We knew this was a possibility....our trip ending sooner than expected.
On April 9, Jay had an interview with Colorado State Forest Service/Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The interview went very well, and they called last week to offer him a Program Manager position. The job is something he really thinks he will enjoy. He will be on staff at CSU and the job benefits are really good. After taking a couple of days to consider the offer, we decided to accept.
We took a detour to spend a week in Fort Collins to look for housing. Fort Collins is a college town and the housing market has experienced a recent boom. We decided to rent for the first year until we can familiarize ourselves with the area and make more informed choices when we do decide to purchase a home. We spent hours searching the internet and narrowed our search to a few apartments. I haven't lived in an apartment since early college years and Jay has never lived in one, so we were very leery of the whole process. We have been told by several people that the rental market is extremely competitive and if we like a house/apartment, grab it quick, because it won't be around the next day.
We toured one complex and thought the amount of college students that lived there may be a bit much for us old fogies who like to be in bed by 10pm (and for college kids, 10pm is when the party is just getting started).
We toured the second choice on our list and loved it. Gorgeous apartment and a resort style complex with more amenities than I can even list. They had one apartment available for move in early June (this apartment had become available that day and only because the folks who had a hold on it backed out). All the other apartments had a waiting list 35 people deep. We signed the lease that day and will be moving in a few weeks.
We will make a short trip to Estes Park, CO as it is only an hour away. We will spend some time in the Rocky Mountain National Park before slowly making our way back to Flagstaff to load our storage unit into a moving van and make the move to Fort Collins.
We are a bit sad that we won't be able to finish our travels, however, we are very thankful and excited for this new season in our life to begin.
Blessings,
Mandy
