Albuquerque

So now that we have been here a month, I thought I would let you know some cool and unusual things about Albuquerque.

1. the city is divided into quadrants. There is Northeast, Southeast, Northwest and Southwest, so to find an address you have to know which quadrant it's in.

2. There are only 800,000 people here, so it is significantly smaller than Salt Lake. The six of us really seemed to boost the population.

3. It isn't quite as hot as it is in Utah, but there is a lot more humidity (say hello to bad hair days).

4. You get your license at 15 and half here, that was a major selling point for Brandon.

5. Thanks to the casinos there is no sales tax on food or registration fees for school!!!

6. The hot air balloons are amazing. The basket is the size of a Honda Civic and the actual balloon is so big it baffles your mind. The pictures in this post are taken down the street from my house. We see them every morning when we take Brandon to school. I can't wait for the balloon festival in October, I've been told that you can only see patches of sky in between the balloons.

7. Santa Fe is only an hour away. We went there a couple weeks ago, and had a great time. It reminds me of Park City. The indians get up early and fight over who gets what spot to sell there jewely. The jewelry is beautiful and all handmade, Danny bought me a beautiful bracelet while we were there. Our next Saturday trip will be to Taos. Taos is New Mexico's ski resort and home to Julia Roberts. I plan on finding her house while I'm there, ha ha.

So far I really like our new town. It is really hard to be away from Utah, and knowing that everyone I know is 600 miles away. I know this is a good move for our family, and I am excited to experience more about New Mexico.