This is another detour from the medical part of the Myeloma journey. We liked Buena Vista so much that Doug started saying "We should buy a summer house here." The first time he said that I replied: "You're crazy." I sure had no thoughts of settling down after only a year of full time RV travel. Well he persisted (those of you who know Doug know how enthusiastic he can get) so we went to look at houses. The idea of getting a house grew on me -- just a summer house. We found one we liked and put an offer on it.
Then we got the cancer diagnosis. The seller graciously offered to let us out of the house deal, but we knew this was no time to be galavanting around the country. I would have preferred to live closer to Denver, where we have our son and his family, plus Doug's brother and his family. Well Doug absolutely did not want to live in Denver. BV is 125 miles from Denver, a 2 1/2 hour drive over the mountains, but doable.
So in the midst of dealing with cancer, we bought a house in September 2008. Talk about stress. We really feel that God set us down here in Buena Vista. This is a very caring community. We have made good friends, have great neighbors, and we have found a wonderful supportive church.
Our little house is within walking distance of the library, post office, restaurants, and the historic downtown area. We have a medical clinic and beautiful hiking spots a few minutes away by car.
We have always wanted to live in Colorado -- just didn't think it would happen this fast. Our RV is in storage; hopefully we will be able to travel again.
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