, and am supposed to be driving to the other side of the country in this thing on Friday. I'm more than just a little nervous and scared about this whole deal. My car needs to work, now more than ever! So, pulled over on the side of the highway, broken down, 12:30 in the morning, Steph, Sarah and I layed our hands on the engine and prayed over my car. I have faith that if I'm supposed to take this hunk of junk to Florida, then it'll make it there. At very least, it'll get me home. And you know what? It did. We all got back into our respective cars, and drove home. I watched the temperature gauge closely the whole time, and it never went above the half way point, which is exactly what it's supposed to do. My car wasn't working, and now it mysteriously is. How do you explain that?

I'm going to look it over this week and try to figure out the problem, but ultimately I'm putting my faith in God to get me where I need to go.

Still wondering what this unbelievably cool birthday present is that Mom and Dad got me? Well so was I at this point. It's 1:30 in the morning! Everyone's asleep! Now I have to wait another day to find out! Doh! But, as I'm writing this on Monday evening, I can look over to my side and see my beautiful Fender Electric Guitar and very friggin sweet amp sitting on the floor. Thanks for the best present ever Mom and Dad! Now I have to learn how to play...

Florida or Bust!

Okay, it's Friday night and I don't have to work this weekend. Thank God. ;-) Sorry about the lack of posts since I made this blog, but I've been pretty busy at work. A couple of times I started at 6 in the morning and then didn't get off until 1:30 am the next day. Woof. Overtime is great in short spurts, but it sucks when it becomes the norm, ya know?

So, about my move to Florida. Right now I live in Fort Collins, but I'll be moving to Florida two weeks from today. I decided to move to Florida about 8 months ago because I got kind of stuck in a rut here. I've always planned on going to college, but after I graduated High School, I just got distracted. Work, rent, you know the drill. Life happens. So I'm selling almost everything I own, packing the trunk of my car, and driving out there for a fresh start. I plan to move there and just live and work for a year to establish my residency, and then I'll start college. It's alot cheaper that way! I want to major in Astrophysics and minor in Math, so I'll be in for awhile! ;-)

Anywho, my brother-in-law Ty and his brother Trapper will be driving out with me. We'll be leaving here on August 1st at about nine o'clock at night. We're gonna head south on I-25 and drive through Roswell. After that we start heading east, and stop in San Antonio for a couple of hours. Remember the Alamo! We'll continue east after that through Houston, New Orleans and Tallahassee, then south again to Disney World! Four days and four nights in the happiest place on earth! That's gonna be fun. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and post them on my online photo album for y'all (I'm practicing my southern accent) to see.

After we get done in Disney, we'll head west to the Gulf Coast. I'll be staying with my Aunt Anne out there until I can find my own place and get on my feet. I'm still trying to work out the details, but it's looking like I'll be able to transfer to Color Wheel, a sister company of Kwal, where I currently work. With any luck, I'll have a job when I move out there. That's gonna help out a lot. I finally got out of debt this year, but moving to the other side of the country, away from everything I know; it's a little scary. The security of a job and some income will make it a lot easier.

So anyway, I will be out of Colorado in a couple of weeks. Bye bye mountains, snow and elk hunting. Hello white sandy beaches, warm weather year round and my future. Unfortunately I also have to say goodbye to my family for a short time. I'll try to visit as much as I can, but I'm gonna miss all of them. Treasure the time you have with the people you love, because they might not always be around. I'm gonna miss all of you while I'm gone!