lakewhat?

lakewood, colorado. my new home away from home. a suburb of denver and for an alaskan reference a ratio of muldoon to anchorage. its different here. the weather is hot, but dry, so its not too hard to handle. ive only seen chain restaurants here so i cant realy tell what the personality of the town is like. there is a church on almost every corner and there is ONLY starbucks coffee! sick. what am i going to do??

leaving home was one of the hardest things ive ever had to do. saying goodbye to my family and friends was terrible. after finally making it on the plane i sobbed for the first two hours of the flight until i finally fell asleep. i woke up miserable and tired. my face was splotchy and swollen. we got in and checked into our hotel early where i got to sleep for a few hours. when i woke up i didnt feel any better. later on mom and i went to target (our family tradition) and that made me feel a little better. i did some emotional shopping and spent lots of money on buying new things for my dorm.

i woke up today feeling better than the day before. we drove up to boulder and ate breakfast at my favorite restaurant in colorado called burnt toast. it is so wonderul. all of the food is organic, fresh, and tasty. i had bread, apples, and brie. only some of you will be able to understand my pure joy in being able to eat brie for breakfast. mmmmmmmmmmmm. we spent the day in boulder. its a great town. so relaxed and chill. like girdwood, but bigger. we ate dinner at olive garden and finally came back to the hotel full and content.

tomorrow morning im going to meet my roommate and see my new dorm. im nervous and excited. i cant believe its all really happening.