When my cousin Angie asked if I received her card in the mail, I knew right away that it was lost forever. My hunch was confirmed when she said she sent it to our house. You see, living in the mountains means we don't get our mail delivered to our house. Being a Breckenridge resident requires you to get a PO Box, which means while the rest of the country can enjoy the wonderful service of their neighborhood mailman rain or shine, we have to go to the post office to pick up and drop off mail. And living in a small town means there is only one post office, so queues can get pretty darn long even on a Tuesday afternoon. But if you are expecting a package via FedEx or UPS, then you'll have to provide your physical address, not your PO Box, because they do deliver to your house. Confused yet? I guess it's just a part of living up in the mountains. At least everyone is entitled to a free PO box as long as you have proof of residency. I do wonder where in the world Angie's card will resurface.
But not having a mailman is a small price to pay to live here - we get 300 days of sunshine year-round and just take a look at our backyard (the two pictures above are taken outside our deck)! Not only do we get to ski or board at a number of ski resorts at our disposal, we also cross-country ski and go snow-mobiling as there are numerous trails within a 20-minute drive. Colorado is also home to some of the world's best natural hot springs and vapor caves. And that's just the winter. Summers here are even more exciting and fun as the kind of activities you can do is bound only by your imagination. Kayaking, camping, boating, mountain biking, hiking, fly fishing, moonlight water rafting are just some examples that contribute to a popular saying around here, "People come for the winter but stay for the summer."
When my cousin Angie asked if I received her card in the mail, I knew right away that it was lost forever. My hunch was confirmed when she said she sent it to our house. You see, living in the mountains means we don't get our mail delivered to our house. Being a Breckenridge resident requires you to get a PO Box, which means while the rest of the country can enjoy the wonderful service of their neighborhood mailman rain or shine, we have to go to the post office to pick up and drop off mail. And living in a small town means there is only one post office, so queues can get pretty darn long even on a Tuesday afternoon. But if you are expecting a package via FedEx or UPS, then you'll have to provide your physical address, not your PO Box, because they do deliver to your house. Confused yet? I guess it's just a part of living up in the mountains. At least everyone is entitled to a free PO box as long as you have proof of residency. I do wonder where in the world Angie's card will resurface.
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