I have now been in Colorado for about 2 weeks now. I guess it is time to do my top ten reasons why my life has improved or how it will improve over the years.

10.  I have laundry machines inside my house.  No laundromat, no walking around to back of the garage to do laundry anymore.
9.  My neighbors aren't 19 year olds who smoke pot all of the time and don't clean up their dog's poo.
8.  My neighborhood is not in the ghetto of the particular city I am living in.
7.  It is a nice change of pace to see snowfall.
6.  Colorado state tax is significantly lower than CA state tax, saving me hundreds a month. 
5.  I no longer take part in the 3rd worst and unhealthiest commute in the nation.  (Long Beach to Santa Ana)
4.  I know I haven't gone yet, but awesome skiing and snowboarding is much closer. And there are 10-15 resorts that are as big or bigger than Mammoth. Variety is wonderful thing. Then, this summer, camping, fishing, hiking, biking will be much closer. 
3. Free rec centers, including gyms, indoor/outdoor pools, tennis and basketball.  Wave pools and lazy rivers. How are these free?  I still don't get it.
2. I drive by a house and think, hey, I can afford that.
1. Traffic here is joke, my commute is 1 mile longer than it was in CA, and it takes 15-20 minutes less time.  I typcially do 70mph on the freeway at 8:00am. I leave at 5pm and I do 60mph home. In CA, 25mph at 8am or 5pm would be considered a really good day. 

Stay tuned for my top ten things I miss about California........if I can come up with that many :)