DENVER!

 Hi again!

I arrived to my new house late Saturday afternoon. I was so tired from all the driving that I moved most of my stuff into the house, but didn't unpack it. All I wanted was a hot shower and to lie down! I was also far too lazy to cook anything, so I grabbed a menu off the dining room table and ordered some Thai. It was great! Panang Curry with tofu and veggies :) Claudia is really nice, and she is just as I had imagined her. A very slender, slow moving, feng shui human. She generally keeps to herself in the office.

Yesterday (Sunday) I went for a morning run through City Park, and ran to the zoo just to check it out. It looks great from the outside! I went into the gift shop just to peek around and there was Sara (the only person I know in Denver)! It was pretty funny since we hadn't seen each other since high school. We talked for a little bit and are headed out tonight for some beers! The rest of Sunday I spent lounging around. I unpacked all my clothes and tried to make my room as comfy as possible. The house is like a giant antique. The hallway walls are pink and the furniture has a mild old wood/moth ball smell. But it's a roof over my head for cheap, so I can't complain. I managed to get out of the house to go buy food. Claudia gave me a kind of judgmental look when I asked about a regular grocery store and not a natural/whole foods place. Hello, college grad on a budget! I was making some pasta with veggies and wanted a glass of wine to go with it, but when I went to find alcohol, my efforts were fruitless. I was really confused! then I realized there was no hard alcohol either! Grocery stores in CO do not sell liquor!!! Only a limited selection of beer. Luckily, there is a liquor store a block away from the house, so I found my bottle of delicious Pinot Nior :)

Today should be fun! I'm planning on a run, shower, possible visit to the museum, and then who knows. I just want to get a feel for some more of the city today. This morning I walked about a mile to check out a bike. Small world the girl was 26 and moving to Berkley! We talked for a bit and then I bought her bike. Great deal! $60 for a bike that looked pretty new and she gave me 2 bike locks! She was sad to see it go, but she said she might be back to Denver in a few months, so I said maybe she could buy it back in November when I leave. Small world!!

That's all for now :)

~K