Snart är det dags

Det är nu bara lite över en vecka kvar tills jag och de två äldsta syskonen åker till USA för att hämta hem Tove efter hennes första termin där. Kanske bra att börja skriva ut en massa biljetter och andra bokningar samt fundera på om jag har någon bra resväska. Med en så här rörlig familj som vi är kan man inte hålla koll på alla saker som vi har. Som resväskor. Ibland har vi så många resväskor att vi inte vet var vi ska göra av dem och ibland är det stört omöjligt att hitta någon resväska för alla är "borta".

Sådär jättemycket kläder behöver vi inte ha med oss - det kommer troligen att vara 20-25 grader varmt. Däremot ska vi ha med Toves vinterjacka så att hon slipper ha med den när hon åker tillbaka i augusti sedan.

Sk bli riktig kul! Om någon undrar vart vi ska så är det till Fort Collins, Colorado. En stad som är högt rankad inom väldigt många områden:

Honors and Awards

• Fort Collins-Loveland, Third Skinniest Metro Area on the Well-Being Index: Gallup and Healthways - March 2012
• Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, winner of two "Best in Colorado" awards: Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association - March 2012
• One of the Top 10 Best Places to Retire: CBS Money Watch - February 2012
• Ranked 3rd, Best-Performing Cities 2011, Where America's Jobs are Created and Sustained:: Milken Institute - December 2011
• 2nd Best City for Weight Loss: Prevention.com - December 2011
• One of America's 20 Most Economically Vibrant College Towns: TheAtlanticCities.com - September 2011
• Ranked First, Safest Drivers in America: Allstate Insurance Company - 2011
• Ranked 3rd on the Best Bicycle Cities list: League of American Bicyclists and TheStreet.com - August 2011
• One of the top 15 Best Places for triathletes to live and train: Triathlete Magazine - August 2011
• Ranked 5th Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes - June 2011
• Fort Collins, One of the Top 10 Cities Adopting Smart Grid Technology: U.S.News and World Report - May 2011
• Top Colorado City for Job Growth, Fort Collins-Loveland: 2011 Best Cities for Job Growth, newgeography.com - May 2011
• Third Happiest Metro Region, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index - 2011
• One of the Top Ten Places to Retire in the Nation: Charles Schwab's On Investing - Spring 2011
• 2011 Governor's Arts Award: Colorado Creative Industries and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade - March 2011
• One of the Top 10 Best American cities to invest your real estate dollars in 2011: Trulia.com - December 2010
• Named 5th Most Educated City in the country based on education levels of our adult population: Portfolio.com - December 2010
• Fourth Best State for Business, Colorado: Forbes magazine - October 2010
• One the Top 25 Best Places to Retire: CNNMoney.com - September 2010
• One of the Top 10 Best College Towns: Small-Sized Cities Category, USA Today - September 2010
• One of the top six 'Smarter Cities' for Energy: Natural Resources Defense Council, (population 100,000-249,999) - August 2010
• 6th Best Place to Live in the Nation: Money Magazine - July 2010
• One of the Most Underrated Cities in the West: Life.com - June 2010
• One of the Greatest Places to Live in the West: American Cowboy magazine - April 2010
• Ranked 4th Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes - April 2010
• One of a Dozen Distinctive Destinations: National Trust for Historic Preservation - February 2010
• Ranked 3rd 'Smarter City' for sustainability: Natural Resources Defense Council - July 2009
• Named one of 10 Great Places for Entrepreneurs to Retire: Forbes - June 2009
• Ranked 1st Best Place to Live and Work for Young Professionals (pop. 100,000-200,000): Next Generation Consulting - March 2009
• Named 2nd Best Metro for Business and Careers: Forbes magazine - March 2009
• Ranked 7th Best Midsize Metro in the nation: bizjournals.com - March 2009
• One of Top 20 Places to Thrive: Best Boomer Towns - February 2009
• Ranked 10th Best-Educated City in America: Forbes magazine - November 2008
• One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids: Business Week - November 2008
• LEED Gold designation for the Northside Aztlan Community Center; U.S. Green Build Council: October 2008 -
• Gold level Bicycle Friendly Community: League of American Bicyclists - September 2008
• 2nd Best Place to Live: Money magazine - August 2008
• One of 8 Enriching Towns for Art and Music Lovers: Where to Retire magazine - April 2008.
• Named 3rd Best Place for Business and Career: Forbes magazine - March 2008
• Ranked 39th Best Place to Live and Launch a Business: CNN/Money - March 2008
• Top 10 Digital Cities; Center for Digital Government, September 2007: -
• One of 30 Fast Cities, due to innovation and creativity of workforce: Fast Company magazine - July 2007
• 9th Best Place to Invest in Real Estate: Business 2.0 - May 2007
• Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups: Kiplinger's magazine - March 2007
• Named a Preserve America Community: First Lady Laura Bush - 2007
• One of America's Most Walkable Small Cities: msn.com - 2007
• One of the Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes magazine - 2007
• Fort Collins listed among the Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups: Kiplinger magazine - March 2007
• Fort Collins Ranked 4th among College Towns With Great Golf : Business Week Online (Golf Digest) - November 2006
• Fort Collins came in 9th on "Where to Buy Now": Business 2.0 magazine - November 2006
• #1 Best Place to Live in the Nation: Money Magazine - August 2006
• Listed as 23rd among 63 Hot Mid-Sized Cities for Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneur magazine - August 2006
• Seated as the 6th Best Places for Business and Career: Forbes magazine - May 2006
• Ranked 2nd (moved up from 9th place in 2005) for having the Safest Drivers: Allstate Insurance - May 2006
• Fort Collins is one of the 50 Best Places to Live (ranked 34th): Kiplinger's magazine - June 2006
• Rated as the 6th most Affordable Communities/Best Places to Raise Your Family: Frommer's - May 2006
• Fort Collins received the Preserve America Grant: - March 2006
• Fort Collins is one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People: America's Promise - September 2005
• City of Fort Collins earns "Bicycle Friendly Community" national award: League of American Bicyclists - 2005
• "American Dream Town." Fort Collins rated as one of the Best Towns in the U.S.: Outside Magazine - August 2005)
• Fort Collins drivers are the ninth best in the nation: Allstate Insurance Company's ("America's Best Drivers Report.") -
• Fort Collins & Larimer County Named Top Nature-Friendly Communities: - June, 2005
• Selected as 4th best place to live in the United States: Men's Journal - April 2005
• Officially designated as a "Take Pride In America Community": - March 2005
• City of Fort Collins selected as "Top Retirement Spot": Where to Retire magazine - March/April 2005
• Fort Collins was designated a Preserve America Community for its committment to historic preservation and celebration of our priceless cultural and natural heritage. : First Lady Laura Bush - 2004
• City of Fort Collins Web Site: #1 in the Nation!: - September, 2004
• "Top 5 Places to Retire": MSN.com - July, 2003
• Fort Collins ranks No. 29 on the list of best places for business and careers in America's small cities.: Forbes Magazine -
• Fort Collins ranks #4 of the 50 best places to live in the United states (The criteria included the familiarity of a small town but with attractive amenities, good weather, location, all around livable and inviting.): Men's Journal - May 2003
• Loveland/Fort Collins is the #1 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life: AARP Magazine - May & June 2003 edition)