apple pie... a la mode

Stephanie and I (yes, I actually helped cook. :p) made a homemade apple pie for dessert last night. It was phenominally good, although Steph said the crust was too crumbly. I thought the crust was (and is right now as I eat a piece after my lunch *wink*) very good. I'm proud of us. :)

This morning I got up, took a shower, ate some breakfast, took the dogs out, and then headed off to the library. We have an amazing, 7-story library just 7 blocks from our apartment. It's a lovely walk, and I thoroughly enjoyed it this morning because it was cool enough for just a long-sleeve shirt and the breeze was amazing. I spent a long time wandering around the library, since I don't know my way around yet. I spent a lonnnnng time in the photography section, and found some awesome books! I also got some cool books about the history of Colorado and stuff. I figured I ought to do some learning since I've got all this free time again.

I've had a rough past couple of days, but thankfully today has been much better. I was about ready to start walking home last night, just because I'm emotionally spent and I really miss, and need, the support of my friends. But, I'm still here, and the beauty of today made me very glad that I am. :)

This morning I had a really discussion with God on my walk to the library. We didn't talk about spiritual stuff, because we didn't have to. I just talked to Him about the people I passed, the sights I saw, and thanked Him for the wonderful breeze on my face. It was the first time I embraced just being friends with Him, instead of thinking everything has to be super spiritual. It was wonderful :)


So, if you ever come to Denver in the fall, stop by our apartment and we'll make you a delicious, slightly crumbly apple pie.

baby giraffes!

Today was an extraordinarily pleasant day. :) It was a free day at the Denver zoo, so Steph and I (Lindsey was working her first day at the hotel!) went right after lunch. I've been looking forward to it for like 2 weeks, so I was super excited. Obviously, there were like 2 million people there so we had to park really far away and we accidently walked clear all the way around the outside of the zoo before we found the entrance. :-p

IT was so much FUN! The exhibits are amazing, and the animals were so active and lively! (I guess animals in southern zoos are just too daggum hot. haha.) We got to see four tiger cubs, 3 baby giraffes (which, for those of you who know how insane I am about giraffes, totally made my day), and a sea lion show! The weather was amazing: sunny, cool, breezy. Ahhhh. :) I will definitely be frequenting that zoo every free day from now on. hehe.

The mountains are covered in snow today. It's quite possibly one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen! This weekend Lindsey's uncle will be here and we're going trail riding in Estes Park, so the views from there will be unbeliveable. I simply can't wait!

I am super excited about the weather soon being cold enough for me to wear my new coat. I shall post a picture of the first time I get to wear it, and ya'll will love it as much as I do! ;)

My time in TX was so much fun, and too short! I miss my nieces immensely. And my younger sisters even more! We were lucky enough to have a day and a half to hang out with Trent while he was off work, which was a real treat! We had a great time playing UNO and sixes. I thought about sticking Ellie in my suitcase before I left, but I'm pretty sure I'd get arrested, :-p


Anywayz.... It's back on the job hunt for me I suppose. I've applied to two office positions in the last couple days, so we'll see how that goes. I'm also looking into starting school part-time in January. Change, change, change... I think I'm getting kinda good at it. hehe.

The timer on the oven is beeping, which means my pizza is done! And my show starts in 23 minutes, so I better run!
peace out, Denveh.

link to pics

Just thought I'd post the link real quick to my pics from the family's visit to Denver. :) My bro--in-law (who I found out is a follower of my blog. YAY!) requested that I do so. hehe.

Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/hannah.wiersma#!/album.php?aid=2089734&id=1150162050

Fort Worth

Well, to everyone's surprise (and my own), I quit my job on Monday. Not to my surprise, my hips were the reason. They can't handle standing in one place all day, and that's exactly what I had to do all day. And the machines were too short for me so I was always stooped over. =[ So, it's back on the job hunt for me. Yay. Hopefully it won't be toooo bad.. and maybe I can still get a job at Petsmart where I could sit down behind the register. We'll see I supppose.

Quitting my job, however, freed me up for a few days to drive down to TX with mom, val, and Kayleen. I'll be here until Tuesday and flying home to Denver that afternoon. It's so hot here compared to home!! I'm croaking in the humidity again. haha. I didn't think it would be this big of a difference! Lindsey says the weather is gonna be really cool when I get home though, so I'm excited about that. Oh dear, listen to me..... I'm excited about cold weather. =p

Having the family in Denver with us was so much fun! We went to several different state parks, drove to Estes Park together, had a girls night, went shopping together, and all kinds of fun stuff. It was lovely to have everyone stay in the apartment with us, although it was rather cramped though! I didn't mind a bit though (except I slightly minded the constant mess. haha) because we got to spend all the more time with them. I think they really liked Denver, which is wonderful news for those of us who live in Denver and want them close by!

I'm super exhausted from driving yesterday and the day before. We decided to break the trip down here into 2 days for mom's sake, and it worked out pretty well but was very long. I drove most of the way, until about an hour outside of Fort Worth when my exhaustion caught up with me and started crying in the McDonalds parking lot. ha. For those of you who know how often I cry... I was really tired.

I have some really great pics to post from the week with the family, but way too many to post on here, so I'll be putting them on facebook here in the next day or two. :)

Miss my Steph and Lindsey! And Corin! And the coolness! ;)

The Mystery of the Elusive Watch

Once upon a time there was a girl, and this girl had a wrist watch. It was nothing special, just a black sports watch. However, this girl really liked this watch, and she wore it almost every day. Now one day, this girl decided to move to Colorado. She bought a plane ticket, packed her things, and said a tearful goodbye to her family. A few days after she arrived, the girl lost her watch unknowingly. Day after day she would hear it beeping somewhere on the hour, but countless attempts to find the watch all ended in nothing. She searched through her suitcases, her laptop bag, and under the bed... but still no watch. The girl sat down on her bed and the watch beeped from somewhere in the room.
"Daggum it!" she cried, "I am going to find that watch no matter what!!"
She rushed out of the room, turned on her laptop and opened the file that held her pictures.
"If I really did bring the watch with me when I moved, then I'll be wearing it in one of these pictures..." She mumbled as she searched and searched. Finally, she opened up a picture and there it was, the black watch on her wrist! Now, that in fact proves that the watch did come to Colorado with the girl. So, somewhere in the bedroom of the girl who moved to Colorado, the black sports watch hides, taunting those who try to find it with it's hourly beep.......

Stay tuned for the conclusion of this ridiculous, but true story... as the girl who moved to Colorado finds the watch!!!

*dah dah doooooommmm*

changing lights

It is very quiet here this morning. I suppose since it's a Saturday every person who would normally be up and bustling around at this time, is still nestled in bed. I, however, am wide awake and enjoying the cool air on my face as I sit on the patio. I love coming out here in the mornings and just watching. This morning there isn't much to watch besides the traffic light changing every couple of minutes and only the occasional car flying through the intersection.

A bright blue van just drove by with decorative flames covering the entire front half of the vehicle. The two colors rather clashed against each other in my opinion.

It's a rare cloudy day in Denver this morning. I don't remember more then 3 or 4 cloudy days ever since I moved here. I actually find it a treat to wake up and find out that it's cloudy. hehe. I do miss all the thunderstorms in GA. The clouds here are much different then the ones in Georgia... they have more character. No, seriously. It must be because of the mountains or something, but the clouds here are much fluffier. We rarely get those GA type overcast days where it's just an ugly blanket of white. They're much more defined here. I like it a lot :)

Last night I gravely missed my darling Traci. I would have given anything to be curled up on her couch talking, or throwing popcorn at each other, or playing wii. Heck, I would love to just clean the kitchen with her. hehe. This move has been an excellent thing for me, but I desperately miss my friends back home.

Oh! I just thought I should let ya'll know that I am changing my hair yet again. I'm just not digging this extreme red color... I don't think I'm punk enough or something. Whatever the reason is, I've decided to go back to brown. I think it suits my personality better. haha.

I do believe I'll go make myself some breakfast and then maybe take Corin down to the park for a spell. This cold weather has me in a mood to be active. :)

Thank you Armani

for putting that amazing song on your commercial. I am in love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTM7c12YIvE&NR=1
If I could, I would force everyone to listen to this song. It's short, but almost life changing in a way. It makes me feel like I could do anything. It makes me feel like I could fall in love. It makes me want to live life with reckless abandon.

Music makes me feel like no one or no other thing on this planet makes me feel. It gives me freedom. Freedom. There are no walls when I've got music playing. It gives me wings... which is my heart's greatest desire.

I want to play the piano again. I need to be able to make my own freedom. Freedom that comes from the depths of my soul, instead of someone else's.

Mmmm, this song is like a sky full of shooting stars.... magic.