Moving to New Mexico
 

Sorry I have not been on the forum lately but we have been in a bit of a tailspin, it turns out we will be moving from Iowa to New Mexico due to my husbands promotion. He needs to leave in January and I am not sure how soon we will be leaving after that. There is so much to do!! We are doing some updates to our current house and need to have them done by the end of the month so we can get it listed, and get started on a new house. If anyone is from New Mexico let me know, I could use all the info I can get!!

I'm not from New Mexico, but we visit there every summer and sometimes more often. I'll be there in late October. It is one of my favorite places anywhere!!!! It is though, very different from Iowa!

Where in New Mexico will you be moving?

My SIL lives in Albuquerque. It's beautiful there with the mountains in the background:D The only thing that bothered me is how dry the air is. It gave me nosebleeds and itchy skin. Everyone I talked to about that, though, said that in time your body adjusts to the dryness. I live in South Florida, where it's very humid almost year round, so that's probably why it bothered me so much. On my second day there I went to walgreens and bought some saline gel to put inside my nose (with a q-tip) and it was much much better after that;)

Good luck with the sale of your home and finding a new place:) I just love the architecture in NM, the adobe is so pretty!

My son was stationed there for 3 years and just left in March for Spain. He said it was a dust bowl on the valley floor. Guess it's nicer living in the hills. He said they call the hills watermellon mountain because at sunset they are about that color. Get's really hot during the summer months. The price of new homes are very cheap. A lot have pools, but it costs quite a bit a month to maintain them due to all the dirt & dust that blows around. I don't know. I suppose no matter where you live, there are pros and cons. Your adding another facet to lifes adventure, so just enjoy yourselves. ;)

Good luck with your move! My family moved about every three years when I was younger (dad was Air Force) and I know how stressful it can be.

Yorkiedaze - Where is your son in Spain? I just moved back after living there for 4 years ... I absolutely love that country and it's been an obsession of mine for a long, long time!

I lived in Albuquerque for 2 years. It was one of my very favorite places to live. The Hot Air Balloon Festival Albuquerque Balloon Festival - Hot Air Balloon Festivals - New Mexico Hot Air Balloon Festival is a MUST. It is the most incredible experience ever.
We lived at the foot of the Sandia Mountains and you could see the Sandia Peak Tramway Tramway from our back yard.

I am glad to hear you love it, we will be in Edgewood which is about 30 miles east of Albuquerque. The town is definately on the grow and gives goods schools and beautiful view and easy access to the city without all the down sides.

I am looking foward to the heat!! Today's high here in Iowa is suppose to be 58 degrees!! Adjusting to the dust will be different, but I am looking forward to now mowing. With all that dust I have yet to figure out why people put carpet in thier houses. There will be no pool for us, my kids would be fine but with the dogs it would freak me out. We will be about 30 miles east of albuquerque with the mountains behind us, it actually snows there!!

We have a lot of humidity in Iowa also so it will be an adjustment!!

We will definately check out the hot air balloons, we saw lots of advertisements for it when we went down to vissit for a few days. We will be just east of albuquerque on the other side of the mountains, in Edgewood so not very far from where you were. It is definaltey growing there, a lot of new housing is going up and I can see why it is just beautiful.

We will definately check out the hot air balloons, we saw lots of advertisements for it when we went down to visit for a few days. We will be just east of albuquerque on the other side of the mountains, in Edgewood so not very far from where you were. It is definaltey growing there, a lot of new housing is going up and I can see why it is just beautiful.

My mom and her hubby and now my brother and his girlfriend live in Rio Rancho, about 10 miles outside of albequerque. No clue if its east/west/north or south. Ive been out there in summer and in winter. I LOVE IT. There are no words that can describe how big the sky is. We are from NH and with buildings and trees everywhere you never see the full sky but out there its like a panaramic view. Actually I'll attach a few pics from my moms backyard. You can see albequerque in the distance and the immediate houses are all Rio Rancho. Its a great place, cool in the winter but not freezing, hot in the summer but not humid. The only thing I don't like is the windy season. too windy for me, annoys the heck out of me. Otherwise awesome place. Great clean air too. I love the hot air balloons. Everytime I stay with my mom I just sit outside in the early morning and drink my coffee watching hot air balloons, Im sooo intrigued, what a beautiful sight. Even in the dead of winter they are out there early morning! LOVE IT! I even flew my dogs with me the last time I went! FUN!

Here are some pics! (those mountains are the Sandia mountains! aweomse sight!)

The 3rd pic is snowing on the Sandia moutains - but we never got touched with it in Rio Rancho
4th pic is Rio Rancho all the way out to Albequerque! Pretty awesome sight at night, my camera can't get it, its all just twinkling lights forever and ever!

Great Pics, Rio Rancho is north and we will be east of Albuquerque, but the mountains are what we see from the back yard (assuming the house plan stays the same)

I love Albuquerque. The climate is a lot like ours in Tucson. Just get some lotion that you like, and you'll adjust to the dry air quickly.

It might be hot, but the low humidity makes it bearable. I was riding my bike one day here...I started to sweat a little, and I thought that it might be a little warm. When I looked at the thermometer, it was 106 F! I wouldn't have guessed it was more than 90F because it was so dry.

Big moves like yours are a lot of work, but they are a great adventure too. Enjoy it!