hello all you who still come back to my blog every once in a while just to see if I've uttered a single word in OVER A YEAR!!......Oh My Gosh....a whole freaking year?!!? geeze.....sorry..that even caught me by surprise when i just when back and looked at my last post.
So yeah, things in my life this year have not really been blog worthy too much....and when something did happen that was blog worthy, I probably wrote about it on Facebook and not here.....so that's that....but now i tell you something here.
Since I was a young child, I was blessed by parents who knew the awe and beauty of nature....and many of my vacations included going to the mountains of colorado and california and wyoming for some good old camping. Not hard core roughing it....but not luxury RV w/tv, shower, bathroom. We camped in a cozy little pop up trailer......but that's besides the point. We had still gone to more places and seen more mountains and drove over more summits and dangerously narrow passes than most people ever will in there lifetime. I gained a huge appreciation for nature and wildlife. I also loved preserving those memories in photographs.
So ever since I started to think about my future, I've always wanted to live in Colorado....to be right there in the mountains so close to all the beauty......now granted, i had never been to colorado in winter, but I was always was certain it couldn't be THAT bad. So here I am in dallas, tx. It will soon be approaching 6 years since I graduated college which is both frightening and sad. Throughout all those years, I've been saying "Some day i'm going to live in colorado.". My friend Jeremy has even lived there a huge part of that time and has tried his best to persuade me to come.....promising adventure, fun, friends, women and booze....and even a chance to spoon. (i made that last one up...or last two or three)....but he did his best.....but I always had excuses not to go. Although my excuses have been valid in my opinion, I have finally made a mental step in going. This won't be easy for me though. I love my church family at Skillman Church of Christ. I also have great friends both at Skillman and Prestoncrest Church of Christ. The thing I will miss most however, is being so close to my family which includes my 4 nephews. I love all those little guys. I have a ridiculously good looking family.
So how do I move to Colorado while still being able to visit friends and family fairly easily???? WORK AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINE!!!......so that's my goal. My very specific goal is to live in or around Denver at Southwest Airlines.....and hopefully be a ramp agent which are those people you see outside the plane driving your luggage or directing the plane into the terminal or doing other important stuff for your safety and the safety of your belongings. One kink in this specific plan is that the economy sucks right now and Southwest will be hiring a lot less than usual....but I fear not. I do believe I will get this job......but my plan as of now is to start out with a very specific job search. If a few weeks go by and nothing seems to be coming up, I will expand my search to other airlines (i prefer southwest cause they are stable, i am friends with several of it's employees, and i feel like i have some loyalty to them even though I've never worked for them).....I I still get no results, then I will look into any job in the Denver area that will get me by until something at Southwest opens up. Now this plan is stricty an ideal situation plan. I do have stuff to consider with my life here in dallas. I am in a lease that I need to find some info on about subleasing or breaking the lease....I need to watch my financial situation and know when it's smart to move. I have projects to do....and I have family to see.....and of course I have to get a job in Colorado first...cause I can't afford to live there without a job.
So, this is my goal for 2009....unless something amazing comes up between now and 2009.....but I am hoping to be in Colorado by June at the latest. I am for real. My mind is made up.
a list of why colorado is good for me
1. I feel at peace in the mountains.
2. I love nature
3. It has 4 seasons
4. I love photography and Colorado will definately help my photography hobby get a boost.
5. skiing
6. when the icecaps melt, i will be safe ;)
7. it will be one step closer to me owning a huge genuine wooden lodge/cabin in the mountains where all my friends and family can come and enjoy life.
8. I like earthy girls...but not hard core tree hugger...just a little granola (I also like Texas girls which is why i'm so late in coming to colorado.....but it's time to move on)
9. adventure
10. gold mines
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i am going to drive you to colorado myself if you aren't there by june.
i'm serious. don't doubt me.
have you ever thought about colorado springs? it's a little closer, and it's a really cool town. i think you would like it!
Congrats on the annual post! It was a nice, long one.
I'm sure lots of people in Dallas will miss you. In fact, you should wait until your lease is up, so you don't have to worry about that.
Unless you do find a job in Colorado, then at least you can see a few monies Tim's way to pay your part of it. But hopefully by then there will be a bit better times economically, unless if it all goes down hill.
Colorado Springs is cool. You should check out the Flying W Wranglers there.
Jeremy totally promised the women; I was one of them. :P We're rooting for you, Adam!
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