Great Expectations

Well, the first blog post is slightly intimidating- I feel like I have to make it super funny, random, deep AND interesting to keep you guys coming back for more. But let's face it, my main audience will be my parent's, sister, and Grandma.....hey guys! =)
Where to begin! I'm all settled in at my "apartment"....that is, if you consider two girl's stuff thrown everywhere in a very small studio (PS-my friend Becky thought that when I kept referring to Erin's apartment as a studio, that it was like a recording studio...oh Bec, you make me laugh =) Anyway, I am so grateful to Erin for letting me barge in and take over her apartment for the next few weeks! We found a great two bedroom apartment in downtown Denver that we'll move into in November and we are so pumped! It's a great location and we each get our own bathroom- I don't think a girl could ask for more!
  This past week I just spent time digging through my trunk trying to find a certain sweater, the other shoe, etc ;) Just kidding. I was able to explore Denver a little bit and the weather was awesome! I've been checking out local parks and area trails to hike. Side note, I went on a hike the other day, and my poor out of shape Michigan body was huffing and puffing up these hills and there were 40 year old women RUNNING up the hills. Really? Why is that necessary? It is cool to see how active everyone is here, but come on, there's no need to run up a mountain =)
 I titled this blog post "Great Expectations" for a few reasons...the most shallow being the great expectations you all are holding for the cool factor of this blog ;). But seriously, this week I've been realizing how often I hold such high expectations for my experiences. I've met some great people here already, but it's hit me already about how much time it will take to form meaningful, fulfilling relationships with people. I'm so glad I have Erin here....hopefully she doesn't get sick of me being super needy haha. I'm starting to freak out too, about starting a brand new job in an area that I don't have much experience, yada yada yada =) I know God has led me to this place at this time, and I know that even if my expectations for making instant friends, feeling like I fit in right away at work might not be realistic, I know that I can trust him to exceed my expectations in my relationship with Him! I am so grateful that He is always there for me, and as long as I surrender daily to Him, everything else will fall into place!
 The next post, I will try to put up some pictures, but that might take awhile =) Thanks for reading!