My days consist of getting up, going to work for 10 hours, going home, making dinner, maybe exercising, watching TV and going to bed so there is not a lot to say. I am enjoying working. I like my patients (for the most part) and I've seen some interesting things. I have treatment down for coughs, sore throats and back pain.
Matthew is looking forward to joining the Navy and becoming a dentist. He has been accepted to Indiana Univ, Creighton Univ (1st year in Pocatello), Roseman Univ (in South Jordan, UT) and Western Univ (in Pomona, CA). We are going to go to the Creighton/IDEP program unless he gets accepted to Midwestern Univ in Glendale, AZ. He is being a good support for his working wife and probably struggles with boredom more than anything right now.
We live in a one bedroom apartment in downtown Cheyenne. The building was built in the 1940s but was remodeled just prior to our moving in so it has fresh paint and new carpet. It has lots of closet space for its size which is good because it's definitely smaller than our Meridian apartment. It has some vintage charm with black and white tile floors in the kitchen and arched doorways.
Cheyenne has about 55,000 people. It is the largest city in Wyoming. The people in Cheyenne are interesting. There is a mix of Wyoming natives, oil-field workers, military personnel and government employees. We have most of the major stores here and Fort Collins is only 30 mins away and has almost everything else. The closest Costco is in Thornton (suburb of Denver) and the closest Anthropologie is in Boulder, CO. Groceries are more expensive here but gas is cheaper (there is a refinery here in town).
Cheyenne's downtown is small but has its charms. You can sense the old-west, railroad heritage of the town. We live right next to a couple of beautiful 1800s mansions. A couple of blocks from our apartment there is an old theater that plays $3 movies. Another theater near by shows old westerns during Frontier Days (in July) and serves sasperilla. There is also a newsstand/bookstore/coffee shop nearby that is a nice place to sit and look through magazines.
This is the "Whipple House" and it is right across the street from us. The guy who built it started the 1st Baptist Church in Cheyenne so I don't think there is any near relation to me. It's an art gallery now.
This is the Nagel-Warren Mansion and it is right next to our apartment (our windows face their carriage house). It's a bed and breakfast now. Matthew had a mini-battle with the operators over a fake handicapped parking spot that they created on the curb next to our apartment so we probably won't score a tour of the place.
We went to Dinosaur Ridge on the west edge of Denver last weekend. Can you spot the dino footprints?
So glad you are blogging. I miss you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update! Sounds like you've settled in. Seems like you are in a great place. So you'll be moving in the fall sometime?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are settling into a routine and curing Cheyenne's health ailments. We stayed in Cheyenne a few times traveling between Idaho and Colorado Springs when I was a teenager.
ReplyDeleteSo, a Navy dentist, eh? Sounds like a great plan to keep the school expenses down. I have a good friend who is a PharmD through Air Force and things are working out well for him. Keep us posted.
-Josh
I am so happy you took up the pen again!!! :) I love hearing about your life!!!
ReplyDeletedearest! what beautiful buildings right next to you! So I guess you'll have to look for a job again next year. THAT IS A DRAG, I am sure it will be worth it ;)
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