Cheyenne isn't all bad

I was skeptical of living in a city that didn't have an Old Navy, but I have to admit there are some perks to living in a small town.  The biggest perk of Cheyenne is their great community events.  The first Saturday we were here the city hosted "Super Day".  They had free paddle boat rides, lots of vendor booths, blow of thingys, and a bungee jump trampoline thing (which Evan did and said was way fun.  I missed it because I took Autumn home to take a nap).

Walk/jumping on a trampoline

It's a dry heat here.  I loved Arizona and the heat, but Michigan and the humidity heat was yucky.  I'm glad to be back to the dry heat.  After a cold Michigan spring I think my bones have finally thawed out.

I love our apartment.  Although small I love the wood floors and lay out.  Even if I have to sweep several times a day.

They recycle here!  We ordered this cool recycle bin from Amazon as not to confuse our guests when visiting which bin is recycling and which bin is trash  (Mom, you should really get one too)

There are a lot of down to earth friendly people.  Some are cowboys, I mean this is the Cowboy State. And they are not messing around when it comes to the western gear apparently!

The sky is picturesque.  The sunsets don't hold a candle to Arizona sunsets, but the sky is blue and clear.  Every time I think it's going to rain the wind blows the clouds past Cheyenne.  (I learned at the DMV (mvd) in Arizona that Cheyenne was literally the windiest city in the US, but my Google search can't confirm that).  For now the breeze is nice...we'll see come January.

Autumn at another city festival, the Celtic Festival.  Not as fun as the week before.

Trying on shoes at the Wrangler store

Other things that are nice about Cheyenne.
-Fort Collins (45 minutes away) has a Cafe Rio
-No state income tax
-The library is top rated and has an awesome children's section
-I live within walking distance to a great park.  It has a city pool and splash pad (although you have to pay for the splash pad. Boo.), two different areas of play structures, duck pond, paddle boats, and a "Children't Village"-where they do science-y things, have a marsh and stream to wad in and sand areas.
-The busiest street in Wyoming is in Cheyenne and is just as busy as the road we LIVED on in Michigan, AKA not that busy.
-There is an Air Force base in town so we hear the National Anthem with trumpet players at 7:30 am and 4:30 pm every day
-There is a great diversity of people here.  Probably because the city programs are really good at taking care of people
-And only in a small town/state would the GOVERNOR show up to a graduation ceremony for a residency program.  He seemed liked a real honest humble guy.  I didn't talk to him, but he said "a few words" at the dinner we went to last week.

My Cheyenne Bucket List:
-Go on the city trolley tour ride
-Go to Cheyenne's Frontier Days: World's largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration
-Go to Yellowstone National Park
-See all 19 of the "Cheyenne  Big Boots"