Before it makes me hard
Posted by: Liz | From: September 05, 2006
Well, here's the thing: we are moving. To Denver. At the end of the month.
It's something J and I have been talking about for probably a year now: an escape from the big city, having more room to spread out, possibly buying property, being closer to family. It seems the timing is just finally right.
It seems like I spent a lot of my time after college trying to find the right guy, the right apartment, the right job. Now that I have all three, I'm taking the first and ditching the last two. I have faith that I'll re-find them, but it's still pretty scary.
I haven't lived in Denver since high school, and I know a lot of it has changed, possibly enough so that I won't recognize life as I remember it, but that's sort of what I'm looking forward to. I don't think I could go back if I felt like things had stagnated while I was away, but I think things have actually grown. Friends are doing exciting things, the city has changed.
You might think this was mostly my idea, but once J met the Denver crowd, he was just waiting for my go-ahead to make the decision. I think he was ready for this before I was. His desperation for a workshop, a garage, a tool shed certainly factor into his desire to leave the big city.
It's all a bit bittersweet. We constantly refer to living in New York as being in an abusive relationship. When it's good it's really really good, but when it's bad you wonder how much longer you'll be able to take the punches to the gut. I haven't been to the top of the Empire State Building. I haven't eaten at the Chip Shop. There are a million shows I didn't attend, a hundred parades I never saw, a dozen museums I never made it too. But that's part of living in this city, too: ignoring the big attractions in favor of the smaller ones that add up to a life here.
oh liz oh liz! you really meant it!
I hope to see you before you go.
oh and gooooood luck! Can't wait to hear how you'll settle in.
Posted by: beth at September 5, 2006 01:02 PM
ohhhh congratulations! i'm very emotional these days on account of getting married in like 12 days or something, so this post made me teary-eyed, again! i'm so very happy for you. live the dream!
Posted by: erica at September 5, 2006 01:21 PM
Aww, man! I just started reading your blog! Poo.
Posted by: Lesterhead at September 5, 2006 01:23 PM
Will the cats get a taste of the outdoors living in Denver? My cats are going to be moving from the west perfect year round weather to cold snowy winters. I think they will be indoor cats from now on.
Good luck on your new adventure!
Posted by: Catnip at September 5, 2006 02:00 PM
I have been thinking about moving to Denver ever since I stopped there for a week or so on the road trip/move from Portland to New York.
My lady and I were almost like "hey fuck it, lets just find a place here".
Not much compares to moving to a place, finding a honey bun, then getting the hell out! Good luck. You guys should listen to a bunch of Springsteen and be all "BABY WE GONNA GET OUT!"
Posted by: Larry Forney at September 5, 2006 02:26 PM
I'm so excited for you! Part of me gets all happy thinking of you in Denver, as if you will be closer to me, but then I realize that really you will be much, much farther, and then I get VERY sad. I don't see nearly enough of you right now, and soon it will all about christmas vacation.
Regardless, I think this is a great move for you two. Denver will welcome you with big, open arms and warm, dry air! Yea, for the West!
Posted by: Heather at September 5, 2006 02:40 PM
On a personal level I am very, very excited for you. New York is awesome, but paying the same amount of money for roughly 10-times more space is FUCKING FANTASTIC.
On a professional level, I'm mildly worried. I like you as my agent! Don't go!
Posted by: Ariel at September 5, 2006 05:42 PM
I only hope ANTM won't be our last TV party! Or our last anything party! I'll miss you Liz!!
Posted by: Real Girl at September 5, 2006 06:44 PM
I for one will be very excited to have the both of you in town.
Posted by: Goodrich at September 5, 2006 07:14 PM
I'm glad that you've decided to wait a month after I moved away from Denver to move there yourself. 'Cause that town's not big enough for the two of us!
Posted by: Brion at September 5, 2006 08:45 PM
How exciting -- a new adventure for the two of you! I can't wait to read about it!
Posted by: Sally Nordan at September 5, 2006 09:07 PM
I can't believe we missed each other by a month!
We're definitely thinking of introducing the cats to the outdoors. I would love to be able to throw Max into a back yard when he starts with the crazy.
Posted by: Liz at September 5, 2006 09:27 PM
Wow. Totally write about the transition. So curious...
Posted by: corie at September 6, 2006 12:34 PM
lmao about the blog comment! It sort of feels like the blog will end too, but, of course, it won't.
But we won't run into each other at CE events and that makes me sad (and now a little bit hungry).
Good luck to you and J!
Posted by: Mega Munch at September 6, 2006 07:15 PM
Krista without Liz is like Lennon without Mcartney
Posted by: beautifulbrian at September 6, 2006 08:22 PM
I just moved from NYC to the suburbs and you know what? I was afraid that I would feel isolated and bored, but I LOVE the space, the green grass, the friendly neighbors, the grocery stores where you can get 2 carts past each other (with room to spare!) and a general sense of healthy living. So best of luck and Enjoy!
Posted by: beautychick at September 7, 2006 12:07 PM
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welcome home (in a month).
Posted by: hubs at September 5, 2006 12:41 PM