Living in a New Land

First of all, I am new to this blogging stuff so bear with me. Well I am currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Yes that's what I said.......it's crazy huh? I never thought I would live out of Texas, but I am. Even though it's only for 2 months, it still counts. So let me back up a little bit and tell ya about the long drive here........Well Lindsey and I set out on Tuesday and headed for Pagosa Springs Colorado. We decided that since it was our Spring Break that we should have some fun even though we needed to get to SLC. So, 7 1/2 hours later we reached Pagosa. We decided to try out a local spot for dinner and boy did we stick out when we walked in. I hate walking in to a place and everyone looking at you knowing that you are not "local." On wednesday we hit the slopes at Wolf Creek. I must say it was quite different being on the mountain, just me and Lindsey. I have always been with big groups which is a slightly different experience. Needless to say we got more than our moneys worth for our lift ticket. They stay open till 5 and we barely made it till 3. Lindsey took a few good spills on her snowboard and was a little sore. I on the other hand was very thankful to be on skis. So Thursday, we set out for our destination SALT LAKE CITY. I was so anxious to finally be on our way. I have been counting down the days since we got to pick our clinical sights last semester and now it was finally here. It was a much prettier drive from Pagosa Springs to Salt Lake City. Much better scenery. Luckily we arrived in SLC in just enough time to miss the traffic. Who wants to mess with that after driving another 7 1/2 hours. The place we are staying at is fantastic. We have a view of the snow covered mountains out the front door and a creek running through the backyard. I was pumped about that. So when I woke up this morning and it was snowing, that just topped it all off........we are finally here!! We spent the day trying to find our way around this place, it is definitely much bigger than Amarillo. And the streets are named crazy here......for example an address might look like this 3000 West 3500 South. The streets in Texas are not named like this so I am definitely having a little trouble getting used to this. But all in all it was a good trip. And tomorrow I get to hit the slopes again!!

Here is the house we are staying in.

The beautiful view of the mountains from the front yard.

A creek runs through the back yard.