We have a lot to post since we came home to the States on August 28th. The biggest news is that on September 8 we received a job offer to become the General Managers of the Meeker Hotel in Meeker, Colorado. We hit the road on Sept 11th with our little dogs and the next adventure and chapter in our lives began.
A fully packed Uhaul!
Can you believe that someone stole the magnet off our truck? We ordered this magnet for my parents when they got a new van this past spring... we thought it was funny... and then it seemed to fit out adventure.
Pappy (Grandpa) says "Goodbye" to James...
And Grandpa says "See you later" to his Grand-dogs...
Here we go! 8:00a.m. (so much for 5a.m....We slept in a little)
Hello Iowa! I think when you go west out of Des Moines, it is so beautiful! It was so green and lush with rolling hills...
And then came Nebraska.
We arrived in Colorado at 9:30 (cdt), 8:30 Colorado time. The first town was Julesberg. We stayed at a little hotel...
Bonita and Freida thought they were sooo cool staying at a hotel!
They did so good on the day of travel. Slept for most of it.
We took this photo in the morning as we left the hotel. Then we drove into Denver and up the mountains...
and through the Eisenhower Tunnel... then down the mountains, and up, and down....
I would hate to have to use this...
We arrived in Grand Junction to meet our friends Jim and Lois. We spent 2 night there. On Monday morning we went and bought a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. (Heidi- I think of you as it is "absolutely, positively, have to have it" blue!) When we started driving around on Sunday looking at cars while dealerships were closed,we saw a few things, but we were getting so disheartened as we went back for the sticker shock. We drove to one last dealer and we were approached by a sales man. We told the guy our story of where we came from and where we were going... and Mike our sales man said "No kidding, I was born in Coon Rapids!" I knew we would find our car there. 4 wheel drive and it has heated seats! What more can you need?
A fully packed Uhaul!
Can you believe that someone stole the magnet off our truck? We ordered this magnet for my parents when they got a new van this past spring... we thought it was funny... and then it seemed to fit out adventure.
Pappy (Grandpa) says "Goodbye" to James...
And Grandpa says "See you later" to his Grand-dogs...
Here we go! 8:00a.m. (so much for 5a.m....We slept in a little)
Hello Iowa! I think when you go west out of Des Moines, it is so beautiful! It was so green and lush with rolling hills...
And then came Nebraska.
We arrived in Colorado at 9:30 (cdt), 8:30 Colorado time. The first town was Julesberg. We stayed at a little hotel...
Bonita and Freida thought they were sooo cool staying at a hotel!
They did so good on the day of travel. Slept for most of it.
We took this photo in the morning as we left the hotel. Then we drove into Denver and up the mountains...
and through the Eisenhower Tunnel... then down the mountains, and up, and down....
I would hate to have to use this...
We arrived in Grand Junction to meet our friends Jim and Lois. We spent 2 night there. On Monday morning we went and bought a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. (Heidi- I think of you as it is "absolutely, positively, have to have it" blue!) When we started driving around on Sunday looking at cars while dealerships were closed,we saw a few things, but we were getting so disheartened as we went back for the sticker shock. We drove to one last dealer and we were approached by a sales man. We told the guy our story of where we came from and where we were going... and Mike our sales man said "No kidding, I was born in Coon Rapids!" I knew we would find our car there. 4 wheel drive and it has heated seats! What more can you need?I takes about 1.5 hours to drive from Grand Junction to Meeker. (you can fly Msp to Grand Junction!) Once in Meeker we found our new home!
This is the Meeker Hotel. Our dining room is the 2 windows you see on the top right...Rounded wall and rounded windows. 15 (or so) foot ceilings... So beautiful. The dogs run the halls like they are so important! They have a bed in our office too. They think all the people who stop by the hotel are there to see them.
This is the Meeker Hotel. Our dining room is the 2 windows you see on the top right...Rounded wall and rounded windows. 15 (or so) foot ceilings... So beautiful. The dogs run the halls like they are so important! They have a bed in our office too. They think all the people who stop by the hotel are there to see them. Check out the new links about Meeker Colorado!
More Soon
Love P&V
3 comments:
YAY! How exciting!!
I can't believe that someone stole that magnet! That is the cutest thing ever!
Hello Phil & Vickie! How's Colorado? Did you get some of that snow? Probably not high enough huh?
Okay, glad you guys made it! I like the way your blog looks now:)
Talk to u soon.
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