As most of you know we have had a very busy month and are finally getting a little grounded in Santa Fe. I will definitely have to back blog a little to get caught up. But, today I will just keep it simple. We made it to NM on Thursday afternoon and are staying at a lady's guest house until our house is ready for us. It is being delivered today and hopefully they can get it up and running quickly. But, I have no expectations because I know where I am and am learning quickly that New Mexicans do move at a different pace and stride. I won't go into my Walmart experience, but I don't know that I will be visiting Santa Fe's Walmart as often as I did the Fort Collins. In short, I couldn't find a damn thing and the service was AWFUL.
My first NM impression: I ran to the gas station (ALLSUPS) around 9 PM on Thursday night because I was starving and we are nowhere close to any fast food (the gas station is a 10 min drive going 50 mph). I was getting ready to pay when a man walks in and tosses a handful of change on the counter and states, "Pump 6", and when the cashier asks how much he replies, "I don't know, count it", and he rushed back out. I think it ended up being 2 bucks and 17 cents and mostly pennies and nickles. Anyway...there was also a bum hanging out outside my car when I left the gas station. He was talking to himself and I think gave me a dirty look...
It is definitely different than Fort Collins!
It is beautiful here! The sunsets and sunrises are ridiculous. The Thals (Sam's new employer) seem very excited to have us here. It was nice to have such a warm welcome. I swear Doug was just downright giddy. They have a 16 month old boy named Russel who couldn't be any cuter! I hope that he and Avery will get to be good pals.
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