Snowflake Kisses and Birthday Wishes

As previously mentioned, we spent last week in Colorado packing up Jeremy's apartment. The four Austinites left bright and early Monday morning. The flight, of course, was pretty full. Nicholas decided to document how we sit in our seats.Once in the Denver airport, we had to take the train to baggage claim where we were overloaded with half full suitcases. Since Southwest Airlines lets 2 bags fly for FREE, we maxed out our bag limit in order to fill up suitcases with Jeremy's clothes.Jeremy's apartment complex had a "guest suite" that they rented out to friends/family of residents. It was two bedrooms/two baths, had a kitchen, living room, dining room, and laundry room. We stayed there for 3 nights because the 4th night was already booked by someone else. It was nice to have another place to stay that was close to Jeremy and way cheaper than a hotel. The second bedroom only had a twin bed, so Nicholas was forced to sleep in the laundry room.
After long days of packing and cleaning the apartment, the boys relaxed, napped, and did some reading.Last week was a good week for Texans to visit Colorado. It was dry (a little too dry), no snowfall, and there were even a few days where you just had to wear a light jacket. The previous week saw lots of snow and single digit temperatures, so there was a lot of snow on the ground. Here are some of the views from Jeremy's balcony.And the volleyball court...We also celebrated Jeremy's 23rd birthday. He received a nice Canon Rebel digital SLR camera. We had dinner at a restaurant called Austin's in "Old Town" Ft. Collins.Jeremy's birthday was early in the week, so it was still pretty chilly...Wednesday night we visited with BJ's cousin that just moved outside of Ft. Collins this Fall. Thursday night, we all stayed at the Holiday Inn Express after moving everything out of the apartment into storage. The "move" will be chronicled in another post. Nicholas, Jeremy, and I went back to Old Town and had Colorado Style Pizza and visited Jeremy's college (Natural Resources).Friday morning, Nicholas and I visited the reservoir in the Foothills, a short drive from Jeremy's apartment.This is where CSU plays football.As of tonight, all 5 members of the Dertien/Shank family are safely back in Austin for a little while.