Visitors!

It’s been about a month now in my new home in New Mexico and everyday I'm in awe of the beauty around me.  My whole life I lived in a concrete jungle but really did love all the wonderment of living in a big city ...but now to be so close to nature, the beauty of the mountains and the open spaces is something I hope never becomes my norm.  The differences are huge, the pace a far cry from what I am used to but all in all I am settling in and adjusting and loving it!  Yesterday I set up a hummingbird feeder in the corner of our yard and in no time we had little visitors... they are amazing creatures to watch!  Interestingly it would have been the first day do school and although I have to admit it was a little bittersweet, taking time to watch these amazing creatures was priceless!

Greetings From New Mexico!

Flash back to June 27th . . . we left Chicago for our new life in New Mexico. It was a very difficult last few weeks . . . saying goodbye to my dear friends and family even though there were promises of seeing them soon…  Our plan was that we would be renting a house until about the July 4^th weekend, well we learned quickly we now live in the land of “manana” (an attitude we will grow to love but not when waiting to get into the house) and when building a home you are at the mercy of inspectors. . .  Flash forward to July 23^rd  we finally get clearance to move in . . . yes we were a bit off on our schedule of the 4^th weekend! It was a crazy adventure those 3 weeks but we managed to hang in there because really what choice did we have?! Since moving in we have been working like crazy trying to unpack, organize, and of course buy things that we want/need to make it a comfy home for us and for those who may come out to visit.  There will be more to come on this new adventure . . . but for now I will go out back and enjoy the view of a hot air balloon flying in the sky. . . a site I hope never becomes “normal”