it feels like at least 836 days since i posted last, but apparently it has only been ten. our drive out to denver took a little longer than planned due to car trouble but we finally made it on monday. since arriving we waited over three hours to get our colorado licenses, unpacked all of our clothing, began our job hunts and i started learning to drive (again). this morning i drove on real streets with real cars.
for those of you not from the US, our drive required us to drive through new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, ohio, indiana, illinois, iowa, nebraska, and colorado. this means we passed fields of corn, corn, and corn.
our favorite stop was york, nebraska. we ate in the "chances r" restaurant where we seemed to be the only people who were not intimately familiar with the lives of everyone else in the place. if you ever eat there be careful of the spicy buffalo wings. my mouth is still stinging.
have a great weekend!
the chances r looks like fun. welcome to denver! i wish i was there too so we could go bike riding and take photos together. xo
Posted by: shari | August 11, 2007 at 05:10 PM
You drove through my state! You should have stopped to say hello!
Posted by: sarah | August 11, 2007 at 06:41 PM
huzzah, you've arrived safely! but so far away. you're already being missed in lilol' nyc.
Posted by: jillypickle | August 11, 2007 at 06:54 PM
YAY! You made it. Ooo, spicy wings.. I want their sign! Ha... Well well, looks like its all coming along.. Boy, you have had one wild summer!!! xoxoxo
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | August 12, 2007 at 11:59 AM
I'm glad you arrived safely even with the car trouble! It's one hell of a drive as I realised when I saw that the flight I will be taking from New York takes over 4 hours!! And I thought it was just next door. Good luck with the job hunting and the driving!
Posted by: Di | August 12, 2007 at 03:25 PM
I hate driving behind trucks with large loads like the one with pipes! I'm always sure that something will fall on my car.
I love the sign for Chances R. It has a regal touch to it!
X
Megan (from the land of Ohio corn)
Posted by: Megan | August 12, 2007 at 05:16 PM
Chance R that chances are....Love that!
Yes, indeed....welcome!
Posted by: Stephanie | August 12, 2007 at 08:55 PM
A mouth still stinging from spicy buffalo wings... i like this description, Risa, and I'll keep it in mind if ever I'm in that part of town & dining at Chances R. Good luck with all new things, g xo
Posted by: gracia | August 12, 2007 at 10:06 PM
What a huge drive. Did you get to eat any corn along the way or just admire it from afar. xo lj
PS Good luck with the job hunt and settling in.
Posted by: louise | August 12, 2007 at 11:14 PM
sounds like quite the road trip!
Posted by: Tiffany | August 13, 2007 at 11:23 AM
yay!! you made it!! hope that the settling in is going well... what a switch. it's funny to think about re-learning things like driving in the united states... i am at the moment looking forward to leaving my car in florida :)
thinking of you!
xox
Posted by: amisha | August 13, 2007 at 03:08 PM
yay! so glad you made it....
XO
Posted by: lisa s | August 13, 2007 at 05:16 PM
the cornfield looks strangely familiar...
Posted by: lou | August 13, 2007 at 08:31 PM
Must be interesting to be passing through so many states, although I can't imagine driving for so many days. Hope you are settling in well, I have to catch up on emails too...and ditto on learning to drive (again) :)
Posted by: cruststation | August 14, 2007 at 09:37 AM
Adventures galore for you!!! I hope you're happy there in Denver....Rocky mountain highhhhhhh....Colarado!
Posted by: Tricia | August 14, 2007 at 09:54 AM
it is great to know that you arrived safe and sound. welcome!
it is a bit scary to relearn how to drive don't you think? the first few moments are panic ... did this happen to you? it happen to me after not having driven for more than 8 years.
Posted by: simple me | August 14, 2007 at 05:18 PM
have fun settling in!!!!
Posted by: Anastasia | August 14, 2007 at 09:41 PM
Hello Sweets!!!!
I wish you so my luck and fun in your new home!! Oh and i need to start driving lessons too!!!!
Missed you xxxx
Posted by: julie | August 15, 2007 at 11:07 AM
good luck settling into denver!
love the chances r photo!
Posted by: marsha | August 15, 2007 at 02:10 PM
Hi pallie,so great to read your adventures!can;t wait to see more of your life in Denver!
hugs Dees
Posted by: Dees | August 15, 2007 at 02:30 PM
Hi risa! Thank you for your comment! I know your weblog from my mother Dees and I like it very much!!! Sounds like a real adventure, I'm glad you arrived safe! I'm having driving lessons right now, here in the Netherlands you have to be 18 for your first lesson. I have my exam in two weeks! EEK! Good luck! XXXX Les
Posted by: Lesley-Ann | August 16, 2007 at 02:20 AM
Welcome to Denver! I mean from Ecuador, I send welcomes.
Its cold and rainy here today, and there was a tsunami warning. Miss you!
Posted by: Claudia | August 16, 2007 at 11:33 AM
that was a long, long drive.
good luck with job hunting and getting back into driving mode.
enjoy!
Posted by: jessica | August 17, 2007 at 09:15 AM
You really got to see alot of US.
Our oldest son was an exchange student in USA one year and visited more than half the states during his stay.
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | August 17, 2007 at 09:18 AM