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This past week was an absolute blast and I really wish Nate could have been here to share it with me. I met more than a dozen new people and had a few late nights, but sacrificing sleep and waltzing around town while running into people you know left and right is definitely worth it.
I went out with one of my roomies to a debate party where we did DIY pizza and passed around some bipartisan Maker's Mark followed by another night at the Trail Head and a game of pool. I also discovered the Lyric Cinema where they have free old school movies every Wednesday (Freeway is a terrible movie by the way). The weekend was then packed with free food, dancing, and micro-brews with a party at the Food Co-op and an anniversary party for one of the bike shops in town called Brave New Wheel that went till 4 in the morning.
With Nate back the following week, he finally met two of his roommates for the first time and we struggled every day to find time to hang out since I seem to have piled my plate a little high with two jobs and a volunteering gig. One night we did go out to celebrate a 21st birthday for my new friend from JAX and played foosball till the wee hours of the morning. We also found out that he lives only a few blocks from our new November residence (406 Riddle Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80521 - now our third zip code for the state... but hey! We'll be signing a lease through April, so we're actually grounding ourselves this time) Only a few nights after that, we all went out to a Corduroys concert at Road 34.
With all of this news of parties and meeting people, you may think that I'm leaving out the boring parts, but I really just never have time to rest! Even when I'm at work, I love what I'm doing and the hours fly by. A typical day at the cafe might be (this was my day today) baking some delicious oatmeal scones, a dozen gluten free muffins, and a poundcake followed by some indoor climbing with some of my new friends in town. I feel like I know more people here in Fort Collins after only two months than I met the entire five years I was in Minneapolis. This town simply inspires the outgoing and fun-loving nature in people!
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