My first time

This is my first blog. I'm not sure where it will go. I don't know if anyone is going to read this. I have a few ideas about what I want to write about throughout its life. I was skeptical about the art of blogging for a very long time. Over the last year, however, I've had a lot of positive experiences with blogs on various subjects. Call me a convert!


Initially, I wanted to get into why I started this blog, but I think that would waste your time and mine. I'll just dive right in and begin writing...


We just moved to Colorado from the DC area over a month ago and we haven't looked back. Yes, we do miss our friends and family, but the brilliant views of the Rocky mountains, the low humidity, and lots of open spaces really help you forget the east coast. The move itself went very smoothly although very overwhelming at first since we had to deal with all the logistics. The move was job related, but it was up to us to get us out here.


After reading 15 or so reviews on epinions.com I was gung-ho on using a Penske to drive our stuff out here. There was no way I was going to have our stuff held hostage on a truck while we paid an extra few thousand dollars to get it unloaded. After days of deliberations we used United Van Lines who subsequently contracted out the actual transport of our belongings to a company affiliated with MayFlower Van Lines.
The driver who handled the loading, drive, and unloading was extremely professional, took great care of our belongings, and arrived at our old AND new place on time. I will most definitely recommend him and this company to anyone who is interested. After all was said and done we received a $19 refund!

Craigslist played a HUGE role in our move. To put it into perspective, we sold most of our furniture there, we found someone to takeover our lease in DC, we found a new place to live in CO, we bought furniture to replace furniture we sold, and bought Christmas gifts. I love craigslist. I check it daily.

I'm done for tonight and I leave you with this; if you are considering having a coke, think about having a dark stout beer instead. It probably tastes better, guaranteed has more nutrients, and if you live in an area with lots of micro breweries you're buying food locally produced.