Things started getting more interesting once we got into New Mexico. First of all, the time changed at the state line. And, the landscape began to change into desert. Land forms, like plateaus, started popping up that I had never seen before! I started looking for tumbleweeds and cacti, and even saw a few! (No John Wayne though...) And then I finally saw the mountains. Far off in the distance I could see them. I had only seen them once in my life before, a long time ago. Neal has seen them plenty I'm sure. Needless to say I was pretty excited! So, we headed straight for them and they kept getting closer and closer. And before I knew it, we were IN the mountains! On the other side was Albuquerque. (By the way, sorry the pictures aren't the best. We realized Sunday our camera was dead and the movers had packed up our charger. So these are from my phone and our windshield was super dirty.)
First glimpse of the mountains!!
Getting closer...
View from base...
Our part of the duplex!
We found our new home pretty easily. We are renting a little duplex on the SE part of town. It's right outside of Kirtland Air Force Base and we can actually see the base gate from the end of our street. The area is great too, with lots of shops and restaurants. The duplex is completely furnished so we hardly had to bring anything with us. In fact, we got in by noon and by 6 p.m. had everything unpacked and settled in. We love it! However, I have never seen anywhere like this city before. First, there is no grass and no green. People have rock yards instead of grass. On a side note, our neighbor has cacti in their yard and me, never seeing one before, i just "had" to touch it, even after my wonderful husband told me not to. I think you can figure out the rest of that story. Anyway, the architecture is also very different. Everything is an "adobe" style building. Even our house! It is definitely going to take some getting used to. But most of all, seeing these huge mountains everyday is unreal, and very cool.
We have only been here for one day so far and this is a pretty cool place. We checked out the base this morning, which is HUGE, compared to what we are used to. Sadly, I fear I have Altitude Sickness. Neal warned me about this and I think he was right. Because we are in the mountains and so high up, the air is thinner and I am not getting as much oxygen as I am used to. Not to mention it's super dry and I can't seem to drink enough water either. I have been feeling worse and worse all day. Not horrible, just headache, tired, and in general not feeling good. I should get used to this altitude in a day or two. In the mean time, Neal has to check in tomorrow and I am going to job hunt!
One more thing from our old home in Little Rock. Because I was the cover model of Arkansas Bride magazine, they were kind enough to do a feature on our wedding on their website! It's really awesome! You can check it out here:
In the mean time, stay tuned! I think this city will be very interesting.....
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