The last 2 months have been nothing short of crazy. We moved from Huntington Beach, CA to Evergreen, CO at the beginning of June. In between that we attended a college graduation for my stepdaughter in New York, and my husband started a new law practice. If it sounds like a lot, trust me, it is.

But the move to Colorado has been a wonderful one. The first two weeks of adjusting to the elevation were rough – we live at about 8200 feet. Every bike ride was a suffer fest, and I’d wake up with headaches daily. But I’m finally adjusting and I can’t say enough about the beautiful rides we have available to us in and around Evergreen. The picture below was from a few weeks ago when Jonathan and I rode up to Echo Lake. This picture was taken at just over 11,000 feet. I was happy to still be upright!

Even the cats are adjusting, although my “senior” cat, Milo, still has one single goal: To get into the areas of the house he’s not allowed in to. He’s sitting outside our living room window in this picture:

Milo and his brother, Tommy, share my office with me and they have their own screened in “catio” to keep them safe. Tommy is napping in it below:

We have daily wildlife visits from deer, a neighborhood red fox, and occasionally the black bears in the area will get in to our trash. I got up close and personal with a mama elk 2 weeks ago who surprised me by being in the middle of the road I was descending on my bike. I quickly realized she was trying to cross the road to get to her baby so I was more than happy to stop and wait for her. I have never been that close to an elk – they are enormous!!

I will be posting much more now that we are settled. But for now it’s off to work!