It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

The weather here has been beyond gorgeous ever since I've arrived, and today is the best one yet! Sixty-six degrees, bright and sunny. The sun here is so warm that you truly do not need a jacket or even long sleeves to be outside. I opened up all the windows today to let the house air out, as it still retains that delicious new home smell (chemical-ly carpet stench and paint, yum!) when it's been shut tight for too long. Then I decided to venture out into the neighborhood, taking a short walk to get our mail.

Those who have visited know that we live in an area of all new construction and that we live "up on the ridge" as the locals say, so we really don't have much of a view of what is around us. What is around us on 3 sides is new construction, as far as the eye can see (which isn't very far). Homes and townhomes to the south and east, commercial establishments to the north. We're going to have a Taco Bell within walking distance soon (sorry, hips you may be retaining some of that baby weight after all!) and a mass of new stores. I'm crossing my fingers for an ice cream joint to move in, as walking to get ice cream was Tom and I's quintessential date during college. Plus what would be better than walking with baby to get ice cream, Starbucks, Sonic, Subway, Chinese, etc.?

Ah, but to the west we have something more than just newly constructed homes and yuppie establishments.


Not a bad view when walking to the mailbox, eh?

Those mountains, the ones I have to check out every time I leave the house. Will Pikes Peak be snowcapped today? Will they look green, or will they be the eerie shade of purple that they sometimes look? Or, on foggy or rainy days, will I be able to see them at all?

In other (and probably more interesting) news, next week I will drive on post to pick up everyone's favorite tanker. I do not know the day, nor would I be able to share it if I did. (See link on OPSEC). But I can share that the number of days until he's home is in the single digits. Or as The Donut puts it: "You're a single-digit vertically challenged person!"

Today's lesson in political correctness brought to you by The Donut of Misery.

As you can see the information that I can share really is very limited. I will try and keep everyone updated as best as I can. For now, just know that he should be home soon! I can't wait!