Good to be a Yankees fan!

Congrats to the 2009 Yankees who have clinched the AL East division title! Their first in two years, which may not seem like a long time, but they consistently won it for at least 12 years in a year. Good job guys! This year started off rough for them... Their "star" player had hip surgery here in Colorado just to go to Spring Training immediately after and admit to using steroids in the past... But they not only just won the AL East, they have now won 100 games this season so it just goes to show, perseverance goes a long way!
As my last post indicated, I have now moved into my new place. It's nice to see some of my stuff again, although some of it I can't figure out why I brought it to Colorado with me... Oh well, there are clothing donation drop offs on every corner here so I will just have to dump some of it... One thing I didn't bring was any sweaters! Okay I did bring some, but only one long sleeved sweater and it was extremely cold this week and I could have used more. I actually had free tickets to the Rockies on Tuesday but didn't go because it was raining and 40ish degrees... Luckily my brothers are coming to pay a visit in a couple of weeks and I am hoping they will be nice and bring me a sweater or two... If not, my Mom may have to ship some to me. I will now post some pics of my new place... I just barely bought the two drawers and book shelf and the desk was left here by my roommates prior roommate. I am also using her old mattress which is just a twin mattress on the floor... Hopefully that will change but I have things about using used mattresses from sketchy places and since I can't afford a nice new mattress and bed, this will have to do... I'm posting a couple of pics of my room (yes I am currently watching the Daily Show), and then three of the Yankees today... haha, all of them contain Derek Jeter! But they were the best pictures I've seen so far, I swear!

Moving day!

Well the day has come... again! I have finally found a new roommate in Denver. I have been staying with my friends for the last two months since I up and left the first place I moved into, which is longer than I had hoped. They have been nice and welcomed me with open arms, but I don't want to be one of those unwelcome guests. So my plan was to email every single's ward bishop in the Metro Denver area and see if there was anyone who was looking for a roommate. The second bishop I emailed put me in touch with the ward housing coordinator who told me there were several people in the ward looking for roommates and put me into contact with one of them. She lives pretty close to where I work, which is nice, the first place I lived was always a 30-40 min drive (sometimes an hour) and my friends live about 15 miles away which depending upon the freeway flow, can take 20 min up to who knows how long! Anyway, last week I signed the lease and paid the rent and moved in most of my stuff... We went camping at the Sand Dunes National Park in Southern Colorado from Saturday through Monday and I wanted to make sure the space I've been using is spotless when I leave so I've been sleeping at my friends house still while I clean and pack the rest of my stuff up... Tomorrow is the big day! I'm moving into a 4 plex, and it's a two bedroom, one bathroom with washer and dryer inside the apartment. Rent is $425 a month which includes everything but electricity. We won't have internet either so I'll have to have that set up and then I'll be responsible for that on my own.
Camping was fun, except I've had a cold and my nose won't stop running. This has been going on for almost two weeks now and all of my coworkers keep telling me that I have allergies... we'll see about that...
Since my last post about "the incident" my back and neck had been hurting more so I have started seeing a physical therapist/chiropractor. I really wanted to see a chiropractor and my health coverage (it is NOT health insurance as I have been repeatedly told) will only cover physical therapy so my physical therapist also being a chiropractor makes me incredibly happy!
Work continues to go on... It gets rather frustrating at times but I'm also starting to see where I might be able to leave my mark. I've been here for almost 5 months now so I better get on it!
Something has been hanging heavy on my mind lately and today being September 11th gives me the perfect platform... Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mental Health has come a long way in this country, but still not far enough. Being involved in two wars means we will have more and more members of the military coming home who may have PTSD. 10 Soldiers here in Colorado Springs have recently been linked to murders or attempted murders and others in the same unit have committed or attempted suicide. This is a real problem that needs to be addressed better. These are the men and women who are willing to give their lives for our freedom and they deserve better treatment. For more information, check out Mental Health America's website: http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=C7DF91D3-1372-4D20-C8E6CFE1B56A38AB